September 2nd, 2014 • Quill Archives, Freelance Toolbox
Freelance Toolbox
Welcome to the (official) freelance community! You’re taking a bold step along with SPJ. The freelance community is a virtual chapter that meets online, linking SPJ members who are freelancers, no matter their locale. The most powerful thing about SPJ is its breadth.
October 16th, 2013 • Quill Archives, Freelance Toolbox
Freelance Toolbox
SPJ’s Freelance Committee is putting a twist on the three R’s. We want to be more representative of the freelance members in SPJ, be more responsive to their needs and offer more resources for freelancers. To make this new grade, we are reorganizing the more formal, official committee into a community.
October 11th, 2010 • Quill Archives, Freelance Toolbox
Freelance Toolbox
A new SPJ member asked me about how to drum up freelance business in today’s market. Use 55-gallon drums of oil, I want to say — they’ll help keep you warm in the winter. The freelance market is even less certain than when I started in 2002.