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The 7 Best Freelance Writing Courses to Get You Started

Freelance Magic

By Juwaria Merchant If there’s one thing every freelancer will agree on, it’s that freelancing is a wide sea with superficial depth. And many of us, when starting out, rely on the endless barrage of advice from Google or Twitter “universities”. While the advice is appreciated, there’s one major problem that comes with it —- how do you know who to trust and who not to?

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How to Become a Successful Ghostwriter Like This CPA Has Done

AWAI

See how CPA Liz Farr changed careers and became a successful ghostwriter for clients in the accounting industry. Her quick momentum will fascinate you, especially if you're interested in ghostwriting. She offers her top advice for writers interested in becoming freelance ghostwriters.

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How To Combine Machine and Human Input for More Effective Content in 2023

Content Marketing Institute

You’re in a new content battleground. But it doesn’t have to be humans vs. machines. It can be humans AND machines to make your content better and please both Google search and the people in your target audience.

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What Is Good Writing?

Enchanting Marketing

Sometimes, I savor a book slowly. I pick the book up, read a few pages, then put it down again. I highlight ideas and sentences that attract my attention. Later, I treat myself to rereading those highlights. What makes writing worth savoring like that? At school, you probably learned that good writing is coherent, focused, and correct. But isn’t that like suggesting a good bicycle has two wheels, a saddle, and handlebars?

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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7 Best About Me Page Examples (+ How To Write Your Own)

Blogging Wizard

Are you in search of a few About Me page examples to use as inspiration for your own personal brand and business website? Most bloggers and businesses add an image.

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Writing Tips From a College Professor

Kayleigh Moore

So often, we tend to take advice from the noisy marketers on social media (disguising themselves as expert writers) who really just want you to buy their course or training or whatever-the-hell. That's why today, I wanted to bring you some advice from someone who is truly *in it* every single day. No ulterior motive involved. No course to sell. No lead magnet to promote.

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How to Determine Priorities as an Entrepreneur (for More Productivity!)

Ashleyn Writes

Part of being an entrepreneur means having a lot of great ideas. You have a great idea in the shower, while working on your latest project, or while talking to a client. But as much as you want to work on all your ideas, you know that’s not sustainable. You can’t do everything! Being able to prioritize and focus on the most important thing is an invaluable skill set for an entrepreneur — but it’s not a skill set that often comes naturally.

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New Release Spotlight: Kaitlin B. Curtice

Rachelle Gardner

Happy release day to author Kaitlin B. Curtice as this beautiful book hits the shelves! Katilin’s poetry and stories speak to the soul. Her stirring call to action fills my heart with the courage for resistance. Her approach to belonging and connecting with self and others through everyday practices is exactly what we need in these fraught times! The stunning cover art is by Morning Star Designs , a mixed French-First Nations artist.

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Spiders, Crawlers, Robots, and Bots — Why Blogging Matters

Melanie Saxton

Blogging matters most when you are selling products or services. Certainly, some people blog for pleasure, perhaps to post photos of their world travels, share tips about gardening, or highlight favorite recipes. It’s fun, recreational, and educational. However, business blogging is a different animal altogether. This type of blogging harnesses the power of the internet and requires technical know-how in addition to storytelling skillsets and marketing abilities.

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8 Most Important Types of Keywords for SEO

Ahrefs

If you just want a quick overview of the types, see the cheat sheet below. Read the full article to learn more about their importance and how to find them for your SEO projects.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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How Bad Publishers Hurt Authors

Jane Friedman

Photo by Kristopher Roller on Unsplash Today’s guest post is by Gemma Whelan , author of Painting Through the Dark. It began with that heart-fluttering feeling of acceptance after so many rejections. My second novel was going to be published! It was the end of August 2020. The world as we knew it had been upended. We were getting deeper into the pandemic, with fear, illness, death, and uncertainty ravaging the world.

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Is Your Content Marketing Strategy Ready for GA4?

