Blogs are supposed to be community endeavors. You write something. People read it and respond with their own opinions or experience. But how to get people to leave comments? First you have to get them to your blog. I’m working on that. But once they’ve arrived and read what they’ve come for, how do you […]
Lessons learned: WordCount's 100th blog post
What you’re reading marks the 100th post on this blog, WordCount, which I started as an easy and free way to post my resume and clips online where prospective editors could see them. Very quickly it evolved into a continuing examination of how online media is changing the business of freelance writing. I did a […]
Go online to get business cards in a hurry
I haven’t carried business cards for years. I normally work from home and when I meet people I ask to exchange email addresses, or to add them to my LinkedIn connections. Business cards just didn’t seem important. But I realized I might need them when I went to a Mediabistro.com media networking party a couple […]
Making life work as a writer and mom
Today I’m guest blogging at The Urban Muse, Susan Johnston’s popular freelance writing blog. The subject is how to make life work as a writer and mom. Here’s a little taste: I didn’t set out to be a freelance writer. It’s the compromise I made in order to do it all, be a writer and […]
News University offers online courses and Webinars
I’ve written before about online resources that freelancers can use or classes they can take to improve their writing or multimedia skills or learn new ones. One of the biggest sources of online classes is News University, a project of The Poynter Institute funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Since it […]
Guest post: Going freelance in a down economy
Going out on your own is scary enough, so why would any sane person do it in an economy like this one? Because a bad economy may actually be a good time to start a freelance career. At least that’s what Susan Johnston is hoping. Johnston is a Boston writer and creator of The Urban […]