Half term, half working? 5 ways to combine freelancing with school holidays
So it is half term and I am hiding in my office. One of my children has scarpered to a friend’s house. The other is […]
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New Year Resolutions for Freelancers
So the new year is off the starting blocks, and next week we will be welcoming Blue Monday. More than just a New Order song or the […]
Back to Basics: Pitching your ideas to editors
Pitching Your Ideas to a Publication When you want to get published in a newspaper, magazine or website, you start by pitching the idea […]
Negotiating Rates: The Complete (ish) Guide
When negotiating rates with new clients, I find that the biggest mistake freelancers make is not to mention fees at all. Why is that? It’s […]
Oh the Horror – Pitching to Editors on the Phone
If you’ve been following the posts on getting started as a writer, you may well be gearing up to the freelancer’s horror – following up […]
Procrastination for freelancers – is it really so bad?
So I nearly signed up for a time management course but didn’t get round to it. I sometimes think that procrastination isn’t as bad as […]
How to write a CV for a job in media
Traditional careers advice doesn’t really take account of the fact that CVs land on media recruiters’ desks in their hundreds, and getting yours to stand […]