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How to Deal With Difficult Clients As a Freelance Writer (11 Effective Tactics to Use)

Elna Cain

And this is a high-paying freelance writing project too. It’s not fun since I’ve been freelance writing since 2014, and you would think I wouldn’t be dealing with difficult clients! Fortunately, a month later, they published my post and emailed me that they did publish my post! Leave on a good note.

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Transmedia And Self-Publishing Comics And Graphic Novels With Barry Nugent

The Creative Penn

In the intro, Amazon changes ebook return policy [ Society of Authors ]; Spotify introduces audiobooks [ Spotify ; FindawayVoices ; Publishing Perspectives ]; Neal Stephenson on The Sword Guy podcast. I use Publisher Rocket for researching book titles, categories, and keywords — for new books and for updating my backlist. Show Notes.

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People Round-Up, Mid-August 2023

Publishing Trends

PEOPLE At Twelve , Publisher Sean Desmond has left the company and will join HarperCollins as VP, executive editor in September. The news came in a memo from HCCB President and Publisher, Suzanne Murphy. Jim Milliot , who has been editorial director of Publishers Weekly since 2014, will be retiring at the end of the year.

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10 Content Marketing Metrics to Track (+5 Experts on the Ones that Matter to Them)

Buffer

  Another metric we care a lot about is our content output — we aim to publish new blog content four times a week, Monday through Thursday.  We saw amazing organic website traffic results in our peak publishing years, 2014 to 2018. In 2014, we published 422 articles — eight blog posts a week!

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The Fastest Way to Build Your Freelance Writing Business (Even With Thousands of Layoffs)

Elna Cain

When I started in 2014, I made many freelancing mistakes. One time I just forgot to invoice a client because I didn’t have a project management system. Find videos that were recently published and check out their description. Another time, I wasn’t communicating with the right person for content.

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3 Things I Wish I Did as a New Freelance Writer

Freelance Writing Jobs

Have you ever gotten halfway through a project before realizing there was a much better way of doing it? That’s what happened to me, except that instead of a single project it was seven years of working as a writer. Build a Published Portfolio. What’s so special about published work? The prominence of the publisher.

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Is Freelance Writing the Best Online Business to Start With?

Elna Cain

This wouldn’t be possible if I didn’t start freelance writing in 2014. Sure, there are standards in rates for freelance writing projects , but really, you can set your own freelance rate based on what you need and the value you provide. Are you familiar with project management tools? A Portfolio. My swipe files.

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