Sometimes freelancing is a little too free. Wearing your pajamas for days in a row and not brushing your teeth before noon can be delicious luxuries at first, but it gets old after a while. How can freelancers beat the “work-from-home blues?” Try getting out of the...
For freelance writers who work with magazines or online publications, completing phone interviews is a way of life. Technology, social media and email have certainly made it easier to connect with sources, but when it comes to writing a feature story, phone interviews...
Packing up your writing gear and heading somewhere warm and sunny for vacation? Or just a trip back home? It doesn’t matter where you’re off to — there will be a story waiting for you. (And plenty of travel writing jobs and outlets to consider sharing your experience...
Whenever a fellow writer or client asks me what I use to create ebooks or print editions, my first question is always, “Mac or PC?” It’s not my intention to raise my elitist, Apple-shaped nose at them. Rather, their response dictates my answer. PC users get the hard...
It took me nearly 10 years of freelancing to figure it out, but I finally identified the single greatest stumbling block that would-be freelance writers face: The website. Just think about it — many of us, when getting started, have no idea how to...
Let’s start with a parallel structure example right off the bat. What’s wrong with this sentence? To gain more Twitter followers, try to tweet other people’s blog posts, take part in Twitter chats and replying to other people’s tweets. To make the...
You’d think choosing a domain name would be easy, but it always feels like there’s so much pressure to get it right. This URL is how people will remember you! It represents the work you do! It represents YOU! It’s got to be the perfect internet...
I’m what you might call…ob-sessed with workflow and organizational tools. That’s a pretty useful trait when it comes to a writing career, which involves things like website content strategy, editorial calendar management, freelance project coordination and — oh, yeah...
Personal essay is a popular genre. Trouble is, the number of essayists lobbying for space on the page far exceeds the available slots. For example, The New York Times’ Modern Love column sees thousands of submissions each year — of which only 52 run. Despite this...
Being broke while in college might be a cliche, but it’s also the norm. Finding the right way to earn a decent income in school can be a huge challenge. Most of the jobs that are easy to get pay close to minimum wage and do little to build your resume. Jobs that pay...
