This is a guest post by Marla Beck.
Getting stuck sending out your queries or letters of introduction? Time to solve your marketing pitfalls! Follow along and soon you’ll be ready to land better freelance writing assignments.
Pitfall #1: “I hate marketing.”
In six years of coaching freelancers, I’ve never met anyone who resisted …
Oct 13, 2011 Advice, Marketing, Query letters
I get a lot of assignments — I have to, as I’m the main breadwinner for my family! Since 1997, I’ve written for more than 130 magazines (the vast majority of them multiple times) and close to 30 corporate clients.
Writers often write to me asking why they aren’t getting assignments, and I know they expect …
Feb 21, 2011 Advice, Marketing, Query letters
Last week I started a new blog feature where I dish about what rules writers can break — and why. For the first installment, I talked about why you should ignore writer’s guidelines. This edition: Why you should also ignore those generic e-mail boxes some magazines set up for queries.
Students of my Write for Magazines …
Feb 10, 2011 Advice, Break This Rule, Editors, Marketing, Query letters
I answer your burning freelancing questions on the blog. If you have a question, e-mail it to me at lindaformichelli@gmail.com. Have a lot of questions? Consider signing up for a phone mentoring session.
Alyssa asks: What if the magazine you’re querying asks for clips specific to that niche, and you’ve only written for other types …
Jan 31, 2011 Advice, Query letters, You Ask, We Answer
I’ve been a full-time freelancer since 1997, and in the last 13 years I’ve come up with tons of little tips and tricks for getting more assignments, writing faster, and generally making the freelancing life easier. Here are my top 13.
1. Stop a Rambler
At the end of almost every interview I ask, “Is there anything …
Dec 27, 2010 Advice, Interviewing, Marketing, Motivation, Observations, productivity
