Tag Archives: Build Your Platform

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 platform actually consist of? Your writing platform probably won’t look exactly like mine, and it won’t look like those of your colleagues necessarily. There are …

To Query or Not to Query: Part Six

By on June 25th, 2009

Today we’re finishing up our interview series with our seven guests: Chris Bibey, Angela Booth, Jenna Glatzer, Kristen King, Deb Ng, Allena Tapia, and Anne Wayman. I asked each guest to share some parting words of wisdom or advice for …

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 …

To Query or Not to Query: Part Four

By on June 19th, 2009

In part three of our series, our seven guest 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 …

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 …