Month: August 2015

6 Ways to Prove Your Writing Chops to Prospects

Posted on August 27, 2015 by lwidmer

SOLD OUT: Sorry, but the FREE Marketing Q&A webinar hosted by Jake Poinier and featuring yours truly has no room. However, you can get on the list for the next one! Get on the list here Can I breathe yet? By the end of yesterday, I’d finally dug myself out from under a rather massive […]

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The Writer’s Guide to Negotiating Like a Pro

Posted on August 25, 2015 by lwidmer

FREE Marketing Q&A: Join Jake Poinier and me September 14th at 1 pm ET for a FREE one-hour Marketing Q&A. Reserve your spot today It’s only Tuesday? Why do I feel like last week just blended into this week? I had a weekend — a good one — but I came to the desk yesterday with a list […]

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Free Advice Friday: Excuses That Will Sink Your Writing Business

Posted on August 21, 2015 by lwidmer

Doing anything September 14th at 1 pm ET? Join Jake Poinier (a.k.a. Dr. Freelance) and me for a FREE one-hour Marketing Q&A. Reserve your spot today This week, I tried doing the impossible — make more time show up between Monday and Friday. With several deadlines this week and early next week, I was looking at a […]

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Freelance Technique: Capturing Your Writing Client’s Voice

Posted on August 19, 2015 by lwidmer

Have marketing questions? Want to find out what works best for successful writers? Join Jake Poinier (a.k.a. Dr. Freelance) and me for a FREE one-hour Marketing Q&A. Reserve your spot today What a week so far. I spent five days away, two of them on the weekend, yet I’m working like I’ve been away a […]

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14 Go-to Sources for Clients

Posted on August 17, 2015 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright Well, back to work today. After a nice week off with family and other relatives, I’m playing catch-up this week. One of the questions I hear a lot from new and struggling writers is “Where can I find clients?” If you know me, you know I’m not […]

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Free Advice Friday: Streamlining Article Writing

Posted on August 14, 2015 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Timeless by The Airborne Toxic Event I’m still on vacation, though I’m now south of the Canadian border. Because of my unusually heavy summer workload, I needed to step away for a full week. It’s a combination of detox and much-needed cleaning. We talked a few weeks back about how to […]

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5 Ways to Navigate the Writing Client’s First Draft

Posted on August 10, 2015 by lwidmer

I’m out of the office this week — at least I hope I am. As I write this post Thursday afternoon, I’m certain I didn’t go anywhere on Friday. My car decided it wasn’t done bleeding money out of me. A day after I paid $850 for new struts and an alignment, the brake hydraulics […]

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Writer’s Worth: Marketing Strategies to Use Right Now

Posted on August 6, 2015 by lwidmer

I’ll be here starting tomorrow. Ontario never looked so good as it does right now after a long week of many projects. You can tell I’m about to go on my twice-postponed vacation — the work is flooding in. This week alone I picked up six projects. Luckily, not all of them have the same […]

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6 Signs Your Freelance Writing Business May Fail

Posted on August 3, 2015 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Fade Into You by Mazzy Star Another wildly busy weekend. My son was visiting, so we were happily busy for much of the weekend. Because we’re still painting the upstairs, he had to stay at his sister’s house, which worked out well. Since we seem to be a revolving door when […]

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