Secret Treasures of the AP Stylebook: Important Updates You May Have Missed
When was the last time you ever gave yourself a nice, leisurely chunk of hours to peruse the latest edition of the AP Stylebook? To check...
Cultivating Old Sources for New Stories: Treat Them Like Your First Love
In this series, we examine how Umberto Eco’s book, ‘How to Write a Thesis,’ can be used to help writers improve their focus, research...
How to Convince Clients to Invest in Long-Term Content Marketing
More than ever, talented wordsmiths are using their skills to spread far and wide across industries. A journalist’s gig used to be to...
Reality Check: Full-Time #FreelanceLife Isn’t for Everyone
The freelance lifestyle is coveted — no boss, a short work week, mid-week Instagrammable vacations that don’t require you to submit...
The Niche Freelancer: Wealth Management and Institutional Finance
Service journalism for the 1 percent sounds like a highly desirable niche, but it takes much more than an appreciation for affluent...
Webinar: Best Practices for Successful Freelancers in ClearVoice
ClearVoice webinar: Best practices for freelancers You’re a freelancer. In fact, you’re a fantastic freelancer, but how do you find work...
How Busy Freelancers Can Achieve Work-Life Balance
In theory, a solid work-life balance is more manageable for a freelancer. But as I’ve learned firsthand — along with nearly every other...
Free-Writing and Journaling: Tools to Activate Original Ideas
In this series, we examine how Umberto Eco’s book, ‘How to Write a Thesis,’ can be used to help writers improve their focus, research...
Freelancer Bootcamp: 7 Tips to Avoid Hitting the Big White Wall of Writer’s Block
Rent is due on the first whether you’re inspired or not. If you’re a freelancer who makes a living copywriting, you don’t have the luxury...
Freelancers Share the Out-of-Office Examples That Help Them Unplug
Six months after leaving the cushion of a full-time job and steady paycheck to go freelance, I was faced with my very first big ole...
Content Around the Globe: The Travel Writing Niche (It Ain’t All Glam)
Travel writing is one of the most coveted niches in all of writing — and unlike certain niches that lose their appeal after some real...
Must-Have New Tech Products That Will Make Your Life Easier
As marketers and solo practitioners, we tend to rely heavily on technology to get through our busy workdays. So much so, that when we...
How to Turn Your Vacation Into Money With Travel Writing
When I decided to travel non-stop for a year, many people were perplexed by my decision. What would happen to my career? How would I...
Finish What You Started: How to Avoid Task Paralysis
We’ve all been there. A huge deadline is looming and you’re so focused on doing the job perfectly that you freeze up completely and leave...
How to Stop Obsessively Checking Your Email in Four Steps
Lindsay Tigar is a travel and lifestyle journalist who built her career remotely while exploring more than 23 countries for two years....
On Deadline: A Freelancer’s Guide to Turn Everything in on Time
You unloaded your dishwasher, organized your spice cabinet and sorted through the mail on your dining room table. You could easily find...
How to Move From a Five-Day Workweek to a Four
Lindsay Tigar is a travel and lifestyle journalist who built her career remotely while exploring more than 23 countries for two years....
Don’t Edit Your Own Work (But Double-Check These 9 Things Before You Press Send)
It’s the rule: Don’t edit your own work. This doesn’t get you out of the responsibility of being both the first and last eyes on your...
How to Blend Your Voice With a Brand’s Voice
When you write, you sound precise and witty. The brand that just hired you wants to sound perky and optimistic. You are all about long,...



















