Krista Conway

Since 2011 I have been communicating on behalf of an especially amazing company called Pregnancy Awareness Month. Through Tweets and Facebook posts, guest blog posts and Twitter parties I have come to love this community of people who work so diligently to bring so much to pregnancy, birth, education, nutrition and more. I have come to love this community and ...

  This fall we’re expecting earthy tones with a splash of vintage, tribal and animal prints to take center stage. Our favorite fashion resource, www.Polyvore.com is already starting to show signs of what is to come this fall as stores begin to bring in fall styles. As seen in the photo here, boots, scarves and accessories will be the must-haves ...

According to 20 Something Finance in an article they published last year, the top 10 occupations hit by layoffs were mostly construction trades and factory jobs. The government has seen this over and over again and has a system in place to retrain them and find them jobs fairly quickly. But, the group not mentioned on the list 20 Something Finance ...

Finding Apprentice Lineman Positions in this economy can be difficult for those that are fresh out of high school or training programs. Seemingly there is a large community willing to help apprentices find work. Many companies value apprentices and frequently scout line schools for fresh apprentices that are excelling or showing a certain level of skills. Many of the most ...

According to various sources, nearly 30,000 remain without power going into Wednesday night after the winter snow storm that dumped several feet of snow in northern Michigan. Thousands more wait for linemen to rebuild lines in the midwest after last weeks out break of tornadoes leveled entire areas and left thousands more without power. Those who have seen the devastation ...

Watching footage of the storms that hit the country in the last two days is nothing short of heart breaking. There are entire cities gone at this point. We have heard more than one lineman say that they haven’t seen damage like this since Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of linemen have headed to the areas affected. AS OF THIS POST 43 ...

A combined tens of thousands are currently without power from a massive snow and thunderstorm system that hit overnight. The system is still working it’s way across the country with outage reports beginning to climb. At last check, outages were averaging around 2,000 out per area. Check this page for an update should larger outage numbers occur.

When deciding which freelance jobs to accept, there are several factors that need to be considered. Our experts in freelance, work at home jobs have the following suggestions to help you decide which jobs are a good match for you. •    Do you have the knowledge to complete the job? Some jobs look great, but if you don’t have the ...

Our work at home experts want to help you have success in your freelance jobs. We want you to experience the freedom of being your own boss, working on the projects you choose, and having the flexibility to do things you enjoy. However, working in freelance, work at home jobs requires a great degree of organization. I’d like to say ...

Going to work requires you to spend a lot of money. There are the costs of the car, gas, lunch, business clothes, and if you have children, the skyrocketing cost of daycare. Many moms have so little time away from the office, they spend money on convenience. They pick up fast food dinner on the way home from work and ...

Like most moms, I have a college degree, but I still want to stay home and raise my kids. I enjoy working and need the money in order to support my family. However, I couldn’t figure out how to balance a busy career and still spend quality time with my kids. It seemed like they were growing up without me. ...

I popped up over a hill with a procession of cars around me. We were all attempting to squeeze from two lanes into one. As we all merged into our perspective spots I noticed the Sheriff sitting in a driveway watching us all merge and slow down. The speed limit in this area is 45 and it’s just 300 feet ...

Every freelancer has one thing in common – they work for themselves. With that in mind, it’s important for anyone who work’s on their own to create income streams that don’t require constant work. FREELANCE WORK Your client contacts you or orders your service. You take your time to complete the work and deliver to the client. Your payment is ...

Early this year I decided to stretch my freelancing muscles and went over to Elance to pick up a job and brush up my proposal writing skills. I landed a client with my first bid. I quickly realized that the client would be demanding and potentially hard to please. As outlined in the marketing strategy I wrote and provided to ...

Trendy Media Group has a history of being quite about our successes, but in the coming months we will begin spotlighting some of our work. This month we want to talk about Aqua Dogs, a local dock diving organization that recently held an event. The event titled Paws in The Pool was held at the Aqua Dogs facility in Lancaster, ...

Trendy Media Group has a history of being quite about our successes, but in the coming months we will begin spotlighting some of our work. This month we want to talk about Aqua Dogs, a local dock diving organization that recently held an event. The event titled Paws in The Pool was held at the Aqua Dogs facility in Lancaster, ...

If you are a newb* freelancer or trying to take advantage of the competition being a little reduced, the weekends and holidays are your time to work it.   Any holiday weekend with a Monday vacation day is the perfect time to cash in on your freelance skills or get your first freelance job. Why? Well, it’s easier to make a ...

