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ASJA
Registration is now open for ASJA Dream Bold Atlanta (#ASJAatl), a one-day conference at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, where freelance writers will have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with editors, content providers and agents. Early-bird registration deadline is Sept. 30, so register now!
Keynote speaker and international bestselling author Robert Hicks will debut his new book: The Orphan Mother.
A limited amount of rooms are reserved for ASJA event attendees at the Courtyard Atlanta Decatur Downtown/Emory at $159/night. The cut-off date to book your room is Thursday, Oct. 13. Reserve your room now!
 Saturday, Nov. 5: Dream Bold Atlanta
By Susan Weiner, ASJA
A goal buddy can improve your writing business and the overall quality of your life. A goal buddy is a colleague with whom you check in on a regular basis. My weekly check-in with my buddy, a legal and content marketing writer, has three main pieces.
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Creative Boom
Credit control might not be the sexiest part of running a business but trust us, you don’t want to ignore it. Having a robust credit control process means you’ll always have the best chance of getting paid in full and on time — the holy grail of freelancer wishes.
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The WRITER
If you’ve ever banged face-first into a serious bout of writer’s block, you’re not alone. Every writer from Aristotle to Shakespeare to Mark Twain has encountered the terror of the blank page from time to time. A few — like Twain — have offered some advice.
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Poynter
Transparency is important for fact-checkers and for all journalists. Let your audience know what you are doing, as well as how and why you're doing it. Here are steps journalists can take to help improve transparency and trust with your audience.
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SitePoint
Welcome, fellow freelancers — let's start with a simple question:
How often do you make sure you’ve got a signed contract in place with a client before doing any work?
Chances are, it’s not every time. Certainly, from speaking with my peers and asking around in freelance communities, contracts are seen at best as a “necessary evil” and at worst as “not necessary at all.” And that’s a problem — because used well, contracts not only protect you and your client, they’re also a way to build trust, manage expectations, and keep everyone happy.
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The Content Standard by Skyword
Chelsea Baldwin, founder of Copy Power, writes: "When I started my career in writing in 2010, I was constantly on the lookout for easy ways to make money online without actually having to make an investment. I’d read advice from so-called seasoned online freelancers who constantly preached that you had to spend money to make money, but I didn’t want to listen to them. This was the height of the reign of the content mill, so my stubbornness worked for a while. But then, those content mills started crashing."
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Forbes
If you’re a freelancer today, you’re in luck, and in good company. In the U.S. alone, there are 54 million other freelancers. But with that status comes a unique challenge: how to stand out of the crowd and thrive. You’ve got your website, you’re networking, you’ve developed the right social media presences, you’re blogging, you’re attending relevant industry events, and yet, the business isn’t coming in. There could be several reasons for this, but one may be that you’re still trying to be a generalist in a sector that values specialization.
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