June 2009

Market Yourself as a Freelance Writer in 31 Days

For the next 31 days — the entire month of July — we’re going to talk about ramping up your marketing. I know, I know: writers are in business to write, not to market. But marketing isn’t evil, especially for freelancers. Good marketing can make the difference between increasing your income in the middle of [...]

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Spend Money to Make Money

I’m not a big fan of spending much money to get a business off the ground, at least when it comes to freelance writing. There really aren’t that many expenses that are actually necessary before you’ve been up and running for a while. Just the same, there are a few cases in which it is [...]

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You Are the CEO: Are You Doing Your Job?

When it comes to your writing business, you are the Chief Executive Officer. It’s that simple. You set policies, decide how you’re going to reach your goals and make sure that your business is doing exactly what you need it to do. Making sure that you handle the responsibilities of a writing CEO can make [...]

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Do You Track Your Time?

How long does it take you to research and write a 500-word article? What about a piece of copy for a website? Knowing how long it takes you to complete a particular piece of project can make it much easier to increase your income: You can tell quickly if you’re charging enough for a project. [...]

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Ask Me Anything, Edition 1

I’ve found lately that I wind up with questions and ideas that I want to discuss a little more in-depth than I might on Twitter, but aren’t probably enough for a full-blown blog post. I want to try out lumping them all into one blog post for the end of the week, which means that [...]

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4 Tips For Landing That First Client

Landing that first big client or market can be tough for a beginning freelancer — you put out article after article, spend hours on marketing and even try some cold calling and it still doesn’t seem to snap. But sticking to it is an absolute must. After all, you won’t ever land a client or [...]

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Personal Branding: What Writers Need To Know

I’ve covered personal branding fairly extensively for one of the sites I routinely write for, but I’ve been hesitant to cover the topic here. For many career choices, like sales, personal branding is seen as a simple process: put up a website, network at meetings and generally do a good job at work. But for [...]

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A Few Thoughts From BlogPotomac

I had the pleasure of attending BlogPotomac last Friday, in Falls Church, Virginia. As far as conferences go, it was a little different than what you might expect: there were only about 150 attendees none of the speakers used Powerpoint most speakers focused on creating a conversation with the audience than just talking This format [...]

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The Business of Freelance Writing Carnival, Edition 72

Welcome to the 72nd edition of the Business of Freelance Writing Carnival. If you’d like to submit a post or two for the 73rd edition, you can do so at Blog Carnival. Jon Bard presents Video: 7 Things Editors @ Children’s Book Publishers Wish They Could Tell Writers posted at Children’s Writing Web Journal. Jon [...]

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