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WordCount Redux: The 500 blog posts that changed my life

By Michelle V. Rafter on August 8, 2011 | 9 Responses

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While I’m away this week, enjoy some WordCount posts that didn’t get the attention they deserved the first go around. This one: how blogging changed my career.

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Posted in Blogs | Tagged 500th blog post, blogs for writers, why freelancers should blog | 9 Responses

A 10-step guide to making time to blog

By Michelle V. Rafter on April 28, 2010 | 2 Responses

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If you’re devoting more time to blogging, you risk eating into time spent on other work or your non-work life. Here are 10 suggestions for how to do it all.

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Posted in Blogs | Tagged blogathon, blogs for writers, how to blog every day, WordCount Blogathon 2010, writers who blog | 2 Responses

5 reasons why you should obsess over blog stats

By Michelle V. Rafter on November 30, 2009 | 11 Responses

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How often do you check your blog stats? Once a week? A day? An hour? I’ve been known to obsess over blog traffic, especially if I’ve written something I think is especially profound and want to make sure the whole world shares my opinion. Checking your blog’s traffic stats is actually quite useful, and not [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Technology, Writing | Tagged blog stats, blog traffic, blogging tips, blogs for writers, freelance blogs, why freelancers should blog | 11 Responses

WordCount recommended reading for Nov. 6

By Michelle V. Rafter on November 6, 2009 | Leave a response

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A roundup of my favorite blog posts on journalism, writing and freelancing from the week of Nov. 2-6, 2009.

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Posted in Freelancing, Media Business, Writing | Tagged blogs for writers, Freelance writing tips, Writer's Digest, writing resources | Leave a response

Best of WordCount: The Collector’s Edition

By Michelle V. Rafter on October 31, 2009 | 1 Response

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WordCount’s Best of WordCount page has 30+ of the award-winning freelance writing blog’s most popular posts, covering writing, the freelance business, and more.

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Media Business, Writing | Tagged blogs for writers, freelance writing, WordCount | 1 Response

Coming soon – WordCount 2.0

Coming soon – WordCount 2.0

By Michelle V. Rafter on September 26, 2009 | 7 Responses

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Just as freelancers have to change to keep up with the times, WordCount does too. In short order, expect the blog to sport a new look as well as some revamped content and other additions.

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Online news, Writing | Tagged blogs for writers, freelance writing, updating your blog, WordCount, WordCount blog | 7 Responses

Freelance link love for week of May 17

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 17, 2009 | 1 Response

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Here’s what I’m reading this week. First, from my fellow bloggers participating in the 2nd Annual WordCount Blogathon: Organization. It’s an art, really. – Tips for work and life from freelance writer Danielle Buffardi’s blog, Horrible Sanity. Partner with others – Nobody said writing had to be a solitary pursuit. Sometimes it helps to have [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Language, Workplace Issues, Writing | Tagged Blogs, blogs for writers, freelance writers, freelance writing, WordCount blogathon | 1 Response

Dear writer, please don't stop blogging

By Michelle V. Rafter on March 2, 2009 | 7 Responses

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Dear Michelle, Yours is a wonderful site. I’d started a rather lame attempt at a blog for freelancers, but yours is so thorough and engaging that I’m taking mine down. Congratulations on a really first-rate blog. Dan Baum Dear Dan, Thank you. But please reconsider your decision to take down your blog. I looked and [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Careers, Web 2.0, Writing | Tagged blogs for writers, reasons writers should blog, why freelancers need a blog, why writers should have a blog, writers with blogs | 7 Responses

Should writers blog about juicy subjects or save them for story pitches?

By Michelle V. Rafter on August 25, 2008 | Leave a response

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Any writer with a blog has faced this dilemma: when a juicy tidbit or great story comes your way, do you blog about it or save it for a query? Freelance writer and blogger Michelle Goodman tackles this question in a recent entry to her blog, The Anti 9-to-5 Guide. Goodman wisely suggests saving your [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Freelancing, Writing | Tagged blog topics, blogs for writers, freelance writers who have blogs, freelance writing, pitch a story or write a blog post | Leave a response

Best of WordCount recap

By Michelle V. Rafter on August 11, 2008 | 1 Response

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In case you missed it, while I was on vacation last week, I ran some of the most popular posts from WordCount’s back issues. Take a look: Online resources for writers – Help navigating the world of Web-based resources for writers, including top Web 2.0 tools, what writers should know about SEO and how to [...]

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Posted in Blogs, Careers, Freelancing, Technology, Web 2.0, Writing | Tagged blogging basics for writers, blogs for writers, career development for freelancers, Michelle Vranizan Rafter, online resources for writers, tips for improving your writing, WordCount | 1 Response

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Welcome to WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age. You'll see new material Monday through Friday on writing basics, blogging, freelancing, tech tools for writers andQ&As with media professionals. If you're looking for a place to start, check out the Greatest Hits page, with 101 of my most popular posts. Don't miss the weekly recommended reading for writers or my Twitter chat the last Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. Pacific time at #wclw. I also host the annual WordCount Blogathon, a community challenge to post every day in May. Use the Subscribe button to add WordCount to your blog reader or get it delivered directly in your email inbox. Got a question? Email wordcountfreelance@gmail.com.

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