Tag Archives: referrals

Freelance Marketing — Moving Beyond Job Boards

By on October 13th, 2011

This article is a part of a five post series for Demand Media Studios writers and others interested in leaving content mills and other low paying freelance writing jobs behind.  In our last post we talked about marketing your freelance …

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Posted in Finding Work, Marketing |

How to Use (and Not Use) Twitter to Find Freelance Writing Jobs

By on March 9th, 2011

I made the mistake on Twitter yesterday of searching for “freelance writing” to see what people in the community were talking about. Wow. Just wow. I can’t remember the last time I saw so much spam and so many crap …

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Posted in Freelance Writing Jobs, Marketing |

How Much Time do you Spend on Marketing?

By on March 22nd, 2010

At least once per week I receive an email asking the same question: Chris, how much time per day do you spend on marketing? This is a very important question, but for the most part it is one that does …

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Freelance Writers and Referral Fees: Would You Charge (or Pay) One?

By on September 8th, 2008

I know a few writers (and other professionals who sometimes refer writers) who charge a referral fee. I have a strict policy on not accepting referrals for freelance writing jobs that come with this kind of fee, and I never …

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