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You’ll agree with me — freelancing is exciting because of the freedom that comes with it. You get to not hate Mondays; to decide how to spend your day; spend quality time with friends and family; take a vacation whenever you think fit; and even more relieving, kick away thoughts of keeping a lackluster, low-paying desk job.
Many people dream of this kind of a life, but it surely isn’t everyone’s reality. To avoid losing out as a freelance writer, here are some common mistakes you should avoid.
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Poynter
Non-traditional news story forms go by many names: charticles, non-narratives, storytelling devices, alternative story forms, ASFs and alts, among others. Some stand alone as a story, and some are supplemental: forms that clarify, complement and explain information in a traditional news story. And some can either stand alone or complement the story.
Here are some hybrid forms, with tips on how to use them effectively.
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The WRITER
When Devra First started out in journalism, the coveted beat was rock ’n roll.
This was the ’90s, after all, before food blogs — or any blogs, really — Yelp, Instagram, or Top Chef.
It was before chefs were the new rock stars.
“Food journalism was barely even a thing then,” says First, food editor for the Boston Globe. “But I always loved food, and at some point I started wanting to write about food.”
After joining the Globe on the arts beat, she befriended the paper’s food editor and started writing for her as much as she could.
Then, she did what many successful writers do: She wrote about what she found interesting, and she made herself indispensable to an editor, pitching constantly and about whatever the editor wanted her to. First also got lucky: She broke in on the ground floor of what today has become a booming market — food journalism.
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Columbia Journalism Review
Award-winning photojournalist and filmmaker Ed Ou, who has covered the Middle East for over a decade, has worked under threat as a journalist in almost too many countries to count. Authorities in Turkey, Egypt, Somalia, Djibouti, and Bahrain have arrested or detained him at some point in his career. But he always assumed working in the United States would be safe — until last month.
The story is a stark reminder that the US government has eviscerated press freedom and privacy rights at the border.
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The Content Standard by Skyword
Websites.
Ugh.
WordPress. Plugins. HTML. Integrations. Dashboards. URLs. Redirects. You’re probably thinking: Who even wants to deal with that? Isn’t my time as a freelance writer better spent actually writing? Well, sort of. But, at the same time, you want to be taken seriously by clients, not just seen as another faceless freelancer begging for projects. And you know a website is an important step in getting there — even though the prospect of setting up an entire website by yourself is daunting.
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B&T
Getty Images unveiled its highly anticipated visual trend forecast. The ground-breaking forecast sets out the macro and micro trends that will influence design, advertising and brand communications throughout 2017, and predicts the social and cultural visual language that consumers will be most responsive to in the years to come. The trends inform, inspire and influence art directors, editors and artists worldwide across creative industries, from journalism to branding and advertising.
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Forbes
Getting hired for a job feels great at first. There’s a honeymoon stage of wanting to desperately impress the employer, but sometimes that relationship slowly morphs into a parasitic one where you are the host being taken advantage of for your time and talent. Clients and employers alike may start to demand far more of your time and talent than was originally agreed upon for the money you’re being paid. You do your due diligence to ask for a pay bump in order to justify the amount of time and work you’re putting in, and it gets shut down.
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About Freelance Writing
If you’re a passionate blogger or earn your living writing, you probably long for more flexibility. With today’s technological development, you shouldn’t search too much. There are various smart solutions that allow you to manage your blog from anywhere at any time.
We have listed a series of tools that can support your writing while you are on a business trip or enjoy your vacation. It’s true. You can manage your blog from anywhere. Check them out and see if they suit your needs.
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