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Tips and inspiration for making your freelance business work for you (instead of the other way around!).
How to Create a Solid Stress-Free Author Platform
If you Google “What is an author platform?” you’ll see many, many sort-of answers. Because this isn’t a simple question. But I’m still going to try and answer it.
How to Identify and Target Specific Market Segments
As a freelancer or business owner, it’s likely you spend a lot of time thinking about effective ways to connect with your target audience, aka target market segments.
4 Common Mistakes That Could Destroy Your Freelance Writing Career
Are you just getting started as a freelance writer? When you first launch, there’s a lot to think through and for many freelancers, following business best practices are not exactly at the forefront. But there are some common mistakes early freelancers make that can damage your long-term success and so it’s best to avoid from early on!
How to Respond When Your Client is Obviously Unhappy with Your Work
Of course you always want to do your best work but sometimes your work won’t match your client’s expectations. In these situations, it can be difficult to know how to
How to Brand Yourself as a Freelance Writer
Have you ever wondered why people talk so much about branding yourself and your business? I used to wonder this a lot. Maybe you’ve heard it in terms of choosing
Networking Tips for Introverted Writers | 6 Helpful Strategies
Here are some of my favourite networking tips for introverted writers. Are you an introvert? Are you a writer? Do you know you need social skills in order to grow
How to Choose Fonts for Your Website | Quick & Easy Tips
Can we just agree fonts are important and move on to figuring out how to choose fonts when you know they matter but you can’t tell what works and what
Get More Clients Fast With These 7 Ideas
How do you get more clients fast? This is the ultimate question and when you’re in this position, you don’t have time to try things that “might” work. You need
How to Help Your Team Become Better Writers
As writers, we take responsibility for continually improving our craft. But what about other people? Do we have a responsibility to help them become better writers? It depends. Anyone can
How to Create a Social Media Portfolio
Portfolios. In general I understand them—a collection of your work assembled to demonstrate your experience and expertise in an area. But I’ve struggled with social media and figuring out how
7 Ways To Keep Your Employees Happy
A lot of my freelance writing work these days is relating to what it’s like to work a regular job and how to actually enjoy it. If you’re one of
Tech Resources for Podcasting and Audio Recording
Want to start a radio show but feel limited/overwhelmed by the tech resources for podcasting and audio recording? I feel you. But here’s the thing, it’s SO accessible these days
How to Find Great Freelance Writing Jobs
When you’re a new freelancer, finding freelance writing jobs may seem like an overwhelming task. And I understand how finding a gig—any gig—can feel a bit like luck. Where do
Marketing Ideas for Writers Who Hate Marketing
It’s not like I haven’t written about marketing ideas or argued why writers need to pay attention to marketing before but it just seems to keep coming up. Marketing tips
6 Unexpected Tips for Better Networking for Freelancers
Networking is an important part of freelancing but it can be difficult discerning which events are a good use of time and which aren’t. Networking for freelancers Being at the
Wondering how to craft a cold pitch? I have four pitch templates for you!
The fastest way I know how to make money as a freelance writer is to pitch companies with marketing budgets. Don’t know what to say in your pitches? Don’t worry—I’ve got four pitch templates you can start using right away!
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