Month: June 2019

Cutting Ties with Freelance Writing Prospects

Posted on June 26, 2019 by lwidmer

A number of years ago, I had connected briefly with a client prospect at a trade show who showed interest in working with me. Let me rephrase that: I connected repeatedly with that client prospect, first at the trade show, then close to two dozen times over the years via email and in person. After four years […]

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This Job, Not That Job: Learning Via Collage

Posted on June 24, 2019 by lwidmer

Sometimes I see one job posting that’s so bad, it sets my hair on fire. Sometimes I see several. There are so few hours in a day (or a life), so instead of examining them one by one, I thought I’d pull out elements from some of the worst. We can learn from these. Mostly, […]

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Writers Worth: This Job, Not That Job

Posted on June 19, 2019 by lwidmer

Some days you’re the windshield, some days you’re the fly. If you’re still cruising job boards as your primary source of work, you’re the fly meeting the windshield. With rare exception, job postings work out in favor of the poster, not the writer. And if I’ve not preached enough on the subject, job postings give […]

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The Marketing-Is-Not-Hard Marketing Guide

Posted on June 17, 2019 by lwidmer

There I was, staring at the computer screen, growling. Once again, someone on social media was talking about how incredibly hard marketing is. Know what’s hard? Cement. Rocks. Building a rocket launcher using straws and kindergarten paste. Heads hitting desks when people say uninformed things like “marketing is hard.” Marketing is not hard. Please, can […]

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Professional Jealousy and the Freelance Writer

Posted on June 13, 2019 by lwidmer

A number of decades ago, I had an interaction with a new person in our writers’ group. We had posted a notice in the library announcing our group and welcoming interested writers to join. One person answered the call — a writer who had a monthly column in the local paper. We greeted him warmly, and […]

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The Secret to Selling Your Freelance Writing Rate

Posted on June 11, 2019 by lwidmer

Quick! Your client prospect just asked what your rate is. What do you do? You know your rate (or you should by now). That’s not the problem. There are actually two problems here — First, you probably shouldn’t be telling them your rate in that initial conversation (Jennifer Gregory has a great post by Elizabeth […]

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8 Ways to Make Money Freelance Writing Right Now

Posted on June 5, 2019 by lwidmer

Whoa. Summer is slow. I know that officially, it’s still spring. But companies and clients often use Memorial Day as their official “here come all the vacations” mentality. You would think summer would be a great time for freelancers to pick up extra projects. You sure would. Alas, while I’ve had a few summers that were so […]

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