April Convo: Staying Engaged and Inspired as a Community Builder
How-to posts are a great way to reach your target audience. You have resources, tips and insights to make people’s lives easier, and you’re
Mission-driven businesses and organizations have a great advantage over profit-driven businesses when it comes to content: they’re already doing awesome things. Unlike profit-driven businesses, which
Pro-quality press releases are essential for any business. They’re a proven way to get free publicity, and writing one doesn’t have to be hard. I
Keeping your business blog updated is one of those jobs that’s never done. As soon as you get one post up, you need to start
Twitter chats are a great way to connect with like-minded people, pick up valuable insights and tips, and grow your Twitter following. Last year I
Is writing blog posts a source of stress? Something you know you should do it, but more of an obligation than something you look forward
How’s 2016 looking? Ready to have your best year yet? Do you have your goals for the year set? Even more importantly, do you have
Part of Twitter’s brilliance is its simplicity. It is simple, sleek, and easy to navigate. But below the simple interface, Twitter has been rolling out
Here’s some real-talk. Being a freelancer/solopreneur is not easy. It requires a lot of focus, discipline, organization and time. There are moments and days full
Here’s the tough truth about blogging: most people are more interested in your headline than your content. I know, it’s crazy. I remember the first
Well, the holidays are here. For some of us freelance writers, that means finding ways to take a break from work to spend time with
Work expands to fill the time available to complete it. If you have an hour to finish a blog post, it will take you an
Being a successful freelance writer requires a lot more than just writing. We have to be organizational ninjas, article pitching machines, master list makers, content
If you’ve ever struggled to come up with blog post ideas, you’re not alone. It’s challenging to create a steady stream of interesting posts that
Do you struggle to price your freelance writing work? If you charge too much you run the risk of turning off prospects, but if you
Every year around this time, my Twitter feed starts blowing up with talk of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo, as it’s called by insiders). The
You’re probably using keyboard shortcuts already, right? Every time you hit Command A to select all, Command C to copy, and Command V to paste
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I’m a chronic list maker. No, seriously, I think it borders on compulsion. I have list making apps, lists in my calendar, lists on my
Let’s do a thought experiment. Imagine that you just won a trip to Nashville. You’ve never been there, you’re a big roots music fan, and
I have a recurring conversation with one of my freelance writing buddies who I’ll call Max. Here’s how it goes. Me: You really should put
Happy Banned Books Week! Banned Books Week is a celebration of our freedom to write and read what we like, and a reminder that there
A self-admitted word and grammar nerd, I sometimes wonder if my true calling isn’t to be a copy editor, filtering through text looking for misplaced
Do you ever wonder how you could write more in less time? You could free up extra hours for friends and family, or paddleboarding, or
Who ever thought a comma would be at the heart of an international debate? Certainly not me, but the Oxford comma is proving to be
Do you have a big vision for your freelance career? Do you want to change the world for the better? Create a fulfilling life? Help
Do you want to chase freelance jobs down one gig at a time forever? Neither do I. It’s more valuable to have repeat work from
Life is precious, and sweet, and short. While we busy ourselves with the details of getting through the day, our lives are rolling by. No
Two years ago, copywriter Joel Klettke turned down a six-figure job offer to strike out on his own as a freelancer. Two years later, he
My first Periscope broadcast was fun. I didn’t know quite what I was doing and I made some mistakes, but I enjoyed the “Scope” experience.