Although a healthy helping of ego is not uncommon, enthusiasm for knocking on doors is generally lacking. Mayer, however, takes a characteristically low angst approach to marketing. I am not too proud to pick up the phone and tell people I m not busy, and see if they have anything for me to do. I m good for about three or four days. She enjoys her young son Noah, goes to matinees, and generally takes it easy until she feels like it s time to get back to work.
Mays also plans on the usual slow periods at the holidays and in the summer.
Frye says the desire for some ebb and flow is one of the reasons she started freelancing 15 years ago. She likes having time for other creative projects whenever her advertising business hits slow periods. Recently she published a book of her favorite columns, which is something she would have been hard pressed to do with a full time job. Brinson doesn t quibble about down time either. Maybe that s why Brinson has both a thriving commercial photography business and artwork hanging in several galleries around town.