When you want a dream so badly you can taste it, that goal can feel lightyears away.
These are the lessons I’ve learned to tackle challenges head-on and grow closer to living the life you want.
Read moreA small ask makes freelance client work more pleasant
Freelance writers often overwhelm their schedules with projects, putting us in a bind when surprise quick turnarounds are needed. I don’t want to live in a fog of stress, though; do you? Here’s how respecting myself and my time got me exactly what I wanted.
Read moreHow to understand Pinterest SEO to increase traffic to your website
Pinterest can be an amazing source of traffic for your content and products, but it’s pretty different from other social media platforms. And it’s actually not really a social media platform: Pinterest is a visual search engine.
So if you want to make sure you’re best using this amazing platform for your business, you need to focus on SEO strategies. Here are the foundational steps of Pinterest SEO to help you get started.
Read more2 ways to become a world champion of story pitches
There’s a formula to successful freelance story pitches. Here are two tips to get a publication or company to buy your writing work.
Read moreThe unfiltered truth about hustling
The struggle of working off one’s ass (as well as not ending in a preposition) with the sole purpose of more, more, more is, frankly, ugly to me. It didn’t used to be, but now, I’m not impressed by my past self. She seems easily influenced by what she thinks she should be doing instead of what she wants to be doing.
Read moreThe top 5 mistakes new freelance writers make
Every new freelance writer makes mistakes. Uh-ohs, as uncomfortable as they can be, are a necessary part of becoming a better writer.
When you start your new career path, do your best to avoid these top five blunders writers new to freelancing make.
Read moreThe complete guide to outsourcing your content marketing
Consumers are looking to build relationships with brands they trust, and that requires an ongoing conversation -- one that continues on your company blog, in your social feed, over email and beyond.
Many businesses and marketers struggle to keep up with the demand for new content. Outsourcing that content's creation is one solution to continue building customer relationships while keeping your wits about you.
Read moreThe simplest way to keep track of writing submissions
Having an organized way to keep track of your submissions to literary magazines, agents and writing contests means no oopsies in front of people you admire and greater sanity for yourself.
Read moreThe peril in getting everything you want
Everything that happens to us is public these days, and it has me wanting to know myself at the core, without filtering through how my life will be broadcast and who I am as a writer. Who's the self beneath there? I intend to find out.
Read moreHow to have positive client relationships: 5 tips the experts swear by
While most of my clients are pinch-myself-fantastic, I've had my share of unpleasant collaborations. Rather than grumbling on sites where others share the dumb, rude, thoughtless sentences their know-nothing clients have uttered, I've tried to make it a learning opportunity to help attract well-meaning, knowledgeable clients moving forward.
That's why I reached out to five established writers and marketers to get their take on what makes for a positive client relationship.
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