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Blogger’s Guide To AdSense
If you are a blogger and know the importance of ads, you may have previously heard of AdSense. While excellent writing is crucial to maintaining your readership, ads can play a significant role in obtaining that readership. When you place an appropriate ad in...
How to End A Blog Post: 6 Easy Options
If you're wondering how to end a blog post, there are a few things you should keep in mind. What should you say? Should you do a call to action? Should you write a conclusion? Should you pitch a product? All of these answers might be correct, depending on what your...
Start Pitching: 15 Human Resources Magazines That Pay $$$
Looking for freelance work in the people niche? There’s a healthy supply of human resources magazines out there you can pitch. Since the Great Resignation, people have been updating their resumes, upgrading their skills, and changing careers. Due to this shift,...
Ghostwriting 101: What You Need to Know
At some point in your freelance writing career, you'll come across ghostwriting gigs. You might be wondering what they entail, how they work, and if they're worth pursuing while you're building your writing career. While ghostwriting gigs can be fun and pay well,...
Winning Cold Email: 6 Proven Steps That Will Get You a Response Every Time
Cold emails can suck for everyone – the sender who rarely gets a response, and the recipient who isn't interested, and lets it slowly fade into the second page of their inbox! As ugly as the term ‘cold emailing’ may be, starting a conversation this way doesn't need to...
LinkedIn ProFinder for Freelancers: Will It Help You Find Clients?
When you’re trying to book yourself solid, marketing to get more leads should be your priority. Ever heard of LinkedIn ProFinder?
It’s a tool you can use with your LinkedIn profile to get leads, bid on projects, and potentially land long-term clients.
Sounds good, right? After all, LinkedIn has 433 million users. And it’s a social media platform that’s defined itself as a place for business professionals.
LinkedIn ProFinder launched in 2015 as way to help users find talent and land freelance work. Over the last two years, it’s been widely used by business professionals in many industries. And it’s also gone through a series of changes. Now you’re probably wondering…
Does LinkedIn ProFinder work?
Let’s state the obvious, first. LinkedIn ProFinder is one of many marketing strategies you can use to find clients.
Letters of introduction, query letters, in-person networking, social media marketing, and even cold calling, for example, still work.
If you want to move up, earn more, and make a full-time living as a freelancer, you’ll need to spend a chunk of time marketing consistently.
Want to know if LinkedIn ProFinder can help you land more freelance clients? Here’s what you need to know:
Boundaries for Writers: 4 Pros Share Their Healthy Tips
Do you find yourself stuck writing for clients on days you wanted off, or for rates you don't like? Maybe if you're a newbie, you're worried that you'll get trapped doing a zillion rounds of edits, while your hourly rate goes down the tubes. If you're one of those...
Travel Writing: 10 Globe-Trotter Magazines that Pay Freelance Writers
What if you could mix your global wanderlust with travel writing and get paid? Sounds pretty sweet, right? As the world of work changes, foreign countries offer digital nomad visas, and remote working remains an option. They’ll need to know the best places to go,...
The Ultimate Side Hustle: 11 Best Ways to Earn Money Writing
Being able to make money as a writer might seem like some far-off dream, but it might be more realistic than you imagined. However, there are a lot of options so this article will deep-dive the best ways to earn money writing. Compared to other careers out there,...
A Look Inside Den 2x Success Stories
The Freelance Writers Den is the online community where freelance writers learn how to grow their income -- fast. Inside the community, there are two levels: The Freelance Writers Den is for freelancers who are just getting started, learning the basics, and giving...
Digital Nomad Writer Jobs: 5 Easy Steps to Get Started as a Digital Nomad
Live your dream as a digital nomad! Start by setting up one of these digital nomad writer jobs so you can be ready to live your dream life of travel and adventure!
Can Freelancers Retire? 7 Basic Ways Writers Can Prepare for Retirement
If you have been or want to be a freelance writer, you might have wondered: Can freelancers retire? Yes, they can! I got this question from a reader recently: After a 20+ year career in nonprofit fundraising I've been consulting in the field for the past six years and...
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