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Confused about how to start — and finish — your website? Humans form impressions within seconds, and the look of a site can impact the way we feel about a brand long before we give the owner a chance. Make sure your site looks the professional, then go one step further and make it useful and easy to find.
One of the biggest challenges for writers isn't finding clients. It isn't perfecting a sentence. It isn't even getting paid what you're owed. The greatest challenge that holds you back in almost every area of your freelance writing business is imposter syndrome.
I've been around the block (over and over again) for almost two decades, so I know what content ranks and what content typically gets drowned out in search results. I also know what readers love. Let me clear up some misconceptions and clue you into what's up with quality content.
How do you make yours more effective? What goes into writing winning blog headlines? To help answer these questions, here’s a look at five tips for creating blog headlines that work.
Your brand is what makes you stand out from the crowd, writers. So, as you build your freelance writing business, you need to focus on what makes you you and how you’re going to convey that to the masses. This No-Fluff guide will walk you through the process.
My goal is to get eyes on my client's brand. If you write marketing emails or website copy for clients, then you do, too. I got to wondering how other writer/marketers do the same. So, I sent out a call to people in the industry for their best tips.
Here are some great lessons from three experts.
Is your cat making you a boss? Maybe.
My career as a successful freelance writer has been anything but luck. So if not with luck, connections or money, how did I get where I am today? I'm going to tell you.
Finding paying freelance writing jobs on the internet is hard. You find a great gig, then realize they are only hiring on-site writers. Or you find a local freelancing gig and it doesn't pay. Grr. I feel your pain. Over the years, I've come up with some easy ways to dig up work that fits my niche, freelance lifestyle and pay requirements. I'm going to spill them right now.
If you’re ready to start pushing your business forward, you’re going to want to start marketing yourself. As a copywriter or website writer, the bulk of your work is done online, so it’s also a great idea to market yourself online. You can do that using these seven methods.
Time is money, writers. When you want to save more time, a few tweaks may be all you need.
Here is a handful of tips to get you started so that you and your startup can start leaving those competitors far behind.
Like most other things in life, freelancing is not without its downsides. If you’re thinking of taking the plunge, here are six disadvantages you must consider.
Running your own business can be incredibly hard work, so it's important you're doing absolutely everything you can in order to make your life easier. Whether it's outsourcing work, using software to automate processes or using external companies to assist with IT and security - every little can help. With that in mind, here are 5 incredible software programs all business' should consider.
You know I like to report on the latest sleep studies. Sleep is just so darn important to a writer, and it’s often hard to get. Sleep Cycle, the best-selling alarm clock application, has today released the results of a new survey in tandem with some internal data.
It’s no secret that getting out your worries, fears and dreams can make you feel better. For those that have no one to talk to, or for those that just like to put their ideas on the page, writing can be helpful. For more about therapeutic writing, I contacted Beth Carvin, CEO of JamBios. Here is what she had to share.
Here’s a peek at what life is like as a full-time freelance writer.
So how do you change your listening routine so that you are where your customers are and speak their language? This graphic explains it.
When you write for several different outlets, coming up with a continuous flow of article ideas can be a challenge. When I get stumped, I break out a piece of paper and draw a mind map. Mind maps are a form of brainstorming where you use colors and shapes to stimulate the brain.
Here's how I create article ideas with mind maps.
