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FREELANCE WRITING CAREER : How to Define Your Writing Services,
FREELANCE WRITING CAREER : How to Define Your Writing Services, Your Market, Your Business -- and most importantly -- Your Future! by Brian Scott A decade ago I listened to a famous writer speak about how to succeed as a freelance writer.8 Must-Have Traits of Tomorrow's Journalist
As the news industry looks to reconstruct its suffering business model, the journalists of today must reconstruct their skill sets for the growing world of online media. Because of cutbacks at many news organizations, the jobs available are highly competitive. News companies are seeking journalists who are jacks of all trades, yet still masters of one (or more). 2010 will likely be a time of transition as today’s journalists catch up to learn the multimedia, programming, social media, and business skills they’ll need to tell their stories online. These new skills are especially relevant to startups that are looking to hire multi-skilled and social media-savvy journalists. Below we’ve gathered some skills that are quickly becoming basic requirements for the journalist of tomorrow.
Many freelancers and consultants wonder whether it is ever a good idea to work for no pay. To answer this question, I invited Michelle Goodman to do a guest post. Ms. Goodman is a veteran freelancer, the author of the newly released book “ My So-Called Freelance Life ” and an advocate for the rights of independent workers. The following is her response. — Marci
When to Work for Nothing - Shifting Careers Blog - NYTimes.com
Regardless of how you feel about low pay vs. high pay, you can’t deny there are plenty of “easy” writing gigs out there. I call them “easy” because they’re easy to land, easy to write and they pay like clockwork. After time, we have to make a decision: Do we stick with the easy gigs or try and branch out to gigs that are a little tougher to land but pay much better money. Perhaps a mixture of both?
5 Suggestions for Moving Away from the Easy Gigs to the More Luc
Freelancing | Write to Done
“I’m going to quit my job and be a freelance writer.” They probably weren’t words my then-boyfriend, now-husband wanted to hear. We lived in London at the time – not exactly cheap. I had a “good” day job – one which paid pretty well, considering that it was my first job out of college.
Seven Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School | Copyblogger
What is good writing? Ask an English teacher, and they’ll tell you good writing is grammatically correct. They’ll tell you it makes a point and supports it with evidence.