Holiday Debrief
So you’re back to your apartment, dorm, office, or home away from the family and the holiday fixins. And, after a weekend of super sales, traffic congestion and leftover turkey cobblers—many of us can feel a bit out of sync with our regular lives.
It’s hard for anyone to recover after a 3-4 day weekend. But what’s different about this past holiday is that the entire corporate America took a lapse in work. Tis the season for retail business boom. Mall workers put in extra hours so that we can shop at midnight.
But the business world is all but dead—and will be until at least January 15th. CEOs are taking vacations, bosses are going home early and everyone else is holding grab bags and pot lucks. I worked in the corporate realm for years and always kind of looked at this time of year as a great opportunity to sneak up the ladder.
This is the perfect time of year for freelance consultants and copywriters to break into the market or get more clients. While in-house copywriters take breaks – we freelancers can step in to pick up the slack and gain some experience.
Yes, it’s true that there isn’t loads of work to be had at this time, but if you’re at the right place at the right time – you might make some lasting connections. Think about contacting your usual list and maybe some new folks to see if anyone is in need of your services. Good cold calling skills will prove to be your best asset. Check out William’s advice for ways to talk your way to paying work.
You can bank on the business that the snoozing corporate workers leave undone. But you do have to go out and grab it.
This is also a great time to re-connect with distant associates, send personalized holiday cards, take stock of your home office and stock up on all of the supplies that are on sale.
Don’t snooze like the rest of them. Use this time of year to your advantage.
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