This post is by guest blogger Michelle V. Rafter, owner of the fabulous WordCount blog. Thanks, Michelle!
Last September I was getting ready to start writing again after spending most of the previous seven years at home with my kids. I was totally out of touch with the freelance world and way behind on the subjects …
Sep 22, 2008 Advice, Cool tools, Networking
A lot of new writers ask me what supplies and equipment you need to get started as a freelance writer. Here’s my list for the first-timer:
A laptop. You want to live the freelancing lifestyle, working wherever you happen to be? You’ll need a laptop, preferably with wireless Internet access. I have a MacBook, which I …
Sep 15, 2008 Advice, Cool products, Cool tools, Organization
I’ve been noticing a lot of freelancers complaining, some bitterly, about Peter Shankman’s Help a Reporter Out service, also known as HARO. The common theme of complaints is the volume of off-target responses reporters get from potential story sources.
(For the record, I don’t know Shankman, I’ve never used HARO, and I rarely use Profnet, another …
Sep 12, 2008 Cool tools, Sources
I’ve been reading a lot about productivity and thinking about how I can be more productive in my freelance career. In April, Diana wrote “10 Productivity Hacks for Freelancers.” Here are seven more.
1. Delegate. Delegate tasks to your spouse or kids, especially when you’re under a tight deadline and need all the help you can …
Aug 31, 2008 Advice, Cool tools, Observations, Organization, productivity
I found a fabulous site this a.m. called Mygazines where you can browse current issues of many popular magazines. I found September issues of everything from Dwell and Parenting, to Oxygen and Men’s Journal. How it works: site visitors scan and upload current issues of magazines, which can then be read via the site’s “reader” …
Aug 20, 2008 Cool tools
