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25 Must-Have Freelance Writing Newsletters to Gain a Job

Elna Cain

He shares a bunch of freelance writing projects every week. She started freelance writing before me (in 2012) and she was one of the first writers I followed back in the day. He also a weekly pitch list of 50+ publications and resources for writers. Akhil also shares resources that he feels will help writers like books and guides.

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The 10 Richest Young Internet Entrepreneurs

Income Diary

After leaving Facebook, he founded Asana, a productivity company that helps teams manage their tasks and projects. Kevin Systrom sold Instagram to Facebook for $1 billion in cash and stock in 2012. An interesting fact abou t Tony Xu: He initially started DoorDash as a class project at Stanford University.

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How I Start Writing Promptly, Without Relying on Willpower

Enchanting Marketing

Or, when I’m working on a bigger project, I know what the next section should contain. I just wrote my first blog post in November 2012, and then started the next. Next, I know how to continue the next day. I may have an outline for writing a first draft. Or I have a first draft I want to revise. And when I start a new article?

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The Story of Orsted: An Oil Company Turned Green

Blogtrepreneur

It faced criticism in 2006 because it participated in a contentious oil drilling project in Greenland. In 2012, it changed its name to Orsted, named after the Danish physicist Hans Christian Orsted, who was responsible for discovering electromagnetism. However, the organisation encountered numerous difficulties at this time.

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Writing Storybooks with Inspiration from the Storybook Capitol of America in Abilene, Texas

Melanie Saxton

Imagine her surprise while sightseeing in Abilene, Texas, and stumbling across The Storybook Sculpture Project. Cat in the Hat Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2012 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: The Cat in the Hat Author/Illustrator: Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel Location: Everman Park.

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What Taylor Swift’s Vault Tracks Can Teach You About Not Killing Your Darlings

Jane Friedman

These scraps that say something beautiful or important to you, but don’t ultimately fit in your current work-in-progress, can still have serious value for another project down the road. Specifically, they show us what it can look like to save “scraps” for later projects. Not buying it? But did she trash the song?

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How to Get Your Startup Funded in 4 Easy Steps

Quick Sprout

Different types of investors, which we’ll discuss shortly, will need to see financial projections before they even consider giving you a dime. Do your best to include financial projections for the next three to five years. Time to call in that favor and get some feedback about your projections. You just need to look for it.

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