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The Newbie Strategy That Landed a Major Magazine Assignment

Posted on October 20, 2019
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Can you land a freelance magazine assignment without any clips? If you’re new to freelancing and don’t have a lot of writing experience, it’s easy to think you can’t. But it’s just not true. A couple years ago, I started at ground zero. I was…

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The Genius Pitch That Got One Writer $500 Per Post

Posted on October 20, 2019
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Wondering how to blog for money and make a living writing? Maybe you’re pitching businesses and magazines to blog for money, but you never hear back. Or maybe your pitch to blog for money is good enough to get a response, but you keep getting…

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knackered

Posted on October 20, 2019
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 20, 2019 is: knackered • NAK-erd • adjective British : tired, exhausted Examples: "Even the most perky 20-something is going to age, have kids and get knackered eventually. And like millions before them they will turn on their…

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Freelancing words that need to die

Posted on October 19, 2019
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I don’t know whose idea it was to call dog cages “crates,” but I’ll bet that person is very rich right now. Ditto for whoever replaced the term “genetically engineered foods” with “genetically modified foods”. Then there’s the story of two bricklayers, laying brick for…

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How competitive is freelancing, really?

Posted on October 19, 2019
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If you and I are both oral surgeons, and John needs his wisdom teeth pulled, only one of us can get his business. The other one is out of luck. In other words oral surgery is a competitive business. Freelancing is different. It’s kind of…

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How to Be a Freelance Writer: The Mindset Manifesto

Posted on October 19, 2019
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Many would-be freelance writers ask me what the first step should be in their journey. Many struggling mid-career writers also wonder what they may be doing wrong. If you’ve wondered how to be a freelance writer who earns well at it, my answer is: It…

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deke

Posted on October 19, 2019
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 19, 2019 is: deke • DEEK • verb : to fake an opponent out of position (as in ice hockey) Examples: "[Carl Yastrzemski] led the league in (outfield) assists seven times. He was great at deking the runner…

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Freelance Weekly | Design Tips for A More Productive Home Office

Posted on October 18, 2019
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More and more, companies are offering employees the chance to work from the comfort of their home. However, that comfortable environment is not always a productive environment. Though working remotely has obvious time and money-saving benefits, telecommuting can become disastrous to the distracted at-home worker.…

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hobbyhorse

Posted on October 18, 2019
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 18, 2019 is: hobbyhorse • HAH-bee-horss • noun 1 a : a figure of a horse fastened about the waist in the morris dance b : a dancer wearing this figure 2 a : a stick having an imitation…

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Freelance Weekly | Up To 90% Of Entrepreneurs Fail: Here’s How To Be In The 10%

Posted on October 18, 2019
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It’s no secret that most startups fail within their first few years. According to Forbes, nine out of every 10 new startups won’t get off the ground or won’t stay off the ground once they launch. This doesn’t mean your new business is doomed for…

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