ContentWriters

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Whether you need to write a marketing script for social media, commercials, or podcasts, a powerful script will help you stand out. Unlike traditional writing, marketing scripts must balance persuasive messaging with entertainment value while adhering to strict timing and format requirements. The good news?

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Buffer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The original Buffer Marketing team started posting to the blog as far back as 2013, a very different time for content on the Internet.  Our blog and writing process have seen many iterations throughout the years.  Writing toolkit This is not an exhaustive list as we might individually use different tools.

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Agency Content Writer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Industries and positions include writing assistant for a nonprofit leader, content writer for a nonprofit website, and article writer for estate planning attorneys. Do you need blog posts, social media updates, whitepapers, or email campaigns? Are you ready to write a book about your professional experience?

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Make a Living Writing

MARCH 28, 2025

Are you looking for blog writing jobs? I’m not talking about the prolific Craigslist ads and content-mill stuff that pays $5 to $10 per blog post. If those are the types of writing jobs you’ve been chasing, it’s time to get some new clients. And you won’t find any blog writing jobs there.

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Enchanting Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2024

And I like that writing allows me to connect with that part of me. When I started writing seriously in my early 40s , I had a love-hate relationship with writing. I hated writing first drafts. But then I’d be afraid to hit publish so editing became fraught, too. I often wondered why writing seemed so hard.

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Agency Content Writer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Since 2010, Anne McAuley Lopez has been writing content for businesses and nonprofits in partnership with social media managers, nonprofit marketing professionals, and digital marketing agencies. The content author will (or should) ask these questions to understand the audience for the writing. Here are a few categories.

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ContentWriters

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As a writer, learning how to write in active voice is the gold standard for most content. If you want to thrive as a content writer, there are a few active writing rules to follow. Active voice is the key to streamlining your writing, improving readability, and creating impactful content. What is Active Voice in Writing?

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Freelance Magic

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Imagine writing about something that bores the heck out of you for the rest of eternity To help you avoid the mistakes that freelance writers make early in their careers, I’ve put together a list of the most lucrative freelance writing niches. These are short pieces of content and publishers need lots of them on a regular basis.

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Write Freelance

JANUARY 21, 2023

Finding and enrolling in the best creative writing courses in India has been more difficult than I thought. At least it used to be, seven years ago when I had just dived into freelance writing. I wanted to hone my skills and practice fiction writing too, which is when I started looking for creative writing courses online.

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Buffer

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The secret to engaging social media posts has been in front of you this whole time.  Copywriters call it a 'hook,' and learning how to write social media hooks can be the difference between your followers scrolling past your post or stopping in their tracks to see what you have to say.

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Enchanting Marketing

JULY 30, 2024

Do you feel uncertain about your own writing? Most of us are unhappy about our writing. We despair at the gap between how we write and how we’d like to write. Mastering writing may feel like climbing a huge mountain You start your climb with a positive mind and full of energy. We procrastinate. What to do?

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Photo by Sarah Noltner on Unsplash Todays post is by writer and book coach Amy Goldmacher. She is leading a cruise writing retreat September 310 from New York City to Southampton, England, on the Queen Mary 2. But I still had a vision of what my ideal writing retreat would look like. Note: if taking a cruise is a hell no!

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Make a Living Writing

JANUARY 2, 2025

Wondering if there are online magazines that pay decent freelance writing rates in 2025? But businesses, magazines, and digital publications still have freelance writing jobs they need to fill. There are no published guidelines for pitching, but they’ve paid $0.27 You’re not the only one. USD a word in the past.

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Nick Ursborne

APRIL 21, 2023

This time I asked GPT-4 to write me a 40-page Kindle book I could publish on Amazon. Homework #5 is to write a blog post on this exact topic. So I asked GPT-4 to write me an introduction. The book was published on Sunday evening. The post I wrote and published a Kindle book in one weekend, with GPT-4.

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Credible Content

MAY 20, 2023

Writing blog posts with useful insights There are millions of blog posts published every day. On top of that, people are writing entry level blog posts using ChatGPT and Bard from Google by the dozens every day. By publishing unique insights that your readers will not find anywhere else.

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Make a Living Writing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Did you know you can earn money by finding greeting card writing jobs? Our guide below covers everything you need to know about freelance greeting card writing jobs, including how much you can make, which companies are looking for writers, how to land the gigs, and more. How much do greeting card writing jobs pay?

