TIM WENGER

This is a fast-paced industry. Freelancing is a constant hustle, and to stay on top of the game it's important to keep up on current trends. I'll admit, this is something I've been really working on for the past year or so. Being on top of business trends in your field is especially critical if location independence is the goal. Work and income levels are going to fluctuate. It's a constant ebb and flow, and there's a fine line between being location independent and being une

I joined a mastermind group last summer. We came together through a paid online community called Location Indie. I joined in February 2015, only a few months after leaving my magazine job. My knowledge of freelancing, let alone running a business, was minimal. My mastermind group has changed that completely, and here I will tell you how. I cannot recommend it enough- JOIN A MASTERMIND GROUP! If you need help sourcing one, do some google research. There are a number of sites,

I'll admit it. My post from a couple weeks ago, It's All In The Approach, got pretty deep. This isn't a world for the thin-skinned. I'm certainly not going to beat around any bushes here. But today I want to talk about something more positive. Something that everyone can bring to the table as an expert: their own experiences. If I had to narrow down the factors that most benefit me as a freelance media guy, two things make the top of the list: - Maintaining the contacts I mak

If I had the time to share an opinion or hell, even just comment a few impulsive words, on half of the ‘tricks of the trade’ about freelancing I see spattered across the web or bitches and moans about how hard it is to get your foot in the door as a writer, I’d have surely made a name for myself as a hopelessly optimistic kiss-ass by now. But (because I’m a freelancer) I don’t have that much time, so I’ve written this blog post instead. Here, I’ll lay out the things I’ve foun