Posts by Jennifer Goforth Gregory
Do You Have the Dreaded SendButtonitis Disease?
Note from Jennifer: Be sure to post your marketing tasks to our Beat the January Slump Marketing Challenge. The contest closes on January 31st and then I will give away a gift card. Another note from Jennifer: I am looking for writers to write guest posts about writing for associations and nonprofits. If you work for…
Read MoreGuest Post by Suzanne Boles: How to Use Social Media to Find Clients
Note from Jennifer: Many writers have told me that they don’t see the payoff of social media and have never found clients through it. I personally think that being active on social media is pretty much a necessity and that it can also be a great way to find new clients, if you know where…
Read MoreWhy Writers Must Talk About Money With Fellow Writers
I had no idea what to say. The writer sitting next to me at the keynote of a conference had just told me that she was considering leaving a very high profile outlet that we both wrote for because the low pay of $100 a post was becoming an issue. But I was being paid…
Read MoreGuest Post by Satta Sarmah-Hightower: Why 2016 Was My Best Income Year Ever
Note: Today is our last installment in our guest posts from readers who wanted to share how made 2016 their highest income earning year as a freelancer. Huge thanks to Satta Sarmah-Hightower who sent me her story after reading Leslie’s and Lori’s. She is a freelance content marketing writer that has worked with many well-known…
Read More8 Reasons You Should Send a Letter of Introduction
I spent most (OK, all) of my post on Monday explaining why I think that an LOI should not be your go-to tactic when looking for work. And in case you missed my post yesterday, I also revised my sample LOI to be a 5(ish) sentence LOI. So today, I wanted to share more of my newly…
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