Jennifer Escalona tells it like it is
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 [...]
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 [...]
When I’m not furiously writing for money or good grad school grades, I’m also working with the Georgia Writer’s Association helping out with their monthly meetings. Now, if you aren’t a member of any local writer’s associations, I recommend looking one up. Ours usually has a reading and/or a speaker useful to your writing career, [...]
I recently had my world rocked when it comes to the way I write proposals. So, I propose to you an addendum to my earlier “The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Writing Proposal Letters.”
The world rocking commenced as I read the Introduction to Writing Winning Business Proposals: Your Guide to Landing the Client, Making the Sale, & [...]
I am swamped with work. Literally swamped. So swamped I’m sure there must be an alligator in here some place. Not to mention I also have a presentation due in my Grant Writing class tonight, and I’m nervous as, well… a writer who probably has an alligator lurking somewhere in her apartment. All gators aside, [...]
In my post The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Writing Proposal Letters, I blithely advised to read all ads carefully before applying. I guess it’s time I took my own advice, huh? I misread an ad earlier this week that almost led to quite a bit of wasted time on my part.
I read that a freelancing [...]
Often, I’ll see a freelance writing job posted, know that I would be great at it, and wish I could just write “Hey, check me out, I can do this. Let’s get started!” Unfortunately, unless you have a Senate seat to give away, the business of getting business has never worked that way for anybody, [...]
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