Help put my community site, Shorty: Your Chicago South Side Resource, on a national radar by nominating for Black Enterprise's Black Blogger Month. Just click on the image to go to the nomination form. Also, use the information on the image as a … [Continue reading]
5 Lessons from an Underpaid Writer
Posted on April 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment
I was having a conversation with a colleague and mentioned that I was trying to determine a rate to charge community organizations and nonprofits for e-newsletters, many of which have really low budgets. I told her that I had to charge at least $300 … [Continue reading]
My Recent Speaking Successes
Posted on March 26, 2013 · 2 Comments
On Saturday, March 16, 2013, I gave a 15 minute speech at my Toastmasters* meeting. I had been putting off giving a speech since October of last year, and I just had to get off the bull. And I did. The speech went very well considering I completed it … [Continue reading]