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30 Ways to Build Your Writer Platform

By on January 25th, 2010

We already talked about what a writer platform is, but what does (or can) a writer platform actually consist of? Your writer platform probably won’t look exactly like mine, and it won’t look like those of your colleagues necessarily. There are no tools or tactics that you must use, although there are some that are used more commonly than others. It’s up to you to choose the things you’re most comfortable with, which will also appeal to your own target market. 30 Ways to Build a Writer Platform Here are 30 ways to build your writer platform, starting today: Setup …

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To Query or Not to Query: Part Six

By on June 25th, 2009

Today we’re finishing up our interview series with our guests: Chris Bibey, Angela Booth, Jenna Glatzer, Kristen King, Allena Tapia, and Anne Wayman. I asked each guest to share some parting words of wisdom or advice for other freelance writers. I hope you’ll find it a fitting close to our series. Here’s what they had to say: Chris Bibey 1. Be willing to speak with anybody and everybody. Too many freelance writers avoid phone calls and personal meetings. If a client wants to talk on the phone, go for it. This is how you build long lasting relationships. 2. Ask …

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To Query or not to Query: Part Five

By on June 22nd, 2009

This week we’ll be finishing our series with successful freelancers, where we’ve been talking about queries, platforms, and finding freelance writing jobs. A major aspect of query-free freelancing is building a writer platform–your visibility and demand. There are many possible elements to a writer platform such as blogs, a professional website, published books, microblogging (Twitter), and speaking engagements. (If you’d like more examples, check out our past post listing 30 ways to build your writer platform.) I asked our guests what they considered to be the most important aspect of a writer platform, based on the most effective elements of …

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To Query or Not to Query: Part Four

By on June 19th, 2009

In part three of our series, our guests told you flat out what they thought of querying, and how important they considered the query process in building freelance writing careers. Before that, we found out how our guests land most of their freelance writing jobs these days. And today we’ll turn back the clock and find out how each of these writers landed gigs during the early parts of their careers (yep, they were newbies too!). I asked them whether or not they spent much time early on thinking about things like building a platform or networking, or if they …

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What is a Writer Platform?

By on May 22nd, 2009

You’ll see me talk a lot about building a writer platform here at QueryFreeFreelancer.com, but what exactly is a platform? Your writer platform is basically a collection of tools and tactics that allow you to build and maintain both visibility and demand for your freelance writing services. Think of it as your built-in audience. The idea is to build an audience that will benefit your writing career, either through contacts and referrals or direct job offers from prospective clients. It’s what helps people find you, so you don’t have to spend all of your time finding them.

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