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What I did when I had zero freelance writing work on my calendar
Last week, I started the week and realized that I had zero work on the calendar. Seriously, like nothing at all due. Unlike many freelancers, I don’t book out months in advance. Instead, I purposely take projects with shorter deadlines. Yes, I know I’m weird, but long deadlines stress me out because I feel like…
[Read more...]Should freelance writers respond to a cold outreach on LinkedIn?
Writers often post in my Freelance Content Marketing Writer group on Facebook about a potential client who reached out on LinkedIn with potential work. But they aren’t sure if they should respond. They areworried that they are a low payer. Or perhaps a scammer. And the writer might think that the whole thing will be…
[Read more...]January 2022 Roadmap
Yes, I know I’m posting my January Roadmap a week late. But I figured it’s better late than never. This roadmap can help you create a plan and get started putting your 2022 goals into action. But before we dive into the roadmap, I want to share some exciting results from the recent 2021 Income…
[Read more...]How LinkedIn’s “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” Feature Landed Me a Great New Client
Note from Jennifer: While I was creating the lessons for my recent training course, I remembered about this trick and tried. And not surprisingly, I landed my FIFTH client this way. So I decided this was a good time to update this post with my recent experience and share this easy way to find new…
[Read more...]Can You Put Unbylined Clips in Your Portfolio?
Writers often ask me questions via email, at conferences, through Facebook messenger or in The Freelance Content Marketing Writer group on Facebook. And over the years, I’ve been surprised that this is consistently the most frequently asked question. Sometimes this question comes in the form of a problem: “I don’t know what to do for…
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