Book Review: Real Skills, Real Income: A Proven Marketing System to Land Well-Paid Freelance and Consulting Work in 30 Days or Less by Diana Schneidman

Author Diana Schneidman shares her system for landing well-paid freelance or consulting work in 30 days or less in Real Skills, Real Income.

Filled with  helpful, easy to implement tips, this book will teach you how to jump-start your business, determine your service and niche, market your business, bill clients, and more.

I liked Schneidman's non-nonsense style and her common sense approach. Many of these tips can be applied to a variety of businesses.

If you're thinking about starting your own business, Real Skills, Real Income is a book worth reading.

File Size: 921 KB
Print Length: 230 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0991015304
Publisher: Stand Up 8 Times; First edition (March 18, 2014)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00J3GSKF4

I picked up a copy of this book for free back in June. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

Book Review: Make Freelancing REALLY Pay by Daisy McCarty

Considering a freelancing career? Looking to take your freelancing career to the next level? Make Freelancing REALLY Pay by Daisy McCarty can help.

A practical guide to helping you "find the best clients, communicate with them effectively, negotiate a profitable price for their services, and build a robust referral network" is what Make Freelancing REALLY Pay is all about. In this no-nonsense book, you'll learn about: the different types of clients and who you should be going after, how to set a respectable minimum rate, why you shouldn't work for free, how to increase the perceived value of your services, how to improve your communication skills, and more.

Because this book isn't niche-specific, any freelancer can apply the guidelines and advice McCarty provides to her career. This quick and easy read with its conversational tone will inspire you to reconsider the value of your work and get the wheels turning in your mind for where you want your career to go next. Make Freelancing REALLY Pay also gets into some of the nitty-gritty of freelancing work like hourly rates, payment terms, and what is considered a rewrite.

Where I feel this book will definitely be helpful is in getting freelancers to stop discounting their work or working for free just to be published. Make Freelancing REALLY Pay shows all freelancers how to value the experience they bring to the table and price their work accordingly.


Genre: Nonfiction/Business/Entrepreneurship
Author: Daisy McCarty
Publisher: Daisy McCarty
Pages: 114
Language: English
ISBN: 9781301685806
ASIN: B00F7AC1KK

I received a copy of this book from the author through Pump Up Your Book. This review contains my honest opinion, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

This is the 14th book I've read for the following challenge:

The Words Every Writer Longs to Hear

I completed my next article that is due to my editor this week. I have to admit to being a tiny bit nervous. I wasn't quite sure if I had written exactly what she was looking for. It ended up being shorter than my normal articles, so I wasn't certain if I explored each topic in enough detail.

After reading it through several times and making a couple of changes, I composed my email to her, reviewed the article two more times, made one more change, and then sent it off.

I received a quick response, which only heightened my level of anxiety. I took a deep breath and opened the email, which read:

"Cheryl, it’s absolutely perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing."

Phew! Now I can go back to breathing normally.