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Write2Market’s 2010 Writing Trends Report
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8 Dec 2009
My hometown writing agency, Atlanta’s own Write2Market, has released their 2010 Writing Trends report. Follow the link for insights from people like Amazon’s Jeff Bezo’s (feel free to boo and hiss right now because of Amazon’s recent treatment of authors) and HARO’s Peter Shankman.
Write2Market has also kindly released the document under a Creative Commons license, so feel free to distribute it to all of your freelance writer pals.
I have always enjoyed Write2Market’s “Freelance Writer or Agency?” page, too, because I think it clearly sums up the difference between agencies and single freelancers and the types of projects they can and should tackle. Do I still go after the big projects? Of course, of course, but this resource is food for thought, especially when trying to land a whale.
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2 Responses to Write2Market’s 2010 Writing Trends Report
Jake P
December 8th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
That is a must-read document, Jenn. Thanks for the link.
Interestingly enough, I don’t know of any writing agencies in the Phoenix market, though I’ve got a friend who’s attempting to start one up. In the meantime, I’m plenty happy being a lone wolf (sorry for the mixed animal metaphor).
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Jenn Escalona
December 8th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
I really enjoyed this document, too. I started to put it aside to read, then curiosity got the better of me and I ended up reading the whole thing as soon as I downloaded it.
I thin you’re lucky that you don’t have an agency in town, but I haven’t noticed them taking any of my business. As their site says, there’s a time to hire a freelancer and a time to hire an agency, and so we both have our place!