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Archives for 2010

March 29, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

Online brand design overhaul: the new me

There are plenty of reasons a writer should have an online brand, and a good-looking one at that. Here are the reasons I spent time and money redoing mine.

Filed Under: Blogs, Careers, Freelancing, Technology Tagged With: building a freelance writing brand, Freelance writing tips, personal branding for writers, personal branding tips

March 25, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

Taxes for freelancers: why it pays to analyze your 2009 income

During tax season, analyze last year’s income to see what you did right and where you went wrong so this year you can repeat your victories and avoid your mistakes.

Filed Under: Economy, Freelancing, My stories, Workplace Issues, Writing Tagged With: freelance income, freelance writing business, taxes, taxes for freelancers

March 24, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

WordCount poll: what’s your word count?

What’s your word count? Take this poll to share the average number of words you produce a week.

Filed Under: Freelancing, Writing Tagged With: average weekly word count for a writer, freelance word count, word count

March 22, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

WordCount Q&A: Suite101 CEO Peter Berger, and a question of quality

WordCount interviews Suite101 CEO Peter Berger, on how the Vancouver, BC, company is a different kind of content site, one that emphasizes quality over quantity.

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: content farms, content milld, Demand Media, Peter Berger, Suite101

March 19, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

Recommended reading for March 19, 2010

To learn what good online storytelling is all about, check out this year’s National Magazine Awards for Digital Media.

Filed Under: Media Business Tagged With: 2010 National Magazine Awards for Digital Media, American Society of Magazine Editors, multimedia skills for writers, online stories, Tablet, Yale Environment 360

March 17, 2010 By Michelle V. Rafter

The luck of the Irish wasn’t just luck

On St. Patrick’s Day when everybody’s feeling a little Irish, think about the luck you make for yourself.

Filed Under: Careers, Freelancing, Writing Tagged With: being lucky, Freelance writing tips, hard work and luck, luck of the Irish, St. Patrick's Day

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