Hey there guys. Happy weekend! Here’s the best of what I’ve read lately, in case you’re not already out and about on this gorgeous day:
Archive for June, 2009
June 25th, 2009
Breakneck Book Report: Upgrade Your Life
I spend the bulk of my hours on my computer, and the bulk of those hours on my Google Reader, scanning through the 146 blogs I’m subscribed to. Among those: Lifehacker. The blog’s posts are rich with tips and web apps guaranteed to make my life easier. Though I can easily search through my Google [...]
Steph Auteri 
Posted in book review 
Tags: efficiency, gina trapani, hack, lifehacker, upgrade 
No Comments » June 17th, 2009
Passive/Aggressive: Finding Work as a Freelancer
Despite all my preparations, when I finally went full-time freelance, I was clueless when it came to finding new projects. As I had always done before, I scoured the job ads, dutifully sent out cover letters and resumes, found a part-time freelance gig that gave me the feeling of stability and, otherwise, waited for the [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in marketing, networking Tags: aggressive, bidding sites, blog aggregators, cold calling, job ads, marketing, networking, passive, pitching, rss feeds 4 Comments » June 16th, 2009
Product Placement: All Your Bright Ideas
[$18 for set of 3, Etsy] I carry a polka-dotted notebook in my purse at all times. There is a collection of moleskines on my desk. And I have the NiteNote tucked away in a drawer underneath my bed. But that’s not all. In my hall closet, there is a large plastic container filled entirely [...]
June 15th, 2009
In Favor of Freelancedom: You Can Do It Anywhere
Back when I was working in book publishing full-time, trying desperately to establish myself within the NYC media world, I felt stuck: tied to the area in which I was living, unable to move even the slightest bit west, due to the extent to which my daily commute already exhausted me. Now, with my office [...]
June 5th, 2009
Link Love: June 5
It’s been quite the week. Tools of Attraction — my new Nerve blog — launched. My Lemondrop post on the Blowguard was met with great enthusiasm, leading me to believe that I had reached my writing pinnacle…with sex toy reviews. And I began hearing back from editors: a sign that freelance budgets are headed back [...]
June 4th, 2009
Breakneck Book Report: Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird
Back in April, I posted a monster roundup of the 20 books I built my freelance life upon. Readers (and writers, obvs) were quick to point out that I had made an egregious omission by not including Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird. The truth is, I had plumb forgot about it because, long ago, I [...]
June 3rd, 2009
PSA: Nerve’s New Look
I’ve been a bit distracted for the past month, so I thought I’d share why. The other month, Nerve.com (the site I do most of my work for) got itself a new CEO, and he immediately set about brainstorming how to whip things into shape. Changes were discussed, and I lived in a state of [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in PSA Tags: blog, design, Modern Materialist, nerve, tools of attraction No Comments » June 2nd, 2009
When the World Is at Your Fingertips, Sometimes All You Want To Do Is Stay Home
I was totally planning on attending a networking event tonight. I had already RSVPd. I’d put it into my Google Calendar. I’d e-mailed the info to a few friends. Then I began losing momentum… I was afraid to go alone. I didn’t feel like taking a bus into the city, especially during rush hour. My [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in networking, resources Tags: events, local, networking, networking events 1 Comment » 