Someone asked me the other day why I write this blog, why I am a freelance marketing guru and why I take photos. Honestly, I can tell you that it’s because I LOVE marketing and I love photography, but I also have a heart for helping people figure out this thing called the internet and how to make it work ...

I recently enrolled myself in Resource Nation’s lead program. While I thought I had stumbled onto something great, I quickly realized that their system is rather frustrating. They “connect” you with pre-screened leads that they have allegedly contacted after receiving a lead that they were requiring services. If you are subscribed to that particular lead generation category, you are rotated ...

Do you remember the images of the shoe shiners from the 30′s? I was thinking about the current economic situation today and I nearly found myself cheering that I am a freelancer. You see, most of the people I have worked with over the years have been employed and laid off at least once over the last few years. They ...

I have worked from my home office for most of my career and over those years I have developed a good idea of how to have a home office successfully. 1. Pick a room in your house that is off of the beaten path. I use to have my office located right outside of my living room and kitchen, but ...

In previous posts I have recommended that you include your name, contact email, phone number, skype address, etc in your bid as it has been shown to increase your chances of getting bids, but yesterday Elance launched system or algorithm that tracks the use of email, phone numbers and skype addresses and sent emails to violators with a warning. During ...

You’ve most likely been there. I know very few freelancers that haven’t felt discouragement at one point in their work life. It looks a little like this…. You look and look for work and clients and submit proposal after proposal only to be met with NO, NO, NO and we’ve chosen someone else. You begin to feel like maybe you ...

If the Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris got one thing wrong, it was the books push toward overseas freelancers, virtual assistants and more. While I am all about a global economy, American’s who charge $15, $75 and even $350 an hour cannot typically compete with overseas freelancers who are charging $5 an hour. The temptation for companies and ...

How many times have you submitted a proposal for a job and attempted to upload an attachment with your resume or offered to email them a copy once they sent you an email address where you could send it? How many times have you submitted your resume for consideration through basic job boards such as Problogger or Craigslist and directed ...

You’ve heard the phrase “Never put all of your eggs in one basket,” yet so many freelancers are doing it. While focusing on one mode of income, one client, one niche, one service may seem like a great way to become the “expert” in your field, it’s also a great way to find yourself without work. Many freelancers get comfortable ...

Freelance writing is nothing new, but with the internet becoming the number one resource for information, the demand for writers continues to grow. Businesses, information farms and more utilize writers to pump out content, generate backlinks and populate websites at the rate of an estimated 1 million articles/pages per day. This means that just about everyone with the ability/desire to ...

Are you tired of paying fees? Me too. I have been watching Elance’s new system where they request that you enter the amount you want paid and it calculates that amount PLUS their fees. I don’t know about you, but I am starting to think that paying for connects and then paying a final fee is some kind of double ...

Looking through my stats I see that most of the people coming to this website are looking for templates for proposals or search for “never got a job on Elance” and I realized that this is either an epidemic or there are a lot of people out there that have no idea how to sell themselves as a freelancer. There ...

Remember the day, oh, say 10 years ago when there was a handful of amazing jobs and even less amazing talent to fill those positions? We all know that this isn’t the case anymore, but we also know that the MOST amazing talent in the world has gone freelance and it’s no surprise as to why. They are smart. You ...

I face a dilemma. Last week I wrote about going agency only to then discover that I myself may be ready and pushing for agency, but revolting against it at the same time. I am revolting because I know that while it would be much easier for me to grow and include new members on my team, deep inside I ...

Have you ever stopped to think about the people that stand in a factory and do the same thing over and over, day after day? Do you think they are happy? Do you think, when they are 80 they will look back and think of all of the fun they had? All of the things they got to do that ...

Let’s face it. You can only make so much in the hours you have in a day. Granted, you might be charging $300 an hour for your time ($300x40x52 = $624,000/year) but chances are you won’t fill those hours with billable time. You’ll find yourself working on landing new clients, closing deals, phone calls, meetings and more. The problem is ...

I have watched a trend over the last few months as clients come to me and request “social media campaigns” … almost all of them have no idea how to have a successful campaign, most of them see social media as a waste of marketing dollars and nearly all of them will choose Facebook over Twitter if they don’t have ...

Managing Clients and Work: Hootsuite: If you’re a social media manager or managing your own social media accounts, Hootsuite is the app to have. Many others recommend TweetDeck, but I have personally tested and prefer Hootsuite. Highrise: Highrise is the best (and most affordable) client management system on the market for freelancers. The app allows you to manage clients right ...

