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Mind Map: How I Find Freelance Writing Jobs

If you’ve been following the Business Plan for Writers series and doing your homework you’ve likely got your business description figured out, learned how to do a competitive analysis, and learned some...

Writers, Pick Your Battles, and Your Markets

To continue our discussion on finding writing markets and landing private clients, let’s talk about targets. No, we’re not talking about bullseye targets, although that might be a good visual aid. Give...

Writing Markets You Never Thought to Pursue

At a loss for finding private writing clients? Wondering where people find all of these private clients they talk about on writing forums? Racking your brain to come up with tangible answers, beyond “get...

Connections: What Every Reader Needs

Spend any time talking to freelance web writers and you’ll likely hear us bemoaning word counts. More than once, I’ve heard writers say they have nothing else to say on a topic, but they haven’t met...

10 Reasons Your Writing Blog Isn’t Helping You Get Jobs

Guest post from Danielle McGaw of the Social Freelance Writer I’ve always been very pro-blogging. I think that when blogging is done right it can be beneficial for any career. Notice that I said when it...

Lies the Big Dog Blogs Tell You

Yes, I just said the big dog blogs lie…outloud…in public. I’m sure I’m about to stir up a heckuva hornet’s nest, but some truths need to be told. Unfortunately, it doesn’t...