Posted At : January 27, 2010 8:51 AM | Posted By : Judette
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Effective freelancers don’t ever become irrelevant or invisible.
Effective freelancers make themselves the go to person for their services and expertise. They are forever in the know and work hard at networking, marketing themselves and others.
Effective freelancers are nimble. Like ballet dancers they live on their toes. They adapt to changing opportunities, they can shift gears quickly, evaluate different prospects and they welcome virtual water-cooler chats about their own needs but others as well. They always want to help.
Effective freelancers know when it's time to pull an all-nighter and when they can take the weekday or two off to catch up with the friends or the laundry. They get to choose.
Effective freelancers don't put their careers on cruise control. They seldom abide by the rules of bosses and companies and whether quietly or not, they prefer stand out rather than to fit in