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January 8, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

Online News Assn. offers free Semantic Web seminar for writers

The Online News Association is teaming up with Poynter Institute’s News University to offer four training Webinars for writers interested in updating their skills. The first is a class on semantic Web specifically tailored to journalists and it’s free to ONA members. Non-members pay $29.95. Discover Your Missing Links: The Semantic Web will take place […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Online news, Technology, Web 2.0, Writing Tagged With: Diane Burley, News University, Online News Association, Semantic Web

January 7, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

New Portland WordPress user group to meet Jan. 15

Portland bloggers who use WordPress are set to gather for the city’s first WordPress user group meeting on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The meeting takes place at CubeSpace, the inner S.E. Portland workspace community for writers, programmers and other independently employed people. According to the organizers, the meeting will cover: Getting […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Oregon, Technology Tagged With: CubeSpacePDX, WordPress blogs, WordPress Portland user group

January 6, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

My freelance writing resolutions for 2009

I am behind. I am still working on a story that I wanted to get done by Dec. 31 so I could bill for it during 2008. I am writing this blog post at 8:50 a.m. when I’d originally intended to pre-write and post it by 5 a.m. The Christmas trees (yes, plural, we go […]

Filed Under: Careers, Freelancing Tagged With: good habits for writers, New Year's resolutions, resolutions for freelancers, resolutions for writers, work smarter not harder

January 5, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

Top WordCount posts of 2008

Hello 2009! New Year’s Day marked WordCount’s first anniversary.  Last year was good for both of us and I’m can’t wait to see what happens in 2009. Before then, here’s a look back at the top WordCount posts of 2008, based on the total number of page views. Some interesting things about the most popular […]

Filed Under: Blogs, My stories, Web 2.0 Tagged With: Blogs, top blog posts, WordCount blog

January 2, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

Best of WordCount – Beat the recession

While I’m on vacation this week, I’ll be rerunning some of the best WordCount posts of the year. Look for new posts, including my predictions for the top digital media personalities to watch in 2009, starting January 5. Happy New Year! Today’s reruns: how writers can beat the recession. Top 10 digital media trends of […]

Filed Under: Careers, Economy, Freelancing, Workplace Issues Tagged With: advice for beating bad economy, freelance writing, freelancing in bad times, writing about the economy

January 1, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

Best of WordCount – Write like a pro

While I’m on vacation this week, I’ll be rerunning some of the best WordCount posts of the year. Look for new posts, including my predictions for the top digital media personalities to watch in 2009, starting January 5. Happy New Year! Today’s reruns: how to improve your writing. 25 tips for better freelance writing Good […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, Workplace Issues, Writing Tagged With: be a better writer, freelance writing, how to write better, writing tips

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