Freelancing

Read about the posts about the category Freelancing of How to be a copywriter by Copywriter Collective.

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Can the Job Hunt Be…Fun?

I left my job [a few months ago].I was surrounded by talented, wonderful people and don’t regret my time there (so much so that I’m now freelancing with them), but ultimately, it just wasn’t the right role for me.So here I am,…
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Creative Play and Rejecting The Don Draper School of Idea Generation

What does it mean to be “creative”? To be an “ideas person”? Or to be “artistic”? They’re just words aren’t they? Devoid of any real meaning. As a Contenty-copywriter type, I often (to my delight) get pulled into creative…
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Why referral marketing is the best marketing

As a freelancer, one of the best ways of marketing your business is through referral marketing relationships with complementary services or products. The key here is to do your research and make sure you partner with like-minded people.As…
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How to Find Your Genius in a Digital World

“I have to make a hard choice”.The statement caught me by surprise. It was just the start of a long train trip. But she now had my attention.This was a moment of brutal honesty that doesn’t happen often. But it made me sit up and…
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Agency Copywriting Versus Low-Cost Freelance Websites

On sites such as freelance.com and upwork.com, you’ll find countless writers of good English happy to write your copy for as little as .10/word. Some who write from countries in South Asia or elsewhere will work for even less. Many are native…
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12 Marketing Automation Hacks That Will Surprise You and Boost Your Business Growth

Automate or die.It might sound dramatic, but it’s the digital reality we live in.If you want to leave your mark on this world as a blogger, virtual entrepreneur or online startup – you need to automate a big chunk of your marketing.…
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Web Writing Versus Writing for Print

Web writing and writing for print are two different mediums.Copywriting for print leads to a tangible piece, produced on paper. Online writing, on the other hand, is delivered to a computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.But more…
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Why Writers Need Readers

When I was in grade 12, the final year of high school in Australia where I grew up, we were given a year-long writing assignment in English class.We had to spend the entire year researching and writing about a topic, then by the end of final…
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Content marketing 2.0: How To Create Pillar Articles In Today’s New Media Obsessed World

Many years ago I coined the phrase “Pillar Article” or sometimes called, “Pillar Content“, to describe how to create great blog content.To my surprise, it really caught on in the blogging about blogging community and many thousands…
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Five tips to build a freelance portfolio that will get you work

Need to show off your freelance talents and win over potential new clients? Read five tips to help you build a freelance portfolio that will get you work. You could be the best freelancer on the entire planet, but nobody will know that if…
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Bad News For Copywriters and Businesses

I would never ever suggest to my clients that they pay me per word. By its very nature, it encourages quantity over quality. Plain and simple.I can waffle for England when I want to; anyone who reads these blogs will know it’s very easy…
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10 ways you can use LinkedIn to find freelance clients

Everyone knows that LinkedIn is a useful platform for recruiters and job seekers. But what about freelancers? Read 10 ways you can use LinkedIn to find freelance clients.As a former freelancer myself, I am very aware of the benefits of…