So I sat and dithered for about a week before actually attempting to write and begin my big, bad freelance career. I've been prepared to write for at least a month, and had all the tools at hand last Monday, but I just couldn't take the first step.
I thought, if the economy is bad, it will stay depressed long enough for me to get over myself.
On the day that I decided I couldn't use my Master's degree without wanting to stick my head in an oven, I spent about 12 hours of prime thesis-writing time researching how to make a freelance career work and talking to friends in the business (the quarter-life crisis was hopefully not spurred solely by predefense jitters).
I spent the month following my defense researching my options, like Odesk, Constant Content, and eHow. Who knew that eHow pays people to write for them? I knew that I should probably start with eHow....and thus the dithering. It immediately became obvious to me that I am an expert about nothing, there had to be some catch, and my prime SEO (Search Engine Optimization) skills meant nothing on a website with hundreds of other, similar articles.
And then I found Master Dayton's blog (see link in the side bar), which is chock full of you-can-do-it-! advice. Chastened, I logged onto eHow and found the "Suggested Articles" link. Follow this link to see my profile and read my articles: NewGrad1040's eHow Profile. Suggestions, encouragement, and clicks that earn me money are appreciated.:)
And because I want this blog to be more than me moaning about the state of the economy and my joblessness, I have included the article that planted the idea for this blog and gave me a little hope. Graduate's Brace for Worst Job Market in Years: NPR (Yes, I'm an NPR nerd. Shut up.)
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