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How to Negotiate and Secure a Retainer Fee with a Client

Repost from 2022 Are you a freelancer or contractor constantly looking for new projects or clients? Do you have a roller-coaster income that changes from month to month? If your answer is yes, then consider negotiating for a monthly retainer. A retainer contract is an agreement between a freelancer and their client for ongoing, monthlyContinue reading “How to Negotiate and Secure a Retainer Fee with a Client”

Inspirational Quotes

Time to reflect! We’re now one month and a bit into 2024. It’s also the end of another week. What are you grateful for? What inspires you? There are so many wonderful things: family, friends, the weekend, another fulfilling week… the list goes on.  As we think about the things we’re grateful for, we’ll shareContinue reading “Inspirational Quotes”

Do You Think About the Future or the Past?

You can tell someone’s age by how much they think about the future or the past. I’ve noticed that teenagers and people in their twenties talk about the future as if there is a lot of time ahead of them. They have post-secondary education goals, first career-related job discussions, and first romantic relationships. They askContinue reading “Do You Think About the Future or the Past?”

Christmas, Santa, and Letters

Many children around the world who celebrate Christmas wake up to presents from Santa on Christmas Day. Some children visited Santa at the mall before Christmas to tell him about the gifts they wanted. Some children write to Santa about their Christmas wishes. The tradition of writing letters to Santa has a long history thatContinue reading “Christmas, Santa, and Letters”

Your perfect space for reading and writing

Daily writing prompts: You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like? My perfect space for reading and writing would look both classic and high tech at the same time.  To start, I would have a desk for my writing work. The center of the desk has a computer andContinue reading “Your perfect space for reading and writing”