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The One Thing You Must Do to be a Successful Freelance Content Marketing Writer
My freelance career started slowly. I wrote for content mills in the beginning. I spent several years finding my way. And once I started to get some modest success thanks in large part to my persistence, I stayed at the mid-level, income- and client-wise, for way too long. When working with sources, clients and potential…
[Read more...]The Most Impactful Thing You Can Put on Your Website
When a prospective client looks at your website, you have a short amount of time to impress them. In a very short time, like under 30 seconds, you need to communicate that you are an experienced writer, have subject matter expertise and that you can do a great job for their company or agency. It’s…
[Read more...]Guest Post by Alma-Jasmin Smajlovic: Start Local When Looking for New Clients
Note from Jennifer: I think many writers overlook local companies and agencies when in fact they are often more willing to hire a local writer. When Alma-Jasmin told me that she found her first gig by starting local, I wanted to share her success with everyone since I think it is a great strategy. In…
[Read more...]Two Questions You Must Answer To Land More Content Marketing Clients
It was 2008. My youngest had just started school and I was determined to make this freelancing thing work. So I took pretty much any client that came along. I was marketing my services to anyone who would hire me. Yes, I got some work, but not a ton. It wasn’t till around 2011 when…
[Read more...]Do Content Marketing Writers Need a Website?
I’m going to make a confession. I didn’t have my own writer website until 2012. Yes, I started freelancing in 2008 and went four years without a website. I used my LinkedIn profile and Contently portfolio in place of a website and honestly thought it worked just fine—until I got a website and my business…
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