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Creative Spotlight: How to Fact Check Like a Pro
The media is currently engaged in a cycle of self-flagellation caused by political coverage and social media’s propensity to propagate. Whether you didn’t bother to vote or mainlined sites like...
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Community Spotlight: Why Your Writing Samples Can Put You Ahead of the...
Working as a freelance writer can be a lucrative and financially satisfying career, but only if you’re able to attract and retain clients interested in what you have to share. While your resume and...
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Creative Spotlight: How to Build a Fast Track Record as a Freelancer
Competition for freelance work is fierce. Whenever a quality job posts, you may face hundreds of applicants for the position. How can you possibly convince clients to choose you over someone with...
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Creative Spotlight: 9 Things That Will Sabotage Your Freelance Business
A lot of writers believe they can write when the inspiration moves them. They have difficulty adhering to deadlines and shy away from agreeing to due dates. If you’re thinking about joining the 53...
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Creative Spotlight: How to Think Like a Content Marketer When You’re Really a...
If you’re a freelance writer, you want to know The Secret. You’re in good company. To be sure, there are over 4 million freelance writers in the United States alone, and we’d all like to make more...
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Creative Spotlight: The Art of Punctuation
Few pet peeves are more prevalent than grammar Nazism. Whether you’re a writer, editor, or neither, you’ve likely cringed at a social media post that said “your” when “you’re” was the correct choice....
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Creative Spotlight: How to Stay Disciplined Working at Home
Header Image via Flickr by Ray_LAC Dreaming of becoming your own boss? Of course you are. Freelancers who work at home can take meetings in their pajamas and lunch in their kitchens, not to mention...
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Creative Spotlight: Should You Really Only Write What You Know?
Anyone who has written or studied writing for a while likely knows the classic advice: “Write what you know.” It’s most often said about creative writing, and is used to tell the writer to use current...
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Tips for Getting Started as a Freelance Writer
Working as a freelance writer has become one of hottest careers available for people looking for a non-traditional job away from the everyday stress of working for a brick and mortar establishment....
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Creative Spotlight: Your Freelance Horoscope for 2017
You see those horoscope forecasts that tell you what your year looks like based on what astrological sign you were born under. Normally, you’d pass them up, but think again. Could these horoscopes make...
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Community Spotlight: Debunking the Myth: Freelance Writers are Mind Readers
Freelance writing as a career choice can be both fulfilling and stressful. The two emotions go together when writers face the same situations every day. Writers refer one of those situations as “mind...
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Curated Content: Why Some Things Are Just Not DIY-Appropriate
Innovation, ingenuity, and individuality are long-established hallmarks of a successful businessperson. Usually, doing things yourself is a critical component of this profile. When you need copy such...
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What You’re Actually Paying for When You Hire a Freelance Writer
You need content. Whether it’s for an email marketing campaign, an industry report, or your blog, you don’t want to write it so you need to hire a freelance writer. While you may see us as time-saving...
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Why Businesses Need the Human Element in Their Copy
We are in an age where the average website is expected to have great English throughout. Any little flaw, even subtle grammar issues or phrasing, will influence customers and ultimately sales. But it’s...
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Making the Most Out of Your Freelance Relationship
There are 53 million people doing freelance work in the United States, thereby accounting for 34 percent of the national workforce. Annually, freelancers contribute an estimated $715 billion in...
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Communication Mishaps Between Clients and Creatives
Communication between clients and creative freelancers does not always go smoothly. A lack of a shared vocabulary, differences in communication style, and the vagaries of the creative process sometimes...
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Freelancers Do More Than Blog
So you’ve decided to start utilizing the power of the freelancer to help you meet your business goals. Good for you! Let me just say, although my viewpoint may be a bit biased because I’m a freelancer,...
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Renegotiating Freelance Rates for 2017
Ok, it’s time for a check-in. February has come and gone. How’re you doing on your 2017 resolutions? Each year, many creatives decide that their resolution is to raise their freelance rates. Then they...
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5 Old Marketing Phrases to Avoid
At its core, marketing is about communicating to a potential customer or client in a way that makes them likely to choose your business, service, or product. Communication is the key word in that...
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What Kind of Content Does Your Business’s Blog Need?
Conduct a Google search about great blog content, and you’ll find tons of articles discussing different types of quality content to put on your business’s blog. What you’ll find a lot less of? How to...
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