I'm still adjusting to the freelance life. Whereas, in my wage-slave days, I looked forward to Bank Holidays, planning where I'd go to and what I'd do, now it's just like any other day. I've gone through a business proposal for Cliterati, written a press release about our first birthday, followed up a couple of sponsorship opportunities, subbed a newsletter and written an article about technology.
It somehow doesn't feel as much like work though. I'm choosing to work today but it means that tomorrow I can take a couple of hours off to get my hair cut and generally get pampered without feeling guilty. I love freelance life.
I keep meaning to take a 'weekend' mid week just cos I can. Although, given that I've already confused my body clock by working 11am-4am, maybe I shouldn't lose track of what day it is too.
Had a really nice surprise. I referred a friend of mine to a client a while back. They emailed me yesterday to say that they wanted to give me a commission for the introduction. Works out well for both of us. I'd have carried on referring them anyway, cos they're ace at what they do. Now, I'll be actively looking for people to refer them to.
Referrals are the best kind of work. Introduce people to each other. Get cash. Nice effort vs reward ratio.
Posted by emilyd at August 26, 2002 07:23 PM