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December 28, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

From me to you: Seth Godin’s ‘What Matters Now’

In his 82-page free e-book What Matters Now, Internet marketer Seth Godin asked 70 big thinkers for one word people should focus on in 2010. The results: inspiring.

Filed Under: Books, Economy Tagged With: economy in 2010, inspiration for 2010, Seth Godin, Seth Godin free e-book, What Matters Now

December 18, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

Lessons learned from a year on Twitter

Here are some lessons learned from my first year on the Twitter, 17 in honor of joining on Dec. 17, 2008.

Filed Under: Social Networks, Writing Tagged With: how to use Twitter, Twitter, Twitter for writers, writers on Twitter

December 16, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

Too pooped to post

Lately, I’ve been so busy with my editing day job the only thing related to this blog I’ve been doing is thinking. I’m too pooped to post.

Filed Under: Media Business Tagged With: digital media trends, Editors, freelance writing, freelance writing blogs, media incubator, nut graph

December 8, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

25 reasons editors don’t get back to writers faster

Why editors don’t respond faster to queries or even finished manuscripts rarely has to do with the writer. The real reason: they’re busy.

Filed Under: Editors, Freelancing, Media Business Tagged With: Editors, freelance writing, how to be a good editor

November 30, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

AOL’s news initiative: freelance friend or foe?

It remains to be seen whether AOL’s online news endeavor will turn out to be a legitimate market for freelance work, or give new meaning to the term bad seed.

Filed Under: Editors, Freelancing, Media Business, Online news, Technology Tagged With: AOL, content aggregators, Online news, Seed.com, the future of news

November 30, 2009 By Michelle V. Rafter

5 reasons why you should obsess over blog stats

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 […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Freelancing, Technology, Writing Tagged With: blog stats, blog traffic, blogging tips, blogs for writers, freelance blogs, why freelancers should blog

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