It’s been a good week. I’ve been ridiculously busy at the office. I’ve been ridiculously busy at home. And it seems that query challenge karma alone is bringing new opportunities my way. (At the moment, I’m at Barnes & Noble, working on my ongoing copywriting project and doing some market research.) Before I dive back [...]
Archive for January, 2010
January 31st, 2010
Link Love: January 31, 2010
Steph Auteri 
Posted in link love 
Tags: blogging, clients, dream jobs, ego, linkage, links, market research, monetize, wordpress, writing 
No Comments » January 29th, 2010
How To Pitch: The Basics
[Image via] I don’t typically write about writing here. Or at least I try not to. Not directly. I try to keep my content inclusive to all freelancers, despite how obvious it is that I’m a total booktard, and a slave to producing content. But this past Monday marked the beginning of the FLX Query Challenge, [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in correspondence, writing Tags: ideas, magazines, market research, markets, newspapers, pitch, query, social media, writing 3 Comments » January 25th, 2010
The Road To Freelance Success Is Paved with Good Karma
[Image via] Work has been pretty damn good lately (aside from the occasional seasonal slump). And — conceited as it may sound — I credit myself for a lot of that. After all, I’m the one who got me here. When I was unhappy at my 9-to-5, and daydreaming about freelancedom, I figured out the [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in community, networking Tags: good karma, grateful, karma, pay it forward, thankful 5 Comments » January 24th, 2010
Link Love: January 24, 2010
I seem to be pulling out of that slump I was in for the past couple of weeks with my at-home freelance work. My copywriting is going faster, and easier, and I’m also feeling fired up for Freelance Success‘s regular query challenge, which starts tomorrow, and for which I’m actually a team leader (talk about [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in link love Tags: blogging, book tours, clients, conversation hearts, editorial interns, goals, greeting cards, internship, journalism, linkage, links, markets, objectivity, productivity, publicity, reading, sweethearts, twitter, wordpress, writing, yourtango No Comments » January 20th, 2010
YourTango Is Hiring Editorial Interns. Put Your Career in My Hands.
Hey guys! In my new role as Assistant Editor at YourTango.com, I am responsible for hiring editorial interns, and it’s about time for me to seek the next batch. Interested? YourTango is a fast-growing online media company/web mag that provides content devoted to love and relationships. We’re seeking a motivated editorial intern to join the YourTango team. [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in PSA Tags: editorial, editorial internship, intern, internship, yourtango 1 Comment » January 18th, 2010
When Every Day Is Sunday
[Image via] Early yesterday, Marie Claire tweeted a link to a group of articles they have online, on how to beat the Sunday blues. Funny, that. Lately, it feels as if every day is Sunday. Do you ever have weeks like that?
Steph Auteri Posted in motivation, productivity Tags: drive, groggy, lazy, motivation, productivity, sunday, writer's block 4 Comments » January 17th, 2010
Link Love: January 17, 2010
I hope you’ll forgive the lack of original content around here lately. I’ve been looking for a way to get my freelance groove back but, for the moment, it eludes me. This is partly because I’m enjoying my office job so much. I’m really into the work they’re giving me, and I’m allowing it to [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in link love Tags: bucket list, demand media, dream job, e-mail address, focus, followers, grad school, higher education, journalism, linchpin, linkage, links, mentors, quotes, seth godin, teachers, twitter, web design, writer's block, writing 1 Comment » January 10th, 2010
Link Love: January 10, 2010
This past weekend, I did something truly revolutionary: I didn’t do a damn bit of work. Instead, I spent a day cleaning the condo. I threw a party. I caught up with people I hadn’t seen in eons, due to my all-encompassing absorption with my work. I took down the Christmas decorations. I even enjoyed [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in link love Tags: aol, branding, community, experience, interning, internship, mashable, outsourcing, personal brand, peter cashmore, social media, writing 5 Comments » January 6th, 2010
January 2010 Monthly Goal Meetup
Well here we are. Another month (and…erm…an extra week) gone by. Time to face the music. ::winces:: Last month’s goals:
January 2nd, 2010
Link Love: January 2, 2010
2009 is behind us, and good riddance to it. Though it ended on a high note — with big-money projects, the start of my career coaching certification program, and a new job — the bulk of it was a struggle, due to a continuing downward spiral in my income. I worked my booty off, though, [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in link love Tags: books, bookstores, distractions, ereaders, linkage, links, telecommuting, twitter 1 Comment » 
