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33 Places to Learn New Writing Skills for Free

Posted on by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Late July by Shakey Graves It’s been a productive week so far. I’ve managed to write five articles for one client (complete with interviews, so I had to be efficient about it) and two blog posts for another client. There’s one more feature article due to the first client, so that’s…

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Raising Your Professional Rates

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What’s on the iPod: Blue Skies Again by David Mayfield Parade Head over to Freelancer FAQs to see my guest post. Thanks, Elna! What a week. I’m working with a new client on a project launch, which means they need content. Lots of content. The launch is in two weeks. They need eight articles by…

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Monthly Assessment: March 2015

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What’s on the iPod: Raised by Wolves by U2 What a week. I’ve had no time to think beyond the two projects in front of me. My workload is rather massive, and I’m digging in and managing to make an impact. Now is when time management is my friend — thank God and my mother…

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4 Freelance Writing Truths for Beginners

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What’s on the iPod: All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down by The Mavericks What a productive week so far — I’ve finished two magazine articles and started on four more website articles. I’m a little toasted (and it’s only Wednesday), but I’m determined to get 16 articles to the two clients I’m working…

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This Job Not That Job

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What’s on the iPod: Songs About Roses by Owl John I finished the week strong and start the week even stronger. There are lots of projects on the desk, and all of them are begging for attention. Right now, the focus is to get one more article out the door by tomorrow so I can…

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Turning Conversation into Client Relationships

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What I’m reading: In One Person by John Irving What’s on the iPod: Wild Angels by Martin Sexton Not long ago, a couple came to our door. They were Jehovah’s Witness followers, and since I have known some followers, I invited them in. I served them tea and we started chatting. The husband/wife team were…

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Insurance and the Freelance Writer

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What I’m reading: The Racketeer by John Grisham What’s on the iPod: Would You Fight for My Love? by Jack White A good day yesterday — one project draft done and another started. Plus I nailed down an interview that took weeks to get. It was worth the wait. There’s been a lot of talk…

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When Do You Let Go of Prospective Writing Clients?

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What’s on the iPod: Dearly Departed by Shakey Graves Tuesday was a great day off. The music was the best I’ve ever remembered it. I was glad to get back here, though. While it’s always a good time on St. Patrick’s Day, it’s equally nice to come home and relax before heading off to bed….

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Brogues, Begorrah, and Blog-versaries

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What I’m listening to: Irish bands. All day. Derrintaggart Stone Circle,  County Cork Eight years. That’s a long time to be blogging. Yet here I am, still wondering how I can be so lucky to have you all reading here every day. How ironic that I started this blog on my favorite holiday ever. I…

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Free Advice Friday: 4 Fairly Foolproof Ways to Market Your Writing

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What’s on the iPod: Carrickfergus by Loudon Wainwright III Yesterday was one of those days where I was afraid to go near anything electronic. It started when I turned on The Weather Channel  (TWC) in the morning only to find it wasn’t there. Anywhere. Verizon FiOS, with their infinitely awful customer service habits, yanked the…

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  1. KeriLynn Engel Avatar
    KeriLynn Engel

    Happy Friday!

    I haven't done a Twitter chat in a while, but they're lots of fun. Lori, I'm curious if you can recommend a good tool to follow & participate in a chat. Do you use Hootsuite or anything like that? They're difficult to follow on the Twitter website.

    I was actually getting a lot of leads just from my bylines, but I'm ready to step up my marketing a bit. I'm getting back in the habit of sending LOIs regularly, and working on a white paper to offer on my website.

    I actually just picked up your book, Marketing 365. So many great ideas! I highly recommended every writer reading this to pick it up now! It's a great resource when you're feeling stuck in your marketing.

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  2. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    No Weather Channel?!?! I'd blow a gasket, Lori.

    And remember, when it comes to (paid) TV providers you're a SUBSCRIBER. If you were a mere customer the only money they'd make off you is your monthly payment for the services they provide. Healthy subscriber numbers let them command higher ad rates (cah-ching!) and negotiate financially advantageous carriage deals (cah-ching cah-ching!) — like the one they apparently weren't able to strike with The Weather Channel. (Why? Because The Weather Channel has more leverage that you'd think, since it's the go-to channel for severe weather warnings and coverage for most cable and satellite subscribers.)

    Back to marketing, though. I picked up a new assignment this week from one of those inactive – or in this case, less active – clients. And this morning I downloaded six free mitten patterns from a knitting website, proving that marketing method can work, even on me.

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  3. Lori Widmer Avatar
    Lori Widmer

    Keri, usually I get invited to the Twitter chats.

    Beyond just typing in the hash tag you want, I've heard Chirp Guide is good. I did a little digging and found this resource: http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/find-twitter-chats/495814

    Also, I think Meryl Evans has posted about this in the past. You may want to check out her Meryl's Notes blog.

    Paula, I'm livid. They did this to a POPULAR channel that was bundled in a premium package. No warning. Maybe I'll drop them the same way — no warning.

    Good for you for tapping in to those existing clients! I'm about to do more of that next week.

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  4. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    Hey, at least you can still use the Weather Channel app or visit the website.

    There are only two programming reasons I stick with cable: I can get TWC's Local On the 8s (on standard def channel, not the HD one), and I get regional PBS stations — otherwise unavailable here — instead of the generic PBS.

    Get on social media and find out which hashtags are gaining traction and add fuel to the fire.

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  5. KeriLynn Engel Avatar
    KeriLynn Engel

    Thanks much for the resources, Lori! I'm off to research twitter chats now 🙂

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