I have to admit, right out of the gate, that I was once (and even very recently) a believer that you could fake it until you make it. I even dispelled this advice to another mom who was trying to make money from home, but I realize now…. I was wrong. You see, I once classified myself as a person ...

I have been working full-time online since 2005 and have heard of just about every opportunity, job board and company out there that is trying to sell you on their product, service or work at home ideas. While SOME of these opportunities are real, most simply prey on those of us that want to make real money working from home. ...

The news for the last few weeks has focused on how our economy has forced people into becoming entrepreneurs and WAHMs. They’ve also talked a lot about social media managers and how it’s “so new.” I laugh everytime I read a news release or a CNN anchor talking about it. So many of us have been doing this for so ...

I recently encountered a bitter woman who practically cornered me about freelancing and working from home. I’m not sure if she wanted to know if I really made money or if she was attempting to make herself feel good. I would like to think it was a little of both. I felt as though she wanted to be able to ...

Trendy Media Group’s CEO Krista Conway was named to Pregnancy Awareness Month’s Advisory board along with Ricki Lake, Dr. Greene, Lisa Druxman and others. She is the newest member of the team. Pregnancy Awareness Month began four years ago and has grown to include several thousand Facebook fans and Twitter followers. Each May Pregnancy Awareness Month celebrates with an event ...

It’s no secret that some of the world’s best writers and social media managers (and other professionals) in the world work from home. Most are working as freelancers or under contracts. Most work around their own schedules. Most have been headhunted by some of the biggest corporations in the world and almost every one of them have turned down those ...

You may or may not have heard of Demand Studios. It is, in my opinion, one of the best kept secrets in the freelance world. Maybe it’s because everyone working with Demand Studios is to busy working…. and getting paid. Who knows. I will tell you that Demand Studios is unlike many other freelancing sites out there in that they ...

I recently landed a cool freelance job by sharing two things …. This blog. My virtual resume website. Then, I quickly realized that most people don’t consider having a virtual resume as a part of their freelance portfolio. Although most freelance sites offer a place to upload your resume or include your portfolio, a resume outside of these locations make ...

How many times have you walked into a store, bought the cheapest appliance, and discovered two weeks later that had you spent the extra $100 on a better brand you wouldn’t be attempting to duct tape it back together? I know you are shaking your head or making some kind of noise right now… you know exactly what I am ...

How many times have you walked into a store, bought the cheapest appliance, and discovered two weeks later that had you spent the extra $100 on a better brand you wouldn’t be attempting to duct tape it back together? I know you are shaking your head or making some kind of noise right now… you know exactly what I am ...

For many the answer seems to complex. The question mark at the end is big and bold and scary. For many, the idea of working from home brings visions of the repo man and starvation, but I will tell you this … You CAN make money working from home and maybe MORE than you could working for a company. I ...

I know you are expecting me to post a rave review for HireMyMom.com because the press seems to be eating it up. Actually, I would beg to offer that the press are eating up what they are served. I expect that Lesley has a team behind her working to ensure she lands on major TV and print to ensure the ...

This month I am going to be calling out some of the internet's most seen and most praised programs for what they really are to the freelance world. It could get ugly.

This month I am going to be calling out some of the internet's most seen and most praised programs for what they really are to the freelance world. It could get ugly.

Is your company hot as a chili pepper or duller than dirt? We all want to be the name that’s tripping off everyone’s tongues, but we don’t know what we need to do with our marketing campaigns to make that happen. Let me rip back the veil for you. Stop being boring!

I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard someone tell me that their website is worth $15,000. The problem is that there are a few general rules to determining the value of a website, but most entrepreneurs build sites, work on them for months or years and try to sell them at the emotional price they want ...

Now, I know that I should be cheering that the once all-male panel has finally included a woman, but the problem is this... all of the men on the panel OWN or have started successful websites or businesses. The female on the panel writes for one, or should I say USE to write for one.

How to write the kind of freelance bids that are batting 1,000 on boards like Elance.

I have seen to many people spend a week preparing their freelance account profiles only to abandon ship after a submitting a couple proposals. If this is you, STOP IT! Seriously.

When you're the popular kid that everyone remembers, networking events are a great way to expand your professional network. When you're THAT guy that everyone forgets the next day, they're a colossal waste of time. None of us ever mean to be the social reject standing in the corner at a huge networking event munching on canapés and counting the minutes until it’s time to leave. It just sort of happens. The good news is, with a little bit of social savvy, some key networking skills and yes, a healthy sense of humor, you can make sure it never has to happen to you!

