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4 Facebook Groups That Will Help You Find Writing Jobs
Before I found my freelance writing niche, I did anything and everything under the sun to find paid writing work. Job boards, content mills, cold emailing… you name it. That journey led me to become a member of over 20 Facebook groups for writers to find leads and information about growing my clientele. Sadly, not all of these groups were fruitful. Many of them were a big waste of time.
Getting Talked Over in Meetings? Try Setting These 5 Ground Rules
One way I learned to help conversations go smoothly was to set ground rules for all participants. Ground rules make the flow of a meeting a collective responsibility, and they help put everyone on the same page.
From that moment on, I decided to approach business meetings the same way, and these five rules changed my meetings for the better.
Shy? Introverted? Here’s How You Can Promote Your Work Online
The internet seems like it should be a haven for introverts. In some ways, it is. But when it comes to online self-promotion tactics, the usual advice (“just put yourself out there!”) still poses a challenge.
Introverts like myself tend to avoid pedestals, and creating newsletters and social media blasts can feel self-aggrandizing in the worst way. Not to mention, participating in live videos and replying to endless messages is still socializing.
4 Sites That Always Have Paying Freelance Writing Gigs
I struggled to find consistent work. Some months I’d be set. Then, the next month the well would dry up, and I’d have to start fighting for gigs again. Finally, I decided to wise up and search for other platforms. That’s how I found these four sites for freelance writers. For the most part, these sites won’t make you rich. However, they are great places to find consistent and interesting writing work. I recommend them if you’re trying to build your portfolio or get some extra side money from home.
Starting a Freelance Writing Business? Get These Documents Ready.
When you start a freelance business of any sort, you find out a lot of useful information through trial and error. 2020 was my first year as a full-time freelancer, and one of my hard-learned lessons was that there are certain documents I need to have ready to keep my business running smoothly.
Using Keeper Tax as a Freelancer - Honest Review
Doing taxes as a freelancer is not fun. Personally, I cross my fingers every year and hope that I’m not doing everything completely wrong (although, TurboTax’s tips have helped a lot). When I saw an ad for Keeper Tax pop up on my social media, I thought, “finally, I’ll have some help!”
As a professional writer and editor, I was skeptical about using a service like Grammarly to check for grammatical errors in my writing. I've seen the work of automatic grammar checkers, and I've been unimpressed. However, I needed to try Grammarly for work, and I was pleasantly surprised.