Comments on: The Pitch-Every-Day Freelance Writing Business Boost https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html a freelance writing resource. Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Translation favorites (Apr 5-18) https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-18064 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:50:34 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-18064 […] The author–editor relationship: From getting in touch to making a booking Plagiarism, ‘book-stuffing’, clickfarms … the rotten side of self-publishing The Pitch-Every-Day Freelance Writing Business Boost […]

]]> By: Nicolas https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-18008 Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:52:39 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-18008 I love it

]]> By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17929 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:45:22 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17929 In reply to Paula Hendrickson.

I tend to back off when they respond but say they’ll get back to me. To me, that’s “I’m working on it — don’t bug me too much.”

]]> By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17928 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:44:17 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17928 In reply to Devon Ellington.

LOVE this idea! Thank you, Devon!

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17927 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:38:41 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17927 In reply to Paula Hendrickson.

I design something in the postcard templates on the Mac. With my logo, or something fun that’s writing-related. Picture on the front, a few words on the back with the web address, and room for a handwritten note, and then, of course, room to mail it.

Or a picture and room for note on one side, and the address only on the other. I try to switch it up.

]]> By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17926 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:27:56 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17926 I’ve been trying to send queries and LOIs on a more regular basis—and following up on them after a couple weeks, too. Persistence pays off.

I will ease off for a couple months if I don’t seem to be getting much traction from a would-be client, just so I don’t come across as a pest. But I will revisit them eventually.

Sadie’s not bad at fetching things. Getting her to bring them to me is the hard part. (I’ll toss a toy, she’ll get it, bring it to me, then take it away the moment I reach for it. Silly dog.)

]]> By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17925 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 18:22:27 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17925 In reply to Devon Ellington.

I love the idea, too. Getting real mail is getting rarer these days, so it really stands out. Do you have custom postcards, or choose ones you think will appeal to specific clients?

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17924 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:32:18 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17924 In reply to lwidmer.

Trying to get my blog back on track and figuring out my new norm for work production. 😉

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17923 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:30:44 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17923 In reply to Devon Ellington.

Oh,

Oh, I love that idea, Devon!

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2019/02/the-pitch-every-day-freelance-writing-business-boost.html#comment-17922 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:29:43 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=7094#comment-17922 In reply to Cathy Miller.

PS I do this, too. Mostly with postcards, mailed postcards, saying, “Hi, how are you? Thinking of you.” I usually get about a 25% return on them, much higher than with emails. I try to do them quarterly-ish. And I always do a lot around the winter holidays.

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