by chatfielda | Productivity
A few years ago, I read David Allen’s Getting Things Done – a right of passage for any entrepreneur it seems. The book was an eye opener, but it took me more than a year and a half from reading it before my day looked even remotely close to what Allen describes...
by chatfielda | Freelancing
I’m not originally a copywriter by trade. That’s a common misconception. Things have changed in recent years, largely because the consistency and quality of writing needed for even a local website to compete has increased dramatically. Content needs to be clever,...
by chatfielda | Productivity
One of the biggest general obstacles to productivity is the idea of “doability”. Goals, dreams, and tasks become interchangeable to a point that the average to do list is too vague and extremely hard to take action on. If you’ve read any books on productivity, you...
by chatfielda | Freelancing
When I started freelancing, my sole expenses were Internet access and my Elance Membership. My computer was slow and didn’t hold a charge. My software was outdated and limited the projects I could take. I did accounting and scheduling in Excel and Word. But I made it...
by chatfielda | On Writing
My business partner and I have something of a running disagreement on the efficacy of email marketing as an SEO tool. We wholeheartedly agree on its usefulness as an engagement tool – to capture leads and maintain a connection with them until a sale (or action)...
by chatfielda | Freelancing
Especially when you start freelancing, one of the hardest things to do is measure your time. How do you know in advance how much time it will take to complete a blog post for example, or 10 articles about a topic you’ve never written about before? While a good time...
by chatfielda | Freelancing
I started my career picking at the scraps of the online writing world. Yes, I willingly submitted articles to micropay sites, and yes I had an account with sites like TextBroker (it didn’t exist yet, but others like it did). I worked for pennies, and while I don’t...
by chatfielda | Productivity
Today’s post is a very special post – #500 on AnthonyChatfield.com. I started this blog nearly 7 years ago on a whim and today it houses hundreds of articles about everything I do and enjoy, and then some. Today’s post is all about Getting Things...
by chatfielda | Free Time, Freelancing
Vacation – it’s a fine dream and one that every freelancer feels like they can make a reality. With all that schedule flexibility, though, come a handful of issues that can make it hard to have a successful vacation without proper planning. To be fair, I haven’t...
