A writer friend and I had been discussing a project she’d been approached for. A work acquaintance had approached her with a client who wanted a writer for a long-term gig. The client needed an editor, and the editor would be handling the editing of government agency content for a blog. The list of skills…
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Freelance Marketing Mistakes You Need to Drop NOW
Recently, a friend of mine received a LinkedIn connection request. She did what anyone might do — she visited the woman’s profile to see who she was and to see if it was a connection worth having. As she was looking, she received a message from the same woman. “Hi, (NAME)! I’m an editor and…
How to Drop Excuses Out of Your Freelancing
“Yes, the rates are low, but they’re better than content mills.” That was a response I got recently to pointing out that a job listing had abysmal rates. The person responding knew, as I did, that neither of us would ever be accepting the pitiful pay that was stated in the job listing. But where…
Freelance Job Posting Fallacies We Fall For (Almost)
I’m supposed to be writing an article right now. However, I saw something on Twitter that both shocked and saddened me. And then I got a bit upset. Because we are in a pretty tight economic landscape right now, there are plenty of helpful people posting job listings on social media. I applaud that. To…
5 Mistakes that are Killing Your Freelance Writing Biz
When it’s July, my calendar is pretty light. I get to concentrate on marketing, networking, and improving my business. I get to see a lot when I’m out there on social media. Plenty of it is good. Plenty of it sucks, too. I’m not necessarily a judgmental person. I screw up just as much as…
Writers Worth: This Job, Not That Job
These lousy job postings for freelance writing gigs are becoming more than a little ridiculous. The fact that I’m posting the fourth one in a few short weeks shows that they’re also becoming prolific. This one comes to us via fellow writer Libby, who said she emailed the poster to get a response on payment….
Freelance Guide to Building a Client List
I don’t know what your writing focus is. I don’t have to. When it comes to finding freelance writing clients, there are quite a few similarities in how most writers market. No matter what marketing mix you use. But first, you have to know who you’ll market to, don’t you? I can’t help you too…
Writers Worth: This Job, Not That Job
I take it back. When I said last week that the job posting we looked at was probably the worst ever, I was wrong. Really wrong. As in really, really wrong. Thanks to Sharon Hurley Hall for sending this along. I couldn’t contain my shock, either. And I’m willing to bet you each what this…
Writers Worth: This Job, Not That Job
One can always tell when there’s an economic meltdown occurring. Besides my own McDonald’s Economics theory, there are the obvious signs that the economy is in the gutter. I’m talking about the job postings. Anyone who knows me at all knows I loathe job postings as a means of building a freelance writing business. It’s…
33 More Rocking Freelance Resources
Seems like everyone is working from home right now. Even as people start venturing back into offices, there are plenty of people still trying to get it all done, but with the distractions of home life interfering. We need things to make life and work a little easier to integrate. It’s been about a year…