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Eat the Frog: What Successful Freelancers Do Before Lunchtime
The freelancer’s life is full of options – what time to wake up, which projects to tackle, and whether to put on pants (hint: yes). Well, as Mark Twain said, “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning...
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Docracy’s ‘What It Feels Like to Be a Freelancer’ [VIDEO]
Docracy is a site for the DIY lawyer in everybody. This past July, Docracy released “What It Feels Like to Be a Freelancer,” a video in which passerbys basically get scammed by a woman claiming to be...
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5 Myths About Forging a Successful Freelance Career
A beginning freelance writer suffers a specific sort of frustration. It comes from the expectation that she should be further along in her career, garnering higher word counts, meatier bylines, and...
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Your ‘Independent Moment’— When to Make the Leap to Freelance
A question for independent writers in the making: Are you waiting for some sign in the sky? Just when are you going to make your leap? If you’ve been waiting for your independent moment — moving from...
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By Association: Should You Join a Writing Organization?
Freelance writers are plunking down annual membership fees to join a spectrum of writers’ and authors’ associations. But is it worth it? To find out, the Freelance Strategist spoke with members of the...
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Top 3 Tips for Conducting Better Interviews
For journalists, conducting interviews is an essential part of the job, but it takes a lot of practice to do it well. It can be challenging to make the process not feel intrusive, to know how much...
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The Anonymity Game: Should Writers Wear the Mask?
Exceptional writers create content from the heart — they’re passionate, genuine, and relentlessly committed to unveiling key human experiences. But what happens when privacy comes into play? Good...
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Financing Your First Steps as a Full-Time Freelancer
So, you’ve made the leap from traditional employment to full-time freelancing as a writer. The jump is one thing, but much money will you need to weather the transition? And, if you haven’t done it...
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Tips on Breaking Into Video and Photojournalism
Here’s the takeaway, to start with: if you mean to build a career as a professional freelance photojournalist or videographer, you’ve got to get used to using the tools of the trade. That was a key...
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The Most Important Skill for Successful Freelancing (Hint: It Isn’t Writing)
“A ritual, consciously created, is an expression of fierce intentionality.” —Tony Schwartz, CEO of the Energy If you don’t possess enough energy or resolve to write, then your talent and clever story...
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How to Go From Freelance Writer to Nonfiction Author
For successful freelance writers, the next step in their careers may be to expand their longform articles into books. But how does a writer know which concepts would work best as a book and how to move...
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Diving In: Surviving Your First Year as a Freelancer
The first year of freelancing isn’t easy. For writers, it’s all about trial and error, figuring out exactly what they want to accomplish in their careers, and making changes to their every day life to...
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5 Best WordPress Themes for Photographers
WordPress isn’t just for blogging. It’s also a solid platform for building portfolio websites, ideal for visual practitioners like designers and photographers. You don’t need to know how to code. Pick...
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6 Rules for Maintaining Life Balance while Freelancing
When I’d tell people that I worked from home, they’d immediately express their excitement and jealousy. “So you get to lounge around in your pajamas all day, huh?” they’d tease. ”It must be nice to...
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Is a Niche Good for Your Writing Career?
For professional writers, specialties are double-edged swords. A niche can be as confining as it is empowering. So where exactly is the line? “You can’t get by anymore just writing about one thing,”...
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Really Annoying Things People Say to Freelance Writers
All professionals have to work hard to prove their value to employers, coworkers, and clients on a daily basis. But for those who choose to write for a living – especially in a freelance capacity —...
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The Independent Writers Guide to ‘Cold Calling’
Every writer who’s made the leap from traditionally employment to independent work has to confront the new challenge of finding sources. Especially at the start, indie writers may not have the power of...
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Freelancing’s Most Beautiful Moments
Remember that day when you scored your first client? Maybe it was a Craigslist posting or opportunity through your J-school alumni group. Maybe it was your first internship with the local newspaper....
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Storytelling Lessons from Zach Sobiech’s Beautiful Life [VIDEO]
When 14-year-old Zach Sobiech discovered that he had terminal cancer, he decided to do what he always wanted — to become a rockstar. His mission? To show the world that the time to start living your...
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Why Metaphor Makes Writing More Powerful
The Internet has put a premium on the speed of communication. Since it is instant, we have come to believe that we should be too. But what get’s lost in the need for speed, and in the attempt to write...
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