Want to Write for Robots? Here’s How According to Microsoft Cortana’s Deborah Harrison
From ghostwriters to speechwriters to the insane things that come out of Stewie Griffin’s face, talented scribes have been putting words...
How to Brand Yourself With a Creative Portfolio in the Most Badass Way Possible: Six Moves Worth Ste
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Business Entity Forms for Your Freelance Writing Business
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Facebook Employs Aggressive Strategy to Dig Itself Out of Pit of Controversy
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Planning Content for Your Fundraising Campaigns in Symphonic Movements
One of the world’s best known and frequently played symphonies, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 opens with four dramatic notes repeated:...
Blockchain and Decentralization: The Savior of Struggling Social Media?
In the last week, it has been confirmed that Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm that improperly leveraged Facebook consumer...
But What Does So-and-So Do? An Intro to Your Many Project Managers as a Freelancer
When you work as a freelancer or consultant, you have at least one project supervisor, and possibly up to 10 if you’re really busy (or...
#ProContent Podcast: Unconventional Ways to Promote Content
Guest Speakers Sid Bharath, Marketing Consultant, @Siddharth87 Aaron Orendorff, Editor in Chief at Shopify Plus @iconiContent Jason Quey,...
CMO Scorecard Shows How Your Brand’s Diversity Stacks Up to Others
make needed adjustments. Sometimes all you need is a little push in the right direction. Check out this week’s content radar for the...
The 8 Important Elements of Business Planning for Freelance Writers
The words “business plan” probably evoke thoughts of a large company and a multi-phased, time-sucking process. In some cases, those...
In the Wake of Cambridge Analytica: Can Further Technology Save the Sinking Social Media Ship?
If you’ve been watching the negative news surrounding Facebook, you are likely wondering how it is going to affect social and content...
You Can’t Be Serious: An April Fools’ Prank Campaign Retrospective
Social media has turned April Fools’ Day into a sort of Super Bowl for online pranks. Certain companies put as much thought into creating...
Health + Wellness: Comparing Three Successful Content Creators in a Thriving Category
Whereas many lifestyle content categories are crowded and faltering — the paying markets shrinking, the powers-that-be unsure where to...
The Secrets to Perfecting Your Creative Portfolio, According to a Top Talent Recruiter
If you’re a freelancer on the prowl looking for work, there are a number of factors that could get you a job. Working that LinkedIn...
Instagram Is Betting This Week’s Three Small Changes Lead to Big Results
Instagram hopes a series of small changes will yield big results Despite the current woes facing Instagram’s big brother Facebook, the...
The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Taxes
The deadline for filing your 2017 tax return is Tuesday, April 17, 2018. April 15 falls on a Sunday, and the following Monday is...
Re-Evaluating Content KPIs in a Sea of Shifting Editorial Policies
announced this January that those days of unpaid contributor content are over. The change is due in part to the recent flood of...
Spinning Your Content for a Seasonal Ritual: Springy, Clean and Spendy
Marketers have tried many ways to engage people’s spending habits around spring. One of the most interesting ones is spring cleaning,...
7 Things to Know About Yourself Before Diving Into a Freelance Writing Career
An ancient Greek philosopher once said: Know thyself. Whether she or he was talking to a timid gladiator or someone who just binged on...



















