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Social media management can run anywhere from $500 / month to $5,000 / month and up. It can include anything from social media consulting, to putting together social media profiles, to curating and writing content, to maintaining social media platforms, and more. And one of the main questions that comes up when we talk about …
The start of a new year can be a fresh start for so many other areas of your life! And when you’re trying to organize your life and be your best self, one of the things you can focus on is to simplify your to-do list. Top five tips to simplify your to-do list: 1) …
It’s the new year! While you might have resolutions or goals planned for you for the upcoming months, have you thought about ways that you can improve your blog? Whether you want your blog to look a little cleaner and more professional, you’re hoping to turn your blog into a book, or you’re just tired …
It’s the start of a new year—have you made any New Year’s resolutions? How about setting business goals? While I’m all about choosing a word for the year, I also like the idea of setting business goals for yourself throughout the year—especially for freelancers and home-based business owners! It’s a fun way to see the …
When people find out I am a freelancer, or when they ask me how my freelance work is going, 95% of the time they will shake their heads and say, I couldn’t do what you do. I just don’t have the discipline to work from home and be my own boss. Grab your business goal …
As our last Saturday blog post of the year for this blog, I wanted to do a little round-up of a few useful articles written here over the years on using language. These tips are helpful for putting a sentence together and proofreading your own work, so if you’re looking to brush up on your …
I’ve been blogging for more than six years, which means that every day I am inundated with requests from PR agencies and companies wanting me to promote their products and services. For some of it, I am delighted to partner on! But there are other things that irk me, and I wanted to share this …
I recently received an email from someone who is new to editing and wants to start freelancing. They were hoping I could provide some advice – and you know me; I love sharing what I’ve learned (and learning new things from others, too!). The question: I am just wondering if you would be willing to …
NaNoWriMo has come and gone, but if you’re still looking for inspiration for your writing, look no further! These five tips for getting inspired to write will help you come up with new story ideas (or refresh a current story you’re working on): 1) Get outside for some fresh air. Take a little notebook and …
Some of you might find the below infographic interesting! I’d love to know your thoughts: what do you think an online article should cost? Personally I tend to feel that around $100 / article is the “sweet spot” for a brand-new writer, and $150 — $200 / article is more appropriate for an advanced writer, …
I started my blog in 2008 and have been blogging for clients for years. Blogs can be a great deal of fun and an awesome way to share and connect with, and learn from, others. That being said, sometimes it can be tricky to actually manage your blog(s)! Blog management might be one of the …
I’ve been spending nearly all of my spare time reading, the past few weeks. Partly this is because I realized I wasn’t reading nearly as much as I wanted to (Netflix is a glorious and dangerous creature), and partly this is because I received a belated birthday gift of a pile of books (squee!), and …
Normally I’m not a “holiday gift list” kind of blogger—I always get a kick out of seeing them on other people’s blogs, but it’s generally just not my thing. However, I have recently come across a number of really cool things and had to share them, along with some classic gift ideas. Get them for …
Read FAQ About the Freelance Life: Part One by clicking here! The below are some of the questions that inevitably arise during conversation with non-freelancers. I love getting questions about my freelance life – it’s certainly not for everyone, but it’s important that everyone understand that it’s an option that might work for them (and …
Writing is a skill we can always get better at – and practice is something that definitely helps improve our skill! Here are a few tips for how to practice writing to improve your skills at it: Try writing for a genre or in a style you have never done before. If you generally write …