How to Make Effective CTAs: The 3 Important Components
Calls-to-action. We're confronted with countless CTAs every... single... day. But have you ever noticed why you click on some more than others? Lori Hill explores three tried-and-true tricks to...
View ArticleTweet to the Limit Effectively: 5 Paths for Using Your 280 Characters
All tweets are breaking lose! Lori Hil jumps into the abyss of the new 280-character limit and shows great examples of how users and brands are making the most of it. The post Tweet to the Limit...
View ArticleHow to Position Yourself As an Expert to Advance Your Freelance Career
Positioning yourself as an expert in your field means letting go of trying to reach everyone. While you are growing and developing your personal brand and business, there are essential approaches to...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for Your First Writers’ Conference
Writers' conferences are a great way to learn and network and maybe even make some lifelong friends. But they also take a lot of energy, especially for the introverts among us, so here are tips to make...
View ArticleIt’s a Hot Freelance Life at the Equator: Living Abroad and the Freelancing...
The digital freedom of freelance writing isn't just about laptopping by the pool. It can transform your life. Freelance writer Lori Hil shares her heartfelt story of packing up everything and moving...
View Article3 Keys to Improving Content Marketing for Your Freelance Business
You want to do the best for your clients, but when you are working as a freelancer you are your brand. So how are you marketing yourself? The post 3 Keys to Improving Content Marketing for Your...
View ArticleTop Conferences for Freelance Writers and Creatives in 2019 / 2020
Connect with more creative professionals in the coming year with our guide to the top conferences and events for writers, freelancers and creatives throughout 2019 / 2020. The post Top Conferences for...
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Can a Bot Take Your Writing Job? How to “Out Write” Bots in the Age of AI
Natural language generation… how natural is it? I had to see AI in action for myself. I used a free online essay-writing bot and I have to say, the results were quite disappointing. The first sentence...
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Here’s How to Maximize Your CV Portfolio to Attract Your Ideal Clients
Did you know that people decide if you are trustworthy, smart, and charismatic within seconds of meeting you? (Yes, before you even open your mouth!) Fair or not, how you present yourself to the world...
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Ready to Up Your Freelance Productivity? Here’s Your Transition Strategy
Maybe you’ve heard the quote, “Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet.” Focusing as a freelance writer can be much more challenging than the actual writing. Working...
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How to Choose a Freelance Mentor and Why You Need One
“My mentor said, ‘Let’s go do it,’ not ‘You go do it.’ How powerful when someone says, ‘Let’s!’” — Jim Rohn CEOs and CMOs have mentors. The elite classes of their field have mentors. But what about...
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How to Be a Successful Mentee and Get More Out of Mentorship
Ready to find a great mentor? In a previous post, we talked about how to choose a freelance mentor and why you need one. But getting the right mentor for you is not the end of the work. You need to...
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How to Position Yourself as a Freelance Leader Versus a Freelance Laborer
You know that client. The one who wears you down to a much lower rate, expects you to do revision after revision — at no extra pay of course — and then pays you late every time. (Fortunately, this...
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Take Your Content Writing From a Cappuccino to an Espresso
A white cloud of beautiful luxurious cream swirled atop a rich brew. It’s called a cappuccino. Something many writers are deeply in love with. Because coffee and writing go together like, well cream...
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Think Like an Investigative Journalist to Improve Your Writing
“Either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.” — Benjamin Franklin As freelance writers, we need to do both. If we stay stuck behind our computer screens, writer’s block can come...
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The Creative’s Guide to Writing Persuasive Podcast Descriptions
As with writing anything for your business, you want to attract your people. Not all people. When you are so close to a project it can be hard to think about what to write to draw people in....
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Top 5 Books All Writers Must Read in 2020
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” — Jim Rohn Reading is a wonderful way to educate yourself on numerous topics. Quality authors take their years of...
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The Negative Side Of Growth Hacking and What Works Better
The term Growth Hacking sounds kind of like a get-rich-quick scheme promising fast results with little effort. It does not build a good foundation for your business. Even if you were to experience the...
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How to Optimize Visual Content and Improve Your SEO Rankings
“A picture is worth a thousand words” has become a cliche. But it remains true in many instances, including online media. With so much information flooding the web, pictures, images, memes, GIFs, and...
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How to Post Content on LinkedIn: A Best Practices Guide
Are you utilizing LinkedIn in the best way possible for your business? The answer is for sure not. No one is extracting as much out of LinkedIn as they should. The platform is always changing, new...
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