4 Advantages Introverts Have in Content Marketing
An introvert, as opposed to extrovert, is someone who is more suited to being alone or in one-on-one social engagements, and who finds communicating with large numbers of people draining and difficult....
View Article8 College Majors That Make You a Great Content Writer
Some people know what they’ve wanted to do with their lives since they were young, but for others, the choice isn’t so obvious. To exacerbate the problem, you’re taxed with choosing what you want to do...
View Article5 Secrets to Discovering Customer Pain Points
Many businesses create a product by discovering a need or a hole in the market and filling it with a product. That works wonderfully for inventing a new product or service, or improving upon existing...
View Article10 Ways to Create Content During a Vacation
You’ve worked hard to build your website from the ground up. The number of visitors grows everyday, and engagement across your social media platforms looks good. After all the hours tweaking and...
View ArticleThe Importance of Content Communities
A content community is, in essence, a network of people who discuss a particular industry and key issues or developments in that industry. Any business or brand that consistently curates and shares...
View ArticleHow to Mentally Reset and Improve Productivity
When you’re feeling stressed and overwhelmed, it’s hard to get motivated and to produce quality results. Whether you’re trying to complete a big task or you need to think creatively to solve a problem,...
View Article7 Things a Freelancer Wonders about a Project
When you hire a content creator, you have questions about the process. It’s only natural. The same is true of freelancers that you hire. The person on the other end of the buyer/seller dynamic, the...
View ArticleSavage Content, Fam: Is Slang Appropriate in Content Marketing?
Using slang comes so easily to young people, and if that’s how they like to communicate, why shouldn’t brands use it, too? The question is complicated, because lots of brands do use slang with mixed...
View ArticleStaying Professional and Mature While Working from Home
Your editor just asked you to change your great article into a lousy one. A tiny error in a bank transfer is delaying your order for at least a week. Your promising freelance client inexplicably went...
View ArticleWhy Work-at-Home Moms Make for Great Freelancers
Work-at-home moms often get overlooked for freelance jobs. People mistakenly think they are too distracted, not serious enough, or incapable of doing more than cooing at their babies. The truth is...
View ArticleRenegotiating Freelance Rates for 2017
Ok, it’s time for a check-in. February has come and gone. How’re you doing on your 2017 resolutions? Each year, many creatives decide that their resolution is to raise their freelance rates. Then they...
View ArticleCommunity Spotlight: Debunking the Myth: Freelance Writers are Mind Readers
Freelance writing as a career choice can be both fulfilling and stressful. The two emotions go together when writers face the same situations every day. Writers refer one of those situations as “mind...
View ArticleCreative Spotlight: Your Freelance Horoscope for 2017
You see those horoscope forecasts that tell you what your year looks like based on what astrological sign you were born under. Normally, you’d pass them up, but think again. Could these horoscopes make...
View ArticleTips for Getting Started as a Freelance Writer
Working as a freelance writer has become one of hottest careers available for people looking for a non-traditional job away from the everyday stress of working for a brick and mortar establishment....
View ArticleCreative Spotlight: Should You Really Only Write What You Know?
Anyone who has written or studied writing for a while likely knows the classic advice: “Write what you know.” It’s most often said about creative writing, and is used to tell the writer to use current...
View ArticleCreative Spotlight: How to Stay Disciplined Working at Home
Header Image via Flickr by Ray_LAC Dreaming of becoming your own boss? Of course you are. Freelancers who work at home can take meetings in their pajamas and lunch in their kitchens, not to mention...
View ArticleCreative Spotlight: The Art of Punctuation
Few pet peeves are more prevalent than grammar Nazism. Whether you’re a writer, editor, or neither, you’ve likely cringed at a social media post that said “your” when “you’re” was the correct choice....
View ArticleCreative Spotlight: How to Think Like a Content Marketer When You’re Really a...
If you’re a freelance writer, you want to know The Secret. You’re in good company. To be sure, there are over 4 million freelance writers in the United States alone, and we’d all like to make more...
View ArticleCreative Spotlight: 9 Things That Will Sabotage Your Freelance Business
A lot of writers believe they can write when the inspiration moves them. They have difficulty adhering to deadlines and shy away from agreeing to due dates. If you’re thinking about joining the 53...
View ArticleCreative Spotlight: How to Build a Fast Track Record as a Freelancer
Competition for freelance work is fierce. Whenever a quality job posts, you may face hundreds of applicants for the position. How can you possibly convince clients to choose you over someone with...
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