{"id":795,"date":"2010-01-10T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2010-01-10T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=795"},"modified":"2010-01-10T00:46:58","modified_gmt":"2010-01-10T05:46:58","slug":"freelance-life-recap-%e2%80%93-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/10\/freelance-life-recap-%e2%80%93-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Freelance Life Recap \u2013 Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

It's only my second recap week (although I did write a few articles at the end of December) and I've already learned a lesson: it's easy to burn yourself out.<\/p>\n

I knew this already. I learned this when I used to run an online shop selling beaded jewelry & knitted\/crocheted items that I made. You wear different hats when you work for yourself. Designer, marketer, sales, technical support, website developer, etc. You have no choice.<\/p>\n

It's the same with freelance writing. If I don't tell anyone about my pieces, no one will know. At the same time, no one wants to hear me only talking about myself. <\/p>\n

So, this week, I found myself trying to balance the workload with networking, as well as keeping in touch with my writing friends and doing a little personal writing on the side.<\/p>\n

I did alright. I feel like my online life – blogging, Tweeting, interacting – has suffered a bit, which may seem like a good thing productivity-wise, but those relationships are about more than just screwing around online all day. I'm hoping that once I get into a good groove, I'll be able to balance everything better.<\/p>\n

On that note, regardless of how busy I've been, I'm still having fun writing for Examiner<\/a>! I've been getting positive feedback and it's great that people are enjoying my work.<\/p>\n

Here's a quick recap of my articles for the week. Don't be scared – most aren't too long \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I'd love it if you could take a peek, maybe post a comment or vote in a few of the Lunchtime Polls!<\/p>\n