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Formation SAWI: Spécialiste en médias sociaux et communautés en ligne.
Rédactrice en chef et auteur
Quote Me- "Time flies and the photos I’ve taken get left behind."
- "People always think getting dressed is about putting clothes on. It’s not. It’s a spell..."
- "I was outside, and the rain and the fog smelled nice. They smelled of hope, I think. They smelled..."
- "On apprend toujours mieux de ses propres erreurs que de celles des autres."
- "It’s like watching a train wreck and hanging around to see if there are going to be any..."
Tag Archives: going solo
Some Advice on Being Your Own Boss (My SWITCH Conference Talk)
[fr]Une conférence que je viens de donner à Coimbra. Quelques conseils (de survie 
) pour indépendants.[en]I just gave a talk this morning on some advice on being a freelancer (dearly learned along the 4 years of my solo career), at … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss, Conferences
Tagged advice, coimbra, freelancing, going solo, switch, switchconf
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What Proportion of Ideas Do I Carry Out?
[fr]Moi, en train d’essayer péniblement d’évaluer quelle proportion de mes idées je réalise.[en]That is the question that was put to me by Siegfried at the TEDx conference in Geneva last December. So here I am, struggling to answer. Similar Posts: … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss, Does This Need a New Category?
Tagged blogging, csid, eclau, going solo, ideas, stephanie booth, video
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Huit conseils de survie pour indépendants
[en]Eight survival tips for freelancers: firewall your personal time your client’s calendar is not more important than yours be more expensive, even if it means you lose some clients charge an advance keep your eye open for “difficult” clients and … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss
Tagged acompte, agenda, clients, compta, comptabilité, conseils, facturation, freelancing, gestion, going solo, indépendant, organisation, survie, tarifs, temps libre
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Invitée de deux First de Rezonance: 15 septembre et 6 octobre
[en]On 15th September and 6th October, I’m invited to participate in two panel discussions where I will present the work done with the eclau coworking space.[fr]J’ai le grand honneur d’avoir été invitée comme intervenante à deux First organisés par Rezonance: … Continue reading
Posted in Conferences, Coworking, Going Solo
Tagged agenda, conférences, copyleft, copyright, coworking léman, droits d'auteur, eclau, eracom, first, going solo, rézonance
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Working Too Much or Not Enough?
[fr]J’ai souvent du mal à savoir si je travaille trop ou pas assez. Mon entourage me donne les deux retours.[en]I’m very bad at evaluating how much I work. Not in the sense that I don’t know how many hours I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss, Personal
Tagged balance, Consulting, freelancing, going solo, Life Updates, My work, work/life
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Stephanie’s October Conference Tour: <head>
[fr]A la conférence en ligne , je parlerai de mon expérience d’indépendante et d’organisatrice d’événements. Lessons apprises. Je vous encourage vivement à vous inscrire à cette conférence, et à la suivre depuis le hub de Liip à Fribourg si vous … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss
Tagged conference, entrepreneuring, event, Events, experience, freelancing, going solo, head, headconference, online, Second Life, speaking, story
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A Brief Update on Going Solo Leeds
[fr]Des nouvelles de Going Solo Leeds (c’est dans moins d’un mois)![en]As I’m about to head to the mountains again for a few days (back Wednesday), here’s a brief update on Going Solo Leeds, which is taking place in less than … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss
Tagged conference, entrepreneuring, event, Events, going solo, gsleeds08, leeds, organisation, update
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Going Solo is Hiring!
[fr]Going Solo cherche un vendeur (sponsoring). Ça se passe en anglais, donc voyez directement les détails de l’annonce ci-dessous.[en]Wanted: sponsorship salesperson for Going Solo conference Going Solo is looking for an enthusiastic salesperson to negotiate and finalise sponsorship deals. After … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss
Tagged commission, conference, entrepreneuring, event, going far, going solo, hire, job, opportunity, sales, selling, sponsorships, Wanted
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Going Solo is Tomorrow!
[fr]Going Solo, c’est demain! Une vidéo et deux-trois pensées d’organisatrice.[en]Gosh. If I learnt one thing in my life, it’s that day go by and dates end up being “tomorrow”, and even “today” at some point. Going Solo is tomorrow — … Continue reading
Posted in My corner of the world
Tagged conference, event, General, going solo, lausanne, musings, ouchy, video
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Lots of Going Solo News
[fr]Des nouvelles de Going Solo. Plein de nouveau! Mais pas le courage d’écrire en français. Au pire, filez sur la page presse où vous trouverez de la documentation en français au sujet de la conférence.[en]Gosh, I can’t remember when I … Continue reading
Posted in Being the boss
Tagged conference, entrepreneuring, event, Events, going solo, news, update
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