Author Archives: Yo Prinzel

About Yo Prinzel

Yo Prinzel is a series 7, 66 and 2-15 licensed financial writer. She has written for a number of publications and websites including Advisor Today, the International Travel Insurance Journal (ITIJ), the Savings Bank Life Insurance Company (SBLI), Money Smart Radio, and FINRA reviewed financial newsletters. She moonlights as a fiction and entertainment writer and is a member of The National Writers Union and co-creator of Freelance Theater. You can find her on Twitter as @YoFinanceWriter. Subscribe to my posts (only posts from this author).

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The Evolution of You

By on November 15th, 2010

As you grow in your freelance writing career, you will evolve. You’ll evolve as an individual, as a writer, and as a business owner. As this evolution takes place, you will notice that the things you once found satisfying don’t …

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Should Writers Create Newsletters for Marketing?

By on October 15th, 2010

As home-sitting, coffee-swilling, glasses and pajama-wearing writer types, we have to be super serious about our marketing efforts or our businesses will cease to be. Mostly this is because the people that we see everyday—our pets, children and spouses—make horrible …

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Posted in Business / Career, Finding Work, Marketing |

To Specialize or Not To Specialize

By on September 15th, 2010

One of the biggest debates on the freelance writing range is the debate about whether it is better to be a specialty writer focusing on one niche or a generalist writer with a diverse selection of topics to possibly cover. …

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What’s Up with This Trend: Freelance Writers as Social Networkers

By on August 15th, 2010

The other day I had a conversation with an old coworker and I was trying to encourage him to start a social networking business. This friend is not a writer but he is a fun, smart and witty conversationalist who …

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Posted in Business / Career, Finding Work, Freelance Writing Jobs |

Demand Media Strikes Back at PBS and Writers Everywhere – Yawn

By on July 30th, 2010

Many of you probably caught this post on PBS.org about content farms last week. When I read it, I found it very interesting that Demand Media turned down the opportunity to be interviewed for the piece. Usually, they can’t be …

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