More reviews

Dec 18, 2008 Book

On December 3, I was excited to share details about the first three reviews that I’d read about The Principles of Successful Freelancing, and it’s about time I shared some more.

Scott Scheper, a VC in Orange County, CA, reviewed the book on scottdig.com;

I highly suggest this book for anyone interested in dabbling in the freelance world. Whether you’re doing some side-project freelance work, or you’re a full-time freelancer, this book is a must. It’s pretty much the freelancer’s bible.

John Lampard also took the time to pen a review on disassociated.com, where he writes;

In summary, this is an all encompassing and highly readable guide to all aspects of freelancing. Whether you are considering taking the plunge, have recently started out, or are even a seasoned pro, this book is a worthwhile read.

Russ Weakley, an Author himself, wrote about the book on his blog;

The book is ideal for those who are about to enter the world of freelancing. It’s easy to read - only took around 4 hours to read cover to cover - and yet it’s packed with a lot of great information.

Thanks Scott, John and Russ for sharing your thoughts about the book with others, and for taking the time to pen a review.

If you’ve read The Principles of Successful Freelancing, I encourage you to write a review about the book yourself - let me know where youve posted it, and I’d love a chance to read it!

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…and the book is now for Sale!

Dec 10, 2008 Announcements

It’s been quite a journey so far, and yet a major milestone was reached today, with the book being released a few hours ago, and available for sale via SitePoint and other (online and offline) bookstores.

As a result, the Buy the Book and Download Free Sample pages of this blog have now been updated with the correct links, or you can just click right here to go to the book pages, over at SitePoint.

Now the real fun begins - reading customer reviews, participating in discussion generated by the book, and shouting from the rooftops ‘My book is now for sale!’.

Thanks for joining me on this journey. I appreciate it!

Cheers,

Miles.

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12 Tips for Successful Freelancing

Dec 5, 2008 Uncategorized

I’ve put together a short presentation, showing twelve of the tips that appear in The Principles of Successful Freelancing. There’s only a dozen here; there are obviously many more inside the book.

This presentation was featured on the SlideShare.net homepage today, less than a day after it was uploaded.

I hope you find these tips useful - let me know what you think in the comments, below. Enjoy!

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First reviews coming in

Dec 3, 2008 Book

The first couple of reviews for The Principles of Successful Freelancing are out there in the web wilderness, and what great reviews they are.

Starting with Adelle Charles’ great review, Are you freelance material? on Fuel Your Creativity. In it, Adelle not only reviews the book itself, but included a section from Chapter 1 of the book.

Adelle states;

The book is an inspirational and instructional guide to setting up business as a freelancer. Readers will gain the confidence, and the knowledge, that they will need to succeed - and I would highly recommend grabbing a copy when it comes out.

Matt Didcoe, a student, now contemplating freelance life, penned a review as well. In the review, Matt states;

The book has clearly been well authored and edited by the team at Sitepoint who published the book. Miles has covered everything I think you’d expect to get out of a book entitled “The Principles of Successful Freelancing”…

Thirdly, Gary Barber, also known as Man with no Blog, has written an in-depth review, which includes this great statement;

Overall, highly recommended, if you are an new freelancer or an old one, or just considering, get this book read it.   Act on it, it’s a great reference source, then later on, reread it.

Thanks to Gary, Matt and Adelle for penning your thoughts about The Principles of Successful Freelancing - I look forward to reading other book reviews as they appear…

If you do buy the book, and go to the trouble of writing a review, please let me know - either comment below, or send an email to me via my personal blog.

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A few thanks to share

Nov 14, 2008 Book

I’ve been remiss so far in thanking those who took this book from a few scribbled notes to the great work that hits the shelves soon.

Producing a book is indeed a group effort. I’ve heard that before, but until I had written one, I didn’t understand the amount of work that goes on behind the scenes, when it leaves the Author. I’m only one of a team on this.

I’ve got a number of people to thank who work in the publishing team at SitePoint…

Simon Mackie and Chris Wyness, Managing Editors, who expertly steered and managed this project. Simon was the one who first approached me about writing it in the first place.

Toby Somerville and Andrew Tetlaw, who were the Technical Editors for the book. Toby left SitePoint towards the end of my writing, and Andrew quickly took the reigns without any fuss. Thanks to both of you for the advice and encouragement!

Hilary Reynolds, English language editor, who caressed my words into something far more eloquent. I love working with people who love language, and don’t get upset when I misuse it.

Then there are others who helped work on the book, outside of SitePoint…

Friend and fellow Perth local, Myles Eftos, who was the Expert Reviewer, provided me with much needed input and sanity checks.

This website and the illustrations you see in the book are the work of Jay Hollywood, one of the design team at Bam Creative. Thanks Jay!

Also, thanks to Derek Featherstone, Mark Boulton, Molly E. Holzschlag and Stephen Collins who all allowed me their time for interviews in the book - it makes more sense with your input.

I hope you’re all as proud of the end product as I am, and I look forward to some of you reading it for the first time soon!

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