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What the Hell is Business Development?

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Business Plans for Freelance Writers I won’t lie…the topic of “business development” has always had me scratching my head. Even with a degree in business, the...

Competitive Analysis for Professional Writers

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Business Plans for Freelance Writers As you might have noticed, we’re skipping around between sections for our business plan discussion. The reason for this is simple....

How Would You Describe Your Business?

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Business Plans for Freelance Writers Here we go, folks. Are you ready to start working on the business plan for your freelance writing career? Are you sure? Well then,...

Business Plan, for a Writer? Really?

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Business Plans for Freelance Writers Do I really need a business plan to be a freelance writer? Seriously? In a word, yes. You do. Why? Quite simply, anyone wanting to...

Setting Yourself Up for Writing Success

If I had a nickle for every time someone asked me how to do what I do (or some variation on that theme,) I could retire to Belize. I find it interesting that at a dinner party, there’s always someone...

How-to Hyperlink

I remember when I was first instructed to provide hyperlinks in a writing project. I had no idea what it was; let alone how to do it. It turns out, linking to other pages is a rather simple process and once...