So I thought Christmas was Quiet...

I seem to recall Christmas time being relatively quiet last year, but this year everyone seems to be plowing on all at once. It's things like that which make life as a freelancer... interesting; you can try to track patterns of work all you like, but sometimes your ideas get shot to hell.

Generally, Christmas is quietish, largely because many marketers have families. But sometimes it can get a little nutty because of Christmas sales and a drive to soak up the last dollars before the new year. It's hard to say. The only point of stability I've had three years running is that August is dead and September/October is busy.

And now December I guess. :O

Stability is a nice thing to have, but if you work on commission, things can get unstable really fast. There are some coping strategies to take on:

1) put money away for the dry periods
2) in dry periods, work on personal projects and keep your fingers in the work scene
3) in busy times make sure you have and stick with a schedule. If you're only going to do 2x articles a day for each client, stick with it. Trying to do more will just drive you batty.
4) Have someone watch the toddler. (someone remind me to bribe my sister....)

So, I have 16 days left before my Set In Stone Vacation time for the holidays. (and YES IT'S SET IN STONE DAMN IT!)

In that time, I have roughly 40-60 articles. And I've declined invitations to boot!

My head hurts ^^'. Back to work!