Working Class Creatives

Subscribe via: iTunes | Google Play | RSS Lainie Petersen is the bishop of a small, independent church and a full-time freelance writer and podcaster. She is a founding member of Hard Lens Media, a new media group based in the Chicago area.  Links www.lainiepetersen.com www.necessarystrivings.com www.hardlensmedia.com Show Notes Lainie was one of the first guests I considered when conceptualizing the podcast. She's day job is as a web content development freelancer, largely blogging and news aggregation. This day job allows her to pursue activities with her church and with Hard Lens media. She just started a blog called Necessary Strivings. Freelancers need to treat their day job as a business to develop skills and command higher rates. Lainie has been building her freelancing career since 2010. Creative professionals must accept their situations to get out of their predicaments. Your day job, if managed correctly, can be your liberation. You have skills that someone is willing to pay you for, and this is