09/01/2008 Writing Jobs and Links
September 1, 2008 by J.C. Hewitt
Today’s Writing Job Roll
Freelance Government Technical Writer — Arlington, VA
Freelance Interactive Copywriter — New York
Publishing Assistant — New York, NY
Freelance Insurance Blogger — Virtual
Freelance Mobile Phone Blogger — Virtual
Editor/Proofreader — Los Angeles, CA
Copy Editor — Beverly Hills, CA
Editor, Community Magazine — Illinois
Ghost Blogger and Journalist, Real Estate — Austin, TX
Technical Writer — Coppell, TX
Freelance Beauty Blogger — Denver, CO
Technical Writer — Portland, OR
Editorial Assistant — Boston, MA
Today’s Job and Writing Links
Speed: A Freelancer’s Best Friend: Fast writers make more money because they have time to work on more stuff. Got it?
5 Easy Ways to Get Clients Fast! My advice is to pick up the phone. Active works faster than passive.
Building Company Blogs: What Should You Charge? Blogging for businesses is not only lucrative, it’s alliterative. You can’t beat that.
Eight Things NOT to Rely on as a Freelancer: Thank god it doesn’t include, “don’t rely on advice from blogs”. I’m still trying to keep that one a secret . . . oops.
CreateSpace Is Amazon Is Book Surge: A basic rule of business is that any company allowed to dominate a market will turn evil.
7 More Productivity Hacks for Writers: I need to get one of those cards. Then all I will need are goals to put on that card, and I’ll be ready to rock.
Corporate Jungle: Communication Survival Kit: Amy Derby compares corporations to animals. if only they were that logical.
Six Easy Ways to Keep Your Clients Happy: I was hoping for some mention of cuddling, but the advice is still good.
Random Thought of the Day
I bought It’s Not Funny If I Have To Explain It, a collection of Dilbert comics in which Scott Adams comments on his strips. I gave myself a back spasm because I laughed so hard. It was totally worth it.
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Thanks for the link, John. Hope you’re enjoying this fine Monday.
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As always, thanks for the link… and yes, but it’s not only companies that dominate the market… domination of any sort seems to lead to evil… wasn’t there a prince that wrote something about that?
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@ Amy
It has actually been quite a nice weekend. Sometimes it is better not to have plans.
@ Anne
True, but with great power comes great irresponsibility.
Thanks for the link, John. Well,, I think some clients would beat me off with a stick if I try cuddling. I did meet one client in person after working with him for six or so years and we hugged!
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