u/EllsTrek
I had a solid technology career. I have four published sci-fi novels. I’ve also written all the content for five websites, four of which are live and I can use as references. I’ve written technical white papers, but I can’t use them as in my portfolio because of employer contracts. I remember how much I enjoyed technical writing (and it pays better). What suggestions do you have to get back into it, but as a freelancer?
Just joined and I totally broke the rules. I’m knocking on the door of 60. So technically….
I’m a freelance writer and artist. With three of my adult children having moved home during the pandemic, I’m actively job hunting (which is quite the uphill journey since I’m a silver-head). Age discrimination when job hunting is a real thing in the U.S. The crazy thing is that I’ve got a killer resume! But I haven’t held a proper job for >10 years.
I just got back from car camping Oregon to clear my head.
Aging is surreal, considering that I’ve got another 30 years ahead of me. I feel like I’m only halfway through my life.
I’m a writer, researcher, artist, and knowledgeable about many kinds of technology. My work ethic is always excellent. I’m located in the U.S., Pacific Standard Time. My resume includes careers in technology (sales and marketing), research (private and public sectors), and as a writer and author of science-fiction. I’m pretty flexible; the only times I’m not available are between 2 am – noon. I’m fine with deadlines if they’re reasonable. I can work sporadically, or this can be a full-time job. My hourly rate is at least $20 and I want to be paid in Bitcoin. What follows is a list of some of the things I can do for you.
Brand design
Developing presentations, including content
English conv
I printed when fatigued (yeah, I won’t do that again). Now I have six prints on handmade paper (expensive) that are .05” off center. Do I keep them as AP’s? What would you do?
When asked for a link to your Instagram or Etsy shop, it’s far more likely that someone will actually click on it if you have a direct link. Here’s how.
The first part will be your Instagram name or shop name in [brackets] without any spaces. Like this: [EllsTrek]
The second part will follow the first part on the same line, without any spaces between them. The second part is your Instagram URL (not the @name) or your Etsy URL. You’ll put the URL in (parentheses) without any spaces. Like this: (https://www.instagram.com/ellstrek/)
When you put parts 1 and 2 together, this is how is appears on your posted Reddit comment:
Try it out below.
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In this pandemic, I found myself buying all my non-food things from Amazon. It occurred to me that with so many Etsy sellers doing free shipping, that I should try to find some of the things I need from Etsy sellers instead of Amazon. I started yesterday – I bought the paper I needed from an Etsy seller.
I challenge all of us in 2021 to search Etsy sellers before we turn to Amazon. This is how we can support our peers. 😃 Who’s with me?
Here's the email I got from Etsy. It's effective next month, Feb 23rd.
"Extra protection for the Etsy marketplace
More and more people are doing their shopping online and millions of new buyers have recently discovered Etsy, but that also means some sellers are seeing an increase in customer issues. To keep buying and selling on Etsy safe and easy for everyone, we’re introducing payment account reserves.
What’s a reserve? It means that sellers who meet certain criteria will have a percentage of each sale held before the funds are available for deposit. For now, this means some sellers may have a reserve placed on their account for a short period after their first sale.
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