portfolio

Ask Me Anything: Building a Portfolio

Isao asks, To build our writing portfolio, is it more important to write in places other than our own blog (and write many) or to pick a place with reputation (and keep the standard high)? Writing somewhere other than your own blog is critical to building a portfolio that will interest clients and editors: they [...]

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Ask Me Anything: First Steps and Contracts

We have two very important questions this week. Scott Cheatham asks, What would you say is the best first step for someone wanting to enter the world of freelance writing? There are a lot of first steps that I could suggest for getting started as a freelancer: picking a niche, setting up your bookkeeping… Plenty [...]

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6 Reasons I Don’t Have A Freelance Writing Resume

I know most freelance writers maintain a resume as part of their marketing package. They’ll email out a resume and a couple of samples for just about every project they’re trying to land — but I don’t. I respond to requests for my resume with a couple of my best samples and a few references. [...]

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