Freelancing

Lo que será, será »

Just read this and what prefaced it, and all these thoughts I haven’t wanted to think too much about have suddenly started running wild — unstructured, un–figured–out still…
I’m a home–based freelancer working almost exclusively for one (very good) client these days. I have all the freedom I need. I’ve had the most relaxed pregnancy anybody […]

Posted: Fri, October 26th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Filed under: English, Web Design, Personal, Freelancing, Life, Family • No comments »

I’m so going to get spanked for this… »

If you remember, I started the year with some nice productivity goals. My plan was to work with an eye on a very financially lucrative “Target”, but understanding that I’m only human, attempt to at least meet the “Lazy” level. In any case, under no circumstance whatsoever, should I go below “Minimum”.
So the weeks start […]

Posted: Mon, August 27th, 2007 at 11:37 am
Filed under: English, Web Design, Freelancing, Business & Logistics, Life, Pregnancy • 5 comments »

Lame Excuses »

My dear husband has threatened to delete my site’s feed from his feed reader if I continue not posting, which is ridiculous since, a) I was the first one to threaten him because he hadn’t written in months and his feed was occupying precious space in my Sage bar, and b) he’s only subscribed to […]

Posted: Mon, January 29th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Filed under: English, Personal, Freelancing, Life • 8 comments »

Trying to free-ride on my business name? »

Dear Yaw Osafo-Ansong,
Congratulations on the recent launch of your web design business and web site “MQStudios”. As you well know, my name is Maria Q. Stultz, and I own a small but successful web design business named “MQStudio“, operating online since Aug, 2003.
Mr. Osafo-Ansong… May I call you Alantee?… I am extremely surprised by the […]

Posted: Sun, September 3rd, 2006 at 10:33 pm
Filed under: English, Web Design, My Sites, Freelancing, Business & Logistics, Aargghhh! • 11 comments »

Daily Distractions I Must Fight »

Every day, with fresh supplies of morning energy to tackle precious billable work, several new urges attack mercilessly. I blame this year’s SXSWi and having joined the blogosphere for the sudden explosion of some of these…

Reading all new blog posts in my Sage bar
Checking to see if anybody replied directly to any of my very […]

Posted: Fri, September 1st, 2006 at 1:12 pm
Filed under: English, Web Design, Freelancing • 5 comments »

Indecent Proposals »

Although these irresistibly indecent proposals are based on real events, their specific details have been altered, added or left out for dramatic purposes. All characters in this post are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, tyrants, and sweatshops, living or dead is purely coincidental.
1. The typical job posting
We are looking for an energetic individual to […]

Posted: Wed, June 28th, 2006 at 6:36 pm
Filed under: English, Web Design, Freelancing, Business & Logistics, Aargghhh! • 5 comments »