Jennifer Escalona tells it like it is
Right after I wrote my two part post on why all good freelance writers need to ask for testimonials, I came across a post on WebWorkerDaily about constructing a client feedback form. This is another route to take in asking for feedback, especially if you are technical or do not want to ask the client [...]
I’ve noticed that many people are finding my blog through searches about Examiner.com, so I thought I would update about my experience with the site. After two weeks, I’m not quite a seasoned veteran yet, but I’m still plugging away as Atlanta’s green business Examiner.
I know what you all want. You want to know how [...]
The other day I came across a blog post by Martha Retallick on FreelanceSwitch that I found absolutely amazing. Actually, nearly every post on FreelanceSwitch is amazing (I smell a Worthy Wednesday coming on!), but this one was particularly amazing because it’s something that freelance writers can use with all new clients to make their [...]
In: Miscellaneous
26 Apr 2009Someone found my blog through searching the phrase “anthropological study of Christmas dinner.”
I suppose it took them here. I’m willing to be my rant against academic cheating post probably wasn’t exactly what they were looking for, but I oh so very glad that they stayed to read anyway. Good luck in your search, random stranger.
Yesterday’s post talked about what to do if you don’t have anyone to give you a testimonial. Part two will talk about what to do if you do.
For a freelancer, the process of asking for a testimonial (or at least, feedback) should be as ubiquitous as sending the invoice. You may be surprised what the [...]
Anybody can slap up a website and claim to be a freelance writer, but clients want proof that you can do what you say you can do. Samples go a long way toward that, but for all a suspicious client knows, they could be plagiarized. Yes, it seems silly that a writer would go to [...]
In: Worthy Wednesday
22 Apr 2009My apologies for the lack of a post yesterday. I was out of town for two days and thought that it would be a breeze to hook up to some wireless internet and post. Little did I know that the F in Florida does not stand for “free,” “flexible” or “fortuitous.”
That said, let’s leave that [...]
First off, there is no right or wrong way to land a freelance writing job. Second, this may or may not work for you. Third, I may not have done it this way if I knew now what I knew then. And fourth, that would have been a shame because my very first client is [...]
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I have to go out of town for a couple days next week. If I were someone’s employee, I could have just cleared it with my boss, slapped an away message up in my [...]
In: Finding Freelance Writing Jobs| Freelance Writing| Site Review
16 Apr 2009Earlier this week I became an Examiner. And now I’m recommending it to all of you, especially those of you who are looking for a way to build a portfolio and dip a tentative toe into the waters of freelance writing.
But first, I’ll offer a little explanation. Examiner.com is a site where locals [...]
Your source for full-time and freelance writing, social media and community management jobs in the Atlanta area and beyond. Subscribe via email or RSS for unadvertised jobs as well as jobs from hidden (and not so hidden) places around the internet. Now with words of wisdom here and there from freelance writing and social media old salt Jennifer Escalona.