I recently added myself to a Facebook fan page and quickly realized that despite my enjoyment of their product, all they ever did was tell me to suggest their page to family and friends. Honestly, how many times can you suggest something to your family and friend? On top of that … why would I want to constantly see messages ...

Actually walking out and starting your own business can be scary. You’re going to stumble, you’re going to fall, and yes, sometimes you are going to fail. But somewhere in the process you’re going to discover the true joy of branching out on your own-the joy of being able to make a living doing something you love instead of working your fingers to the bone trying to take part in a pre-existing business persona that has the 80/20 rule down to the proverbial “T” and is never going to yield the kind of returns you deserve.

Now, if you go to a website and you see they are offering a service and like the way the copy reads, then by all means, rewrite it in a similar fashion for your site, but never, ever just copy and paste it. We learned this in college, right?

You always have to take the good with the bad...and when you're talking about freelance jobs the bad can get downright ugly! Here are some tips to help freelancers young and old spot the frauds, the cons and the cheapskates before they sign on the dotted line and commit themselves to their projects.

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology there are an endless number of possibilities for the working vacationer. Forget begging the boss for time off, juggling paid vacation days and coming home to a huge pile of paperwork. Just grab a laptop, book a hotel with WiFi, and go!

Many companies have found that those who work remotely are often more happy about working and provide work that is superior to their in-house counterparts.

Crush It! is perhaps the most important book of the year for business owners of all sizes. It doesn't matter if you own a pizza shop or a multi-million dollar company, Crush It! needs to be in your library.

First, let me say right from the start…. NOTHING IS FREE! I know that you came here hoping to learn how to build a website for free, there are actually so many people searching for this topic, that I felt I had to address it. Actually, there are several free resources for building a website. They’ll buy you a domain ...

When Supernanny did a show based on a mom that worked from home and neglected her kids, the stereotype that work at home moms and dads neglect their kids in order to work was fueled. Couple this stereotype with the idea that those who work from home don’t really make money and you get people assuming that those who work ...

This is almost laughable. Once again I have encountered people in my life that feel that there is no way I am making any money from home. I will tell you that I don’t consider real money to be 3k, 20k, etc. Those amounts are child’s play. I am talking about REAL money. A living that meets or exceeds the ...

It’s a no brainer that social media is on fire, but there is a social life outside of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn that you may not be paying attention to that may become something big (people were overlooking Facebook for a while and then suddenly it became “the” place to be). I’m not saying you need to be paying attention ...

If you are PAYING some website to be a part of the crew. If you are taking advice from other moms who you know damn well have made no real money, but they want you to join their downline and sell some cosmetics. If you think that joining a group of mom networks that haven't even taken the time to migrate to social media is going to help you build a profitable business, I have two words for you Ms. Desperate Work At Home Mom

100% of the clients who paid less got the same service quality as those who paid full price. 99% of those who paid less expected more out of their discounted service than did those who paid full price.

In no particular order, here is a list of websites where you can offer your services as a freelancer. Thanks to FreelanceSwitch.com for the list. GetAFreelancer eLance iFreelance FreelanceWork RentACoder ScriptLance GetACoder ProjectSpring AgaveBlue FreelanceJobSearch ContractedWork FreelanceAuction PowerLance Freelancers.net Want your freelance site listed here? Contact us to get added for free.

One of the BIGGEST mistakes I have seen when it comes to freelancing is that many freelancers want work so bad that they will bid on jobs that are outside of their skill set. Take the time to find a project that you'll love doing and can do well.

It has been two months since I received this proposal and she still has not gotten a SINGLE project. I hope you can see why! The problem with this is that she didn't give anyone anything to go on. She left me to assume that she had what it took and then when she never got any jobs she didn't change her game plan.

Working at home means you are self employed. Working from home means you are employed by someone else - as in you get a weekly or bi-weekly paycheck.

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So, you have some money to market your business. What are you going to do with it? Chances are you run right for the google adwords, yahoo advertising or facebook ads pages and place your bets with the PPC gods, right? Well, okay, some of you do and I’m not here to say that it is an all-and-all bad thing. ...

I was driving down the road today and looked over to see a couple bucket trucks set up on a side road. I instantly felt affraid to look at them. I was worried I might see something that would frighten me. Then I realized that I had forgotten to post here for a while and I it hit me. Those ...

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I am exhausted. At 8 months pregnant with our third son the days seem to be getting harder on my body and the help I expect when he returns home is cut short more and more these days as people trim trees into powerlines, animals blow transformers and drunks hit poles.