{"id":1319,"date":"2017-06-12T18:48:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T18:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/sessions\/freelancesurvivalskills\/"},"modified":"2018-09-11T05:47:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T05:47:12","slug":"freelancesurvivalskills","status":"publish","type":"ona_session","link":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/sessions\/freelancesurvivalskills\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunting, Gathering and Accounting: Freelance Survival Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ll help aspiring freelancers \u2014 or staffers who might wind up having to freelance next week \u2014 accelerate the learning curve with advice about issues that may seem obvious to experienced, self-employed journalists but aren\u2019t well documented for beginners. <\/p>\n

For instance:
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  • how to record your expenses but not go into Excel hell <\/li>
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  • how not to forget a pitch or lose sight of what happened to it<\/li>
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  • how much time to devote to developing new clients and marketing yourself<\/li>
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  • how to avoid making tax time an accounting mess<\/li>
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  • how to improve your online presence, often the first thing that clients see<\/li><\/p>\n

    We\u2019ll include more time than usual for Q&A, because there\u2019s no way we\u2019d be able to cover all possible questions on our own.<\/p>\n

    This session is designed for:<\/b>
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  • Freelancers, current and possible future<\/li>
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  • Anyone who wants to brush up on self-employment basics<\/li><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"start_time":1507392000,"end_time":1507395600,"moderators":[[]],"hashtag":["ONA17freelance"],"soundcloud":["346480661"],"scribble":["2674849"],"viafoura":[],"youtube":[],"vimeo":[],"facebook":[],"trint":[],"slideshare":[],"livestream":["7739239"],"resources":["