Contently

The latest Google Analytics update (GA4) is the first major update to Google’s web analytics service since 2012. A lot has changed since then—namely, the arrival of two new user privacy laws ( GDPR and CCPA ), increased use of mobile apps, and the phasing out of third-party cookies. To adapt, GA4 is an overhaul of the current version (Universal Analytics or UA) and is designed for the world we live in now.

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Digital Media Assistance

Melanie Saxton

Honestly, I pursued a much later-in-life master’s degree in mass comm / digital media to inspire my daughter to do the same AND to provide expert digital media assistance to authors and businesses. Count on me for digital media assistance to enhance and expand your online footprint. First, the coursework offered in my bachelor’s of English involved creative writing, the conventions of English language, literary devices, copyediting, and, of course, American and British literature.

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23 SEO Questions to Ask New Clients + Questionnaire Template

Ahrefs

After working with a number of SEO agencies and as a freelancer, I’ve found that asking the right questions at the start of a (potential) cooperation is key to getting started with a successful campaign quickly and easily.

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Do's and Don'ts: How to Pitch Your Press Release to Journalists

Speaker: Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, Author, Speaker

Yes - press releases are still relevant in the world of public relations! 🎯 Ever wondered how to write a compelling press release, or what are current best practices for pitching your news to earn media coverage? In this exclusive webinar with Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, we’ll cover tips and advice to help you get the most out of each piece of news you pitch!

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To Give It Away or Not to Give It Away

Jane Friedman

Photo by Don Agnello on Unsplash Today’s post is by author and editor Kim Catanzarite ( @kimcanrite ). Her third book, Bright Blue Planet , publishes this month. Before I get started, it’s only fair to reveal that I am a self-published author who gives her first-in-series away from time to time. They Will Be Coming for Us is not permanently free, but once in a while, I discount it 100 percent and let the free-for-all ensue.

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17 Freelance Writing Niches That Still Pay Big Bucks in 2023

Smart Blogger

Think it’s impossible to find profitable freelance writing niches in 2023? Here’s the truth: While some niches, like travel, were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, other industries are still doing well. In this post, we’ll cover the different niches available to freelance writers, and give you guidance on how to choose the right one for you. Now, before we begin, here’s a warning: Don’t get hung up on the perfect freelance niche for you.

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Free Social Media For Authors…and When to Invest in Paid Social Media

Melanie Saxton

The beauty of platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn is that they provide a means of free social media for authors. The goal is to: Pull your readers to these designated platforms Connect and interact with them Announce book signings or news about your book (including special sales) Post feel-good, inspirational messages that uplift your audience Point new customers to your Amazon link and/or other bookseller sites Free Social Media For Authors — Overview It’s not exactl

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Content Marketer for Hire—Why Marketers Are Prioritizing Talent

Contently

One of the biggest challenges to achieving content impact is a lack of people. That’s the word from the senior content marketers who answered the Contently 2023 State of Content Marketing survey. The Great Resignation that began in 2021 continued through all of last year, and Quiet Quitting added more pressure, stretching content teams thin and leading many to seek more content marketers for hire.

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Data Modeling for Direct Mail: Boosting Multi-Channel Reach and Response

Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners

This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.

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First Page Critique: How to Better Establish Your Setting

Jane Friedman

Ask the Editor is a column for your questions about the editing process and editors themselves. It also features first-page critiques. Want to be considered? Submit your question or submit your pages. This month’s Ask the Editor is sponsored by Book Pipeline. The 2023 Book Pipeline Unpublished contest is awarding $20,000 for unpublished manuscripts across eight categories of fiction and nonfiction: Literary, Romance, Mystery / Thriller, Sci-Fi / Fantasy, YA, Middle Grade, Picture Books, and Nonf

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138 Writing Quotes to Motivate, Inspire, & Kick Your Butt in 2023

Smart Blogger

Who doesn’t love writing quotes? A good quote can motivate you. It can encourage you when you feel like giving up. It can inspire you when you need a tiny lil’ spark to start writing. In this simple, easy-to-read resource, I’ve compiled a list of inspiring, motivational quotes about writing and life that have been shared with the world by famous authors, public figures, and great literary minds, both past and present: 28 Inspirational Writing Quotes 37 Quotes About Writing 24 Writing Quote

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Book Marketing Ideas

Melanie Saxton

You can never have enough book marketing ideas, and the time to start thinking about promoting your book is while you are writing it. Once you’ve had it professionally edited and are about to launch it into the literary realm, you should already have an online presence. Don’t panic, though, if you are late to the game. Better late than ever!

