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Half term, half working? 5 ways to combine freelancing with school holidays

February 21, 2011 Joanne Mallon 7

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

January 11, 2010 Joanne Mallon 6

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 […]

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Back to Basics: Pitching your ideas to editors

May 13, 2008 Joanne Mallon 7

  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

March 20, 2008 Joanne Mallon 1

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

November 8, 2007 Joanne Mallon 3

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?

August 1, 2007 Joanne Mallon 2

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

June 18, 2007 Joanne Mallon 2

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 […]

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