Anthony Caruana

Go the extra mile

Jan 3, 2011Guest Writer1 CommentWorkcustomer service, service

This is a guest post by David Hague, editor of AusCam Online. If you want your clients to remember you, this story will tell you what you need to do. You can follow David on Twitter – he’s @vbthedog Many years ago, I had occasion to drive from the Gold Coast where I was living

Flipboard – best social media and RSS reader

Jan 3, 2011Anthony CaruanaReviews, Workapplications, Feeddler, iPad, RSS, social media, Software, Twitter

Yesterday, I posted a summary of the ins and outs of RSS and why journalists need to be across this important, time saving technology. I mentioned in that post that one way to access your RSS feeds was to use a special piece of software called an RSS reader or aggregator. If you’re an iPad

What is RSS and how does it work

Jan 2, 2011Anthony Caruana1 CommentAdvice, Workapplications, RSS, Software, toolkit

As a journalist, keeping up with what’s going on in the world is an important part of your work. However, it can be challenging. Between websites, blogs, YouTube, social media and other online services, the volume of data journalists need to process each day is way beyond the amount of time we have available. That

Don't work for nothing – no matter what

Jan 1, 2011Anthony CaruanaMoney, Workcontracts, freelancing, getting paid, payment, wealth

Here’s a quote from Australia’s richest person, Frank Lowy. “I don’t work for nothing. I’m entitled to get paid.” If making money is one of your working goals, then I think Lowy’s advice is worth remembering. Clearly, giving freebies isn’t a path to financial independence. When you work for free (volunteer, charitable work is the

Filing the paperwork

Jan 1, 2011Anthony Caruana1 CommentWorkFiling, home office, organisation, paperwork

As a freelancer, you’re not only the main worker bee but also the business’s administration department. That means keeping things in order so that bills get paid and documents are filed for easy retrieval. It’s one of my least liked tasks. I guess if I was a little more disciplined I wouldn’t let it mount

If you don’t value your work nobody else will

Dec 31, 2010Anthony Caruana1 CommentMoney, Workcontracts, payment, work value

I was just reading an article at the Society of Professional Journalist offering some advice on freelancing for newspapers. Some of the tips, like “Read the newspaper” and “Know the value of deadlines” are pertinent and important. However, one tip got my attention: Expect the pay to be small, if at all Here’s the full

Getting paid – the freelancer’s challenge

Dec 24, 2010Anthony Caruana1 CommentMoney, Workcontracts, getting paid, money, pay rates, payment

Once the excitement of making the decision to freelance passes and you get your first paying work, you need to channel some energy into making sure you’re paid promptly. Now, you’d think that the world is a nice place where submitting a nicely presented invoice, with all the details correctly completed was enough. Sadly, it’s

A journalist’s toolkit

Dec 23, 2010Anthony CaruanaWorkapplications, hardware, Journalism, Software, toolkit

One topic of conversation that keeps coming up, over and over, between journalists is “what equipment do you use?”. Now remember, I mainly work as a technology writer so my kit is heavily titled in that direction.
Here’s my list.