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31 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing

Write to Done

You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. – Jack London No matter how much you love writing, there will always be days when you need inspiration from one muse or another.

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Scan to Success: How to Leverage QR Codes for Offline and Online Marketing Power

Speaker: Corey Daugherty, Head of Business Development at Flowcode & Georgette Malitsis, Senior Customer Success Manager, Enterprise at Flowcode

Let's explore the transformative power of QR codes in bridging offline and online marketing worlds. 📲 This new webinar featuring Corey Daugherty and Georgette Malitsis of Flowcode will dive into how innovative QR technology not only enhances traditional marketing strategies, but also drives meaningful customer engagement and analytics. Register today to gain practical knowledge on using QR codes to increase conversion rates, optimize customer journeys, and ultimately unlock a new realm o

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Inside the Ever-Growing Demand for B2B Writers — Free Webinar and Q&A

AWAI

Learn about the B2B opportunity for writers – where the demand is high, competition is low, opportunity is limitless, and professional fees are expected right out of the gate.

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8 Best Grammar Checkers (2023): Grammarly, Ginger, & More

Smart Blogger

Looking for the best grammar checker in 2023? If not, you should be. After all the work you put into your writing, one grammar error — one simple, stupid error — can undermine it all. That’s why smart freelance writers , marketers, and students use grammar checking software to keep their writing as professional, SEO-friendly, and error-free as possible.

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Blogging for Authors

Melanie Saxton

How can readers buy your book if they don’t know it exists? Anyone with a book to sell needs online momentum, and I offer keyword-rich, optimized blogging for authors — a service that effectively promotes your book. Many authors ask me about book marketing options, and I tell them that a website and blog are their most powerful marketing tools.

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Why ‘Let’s Make a Movie’ Is a Terrible Way to Plan Content [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Content Marketing Institute

George Lucas wanted to make a sci-fi movie, so he dreamed up a great story to fit the medium. But that format-first approach doesn’t work for content marketing. Robert Rose explains why not – and what to do instead.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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Are Content Creators Entrepreneurs?

CopyBlogger

Are content creators entrepreneurs? Four simple words, one big question. And the answer to that question is a favorite of. Continue Reading The post Are Content Creators Entrepreneurs? appeared first on Copyblogger.

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How to Write a Testimonial in 2023: 7 Tips (+ 9 Examples)

Smart Blogger

Curious about how to write a testimonial? One that’s filled with genuine, honest-to-Pete social proof that persuades prospects and legitimizes your brand? If so, then you’ll love this guide. Here’s what’s ahead: The proven structure your testimonials should follow to increase conversion rates and land more jobs; The importance of statistics, storytelling, and authenticity; How to ask someone for a client or customer testimonial; And much more.

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Outsourcing Your Memoir — Ghostwriting

Melanie Saxton

If you feel compelled to capture your adventures and life experiences, but aren’t sure about your writing abilities or how to go about this monumental feat, then consider outsourcing your memoir to a ghostwriter. There is no better time than now to get started! Outsourcing your memoir to a ghostwriter ensures your story lives on and passes down lessons, ponderings, and historical moments.

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How to Write a Research Paper Conclusion

Grammarly

Wrapping up a paper may seem simple enough, but if you don’t know how to write a research paper conclusion, it can sometimes be the hardest part of the paper-writing process. In this guide, we share expert advice on how to write a research paper conclusion. We explain what to put (and what not to put) in a research paper conclusion, describe the different types of conclusions, and show you a few different research paper conclusion examples.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.