If you write about business, health care or many other subjects, chances are at least once in a while you end up at a convention. Here’s my reporter’s convention survival guide.
Archives for 2009
Survey says: WordCount readers want advice, links & issues
WordCount readers have spoken. At last count, close to 65 of you chimed in on a poll I put up earlier this week asking what you’d like to read more of on WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age. Close to a third (28 percent) said you’re most interested in seeing stories about running a freelance […]
Coming soon – WordCount 2.0
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.
Matt Mullenweg loves WordPress
(Updated with additional info @ 2:11 p.m. 9/23/09) To say Matt Mullenweg loves WordPress is to state the obvious. Mullenweg created the widely used blogging software and runs Automattic, the San Francisco company that offers it as a free platform or a software app you can use to run a self-hosted blog. (Disclaimer: I use […]
WordCount lands on list of top 10 blogs for writers
WordCount: Freelancing in the Digital Age was named to Writing White Papers’ list of Top 10 Blogs for Writers for 2009-10.
Failing to learn
Success isn’t the only thing you can learn from. You can learn from failure too. Sometimes the lessons you learn from failing stick with you more than the ones you learn from winning.