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·Mar 3, 2021

What a Rude Response to a Cold Pitch Taught Me as a Freelance Writer

And how I used it to boost my writing business — I have been sending out Letters of Introduction (LOIs), cold pitches, warm emails, whatever you want to call them, for over a year in an effort to grow my freelance writing business. I took this step at the recommendation of pretty much all writing gurus I adore, from Ed Gandia…

Writing

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What a Rude Response to a Cold Pitch Taught Me as a Freelance Writer
What a Rude Response to a Cold Pitch Taught Me as a Freelance Writer
Writing

7 min read


Feb 8, 2021

Why I Started Trading in the Stock Market (as a Freelance Writer)

Humanities major here, with a double BA in French and Creative Writing, a working freelance writer since 2015, and I’ve recently grown obsessed with the stock market. Even before the GameStop excitement shook the markets, I was scoping out trends and adding to my watchlist, watching day trading videos and…

Personal Finance

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Why I Started Trading in the Stock Market (as a Freelance Writer)
Why I Started Trading in the Stock Market (as a Freelance Writer)
Personal Finance

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Oct 25, 2020

Which Social Media Platforms Are Best for Your Small Business

One of the biggest mistakes a small business can make is diving into the social media waters with abandon, signing up for profiles left and right that they’ll later abandon to become arid ghost towns, filled with irrelevant posts featuring pop culture references from 2017 and-worse-obsolete business hours and broken…

Social Media Marketing

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Which Social Media Platforms Are Best for Your Small Business
Which Social Media Platforms Are Best for Your Small Business
Social Media Marketing

5 min read


Oct 18, 2020

Why Content Mills Aren’t Worth the Money for Businesses

I’ll be honest: I’ve written for content mills in the past. A lot of great writers have. For freelancers, they can be a way to get started on a portfolio or pay the bills in lean times. But finding those quality writers can be less like finding a needle in…

Writing

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Why content mills aren’t worth the money for businesses
Why content mills aren’t worth the money for businesses
Writing

3 min read


Aug 22, 2020

Why Your Small Business Needs a Blog

Why bother blogging? You have a million things on your plate when you run a business or organization. Why should you spend more of your valuable time on something like blogging for your business? Creating a blog can help position yourself in your industry, attract new customers or donors, and…

Blogging

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Why your small business needs a blog
Why your small business needs a blog
Blogging

3 min read

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Finance and tourism writer based in Montana.

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