In a previous article, I talked about whether or not freelance writers need a website. Today, I’m going to cover which one is better – a website or a portfolio? Should writers choose one, the other, or implement a combination of the two?
Category: Working Freelance Writer
Use Your LinkedIn Profile to its Fullest Potential – Working Freelance Writer – Medium
Today, I’m writing about how to use your LinkedIn profile to its fullest potential. Do you feel your profile may need a tune-up? Are you featuring clips for your most recent work in the sections of your work history? In this ever-evolving world of freelance writing, it’s critical we’re finding new ways to reach our target audience while simultaneously preventing ourselves from getting lost in the shuffle. We can achieve these goals with the right tools in front of us and I believe LinkedIn plays a significant role in making that happen. What do you think?
Using MS Word’s Dictate Function On-the-Go – Working Freelance Writer – Medium
In this day and age, chances are you’re embracing technology one way or another and carrying around a smartphone. The capabilities of these devices are incredible and, in many ways, they act like a handheld computer. So, as freelance writers, why not utilize those features for just that? I’m talking about using MS Word’s dictate function while you’re on-the-go.
Just Use the Damn Notebook – Working Freelance Writer – Medium
We’ve all heard the advice. If writers want to remember those “great” ideas they have before they fall asleep, the “MUST” write them down. What does that mean? Use the notebook you have sitting on your nightstand. If you don’t have one—get one!
What Do You Do When You Hit Paywalls? – Working Freelance Writer – Medium
We’re consistently told to use high-quality and reputable sources when conducting our research. Under some circumstances, clients provide us with style guides blacklisting some sources and requiring others. What do we do, however, when some of those needed sources have paywalls?