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 11, 2025

Todays post is by author and book coach Anne Janzer. So I rushed to fill it, focusing all my energy on getting the book to market quickly, publishing myself. Once it was published, I started the hard work I had deferred: sharing the ideas, blogging, speaking, defending the framework, and learning from others.

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Write Freelance

JUNE 13, 2023

There was a time when all writers needed was a pen and paper to write their thoughts. But in the modern day, content writers who write for digital media need an arsenal of tools under their wing. After all, being a freelance content writer isn’t just about writing sentences that seem interesting to read.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 27, 2025

Photo by Photo By: Kaboompics.com Todays post is by author Joel Pitney, founder of Launch My Book. Most people who want to write a book are so caught up in the challenge of writing that they dont spend much time thinking about the many things they will likely have to spend money on as they move from idea to published book to promotions.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Joel Pitney, founder of Launch My Book. “It I have no idea where my book is published.” These are just a few of the comments I’ve heard from authors sharing their experiences with the hybrid publishing companies they’ve chosen to work with. Photo by C. What royalties? Don’t get me wrong.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 28, 2024

Today’s post is by author Amy L. Over the last several years, I’ve spent oodles of time submitting short stories, essays, poetry, and novels to literary magazines, contests, and publishers. We’re talking scores of hours devoted to searching, formatting, and submitting my stuff directly to the publishing gods (I’m excluding agents).

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Make a Living Writing

MARCH 14, 2025

Ever wonder what the difference is between writing an article and writing a blog post? There’s a lot of confusion out there in the freelance-writing world about blog posts and articles. There’s a lot of confusion out there in the freelance-writing world about blog posts and articles.

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Rachelle Gardner

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Have you ever thought a one-on-one conversation with a publishing professional could get you unstuck and move your writing career forward? Maybe you just have a few questions about the querying process or how to get an agent or find a publisher. The post Need a publishing coach? Let’s talk!

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Make a Living Writing

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Long ago, I came up with a list of ways working freelancers can grow their writing income. If you’ve been wondering how to make money writing—serious money, that is—this list is for you. How to make money writing Aren’t you sick of the negativity out there in the freelance writing community? I know I am.

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Backlinko

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

million blog posts get published. But when you write an article, you’re looking to accomplish more than just catching attention. In this blog, we’ll show you exactly how to write an article that does just that—in seven steps. You might find yourself asking, “What should I write about?”

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 13, 2024

Today’s post is by author Denise Massar. When I started writing my memoir, my publishing goal was Big Five or nothing. Anyone could self-publish. Yep, that’s how long ago I began writing my book.) A New York publishing house sat around a table and debated making an offer on my book?! Where was the clout?

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 31, 2023

Photo by karina zhukovskaya Note from Jane: In the earliest days of my career, I served as managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and one of the nicest parts of my job was calling up winners of our writing contests, including the National Self-Published Book Awards. Fast forward to 2023. reply, “I’m a writer.”

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ContentWriters

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Learning how to write a listicle might seem straightforward, but creating one that drives real engagement while delivering value is easier said than done. The numbers don’t lie: according to Orbit Media’s blogging research, list posts are the second most popular blogging format, with 50% of marketers using them regularly.

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Enchanting Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I’ve thought a lot about writing this year. And about the value of writing. Writing has felt as an act of defiance. And, sometime in June, my inner critic tried to tell me writing was a waste of my energy. Quit writing! Because writing makes me feel alive, and it allows me to be my best self.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Today’s post is by author Cynthia Swanson. The editor who took over, more interested in publishing nonfiction than fiction, politely passed. Orphaned twice yet undaunted, I began writing another novel. Published by Akashic Books, part of their Noir series, Denver Noir was the best group project I ever did.

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Elna Cain

DECEMBER 11, 2023

December typically means something other than landing new writing jobs since many companies slow down the hiring process during this time. But landing writing work is happening to me now and it’s a new thing. Using LinkedIn was one of the methods I used to land a freelance writing gig back when I first started.

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Elna Cain

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Over on my Youtube channel, I posted a couple of videos on different websites that pay you to write. The websites I showed were paying two hundred dollars to three hundred dollars and upwards of five hundred dollars to guest post. These are special websites that allow writers to post an article and get paid for it.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 17, 2024

Photo by Ryan Graybill on Unsplash Today’s post is by novelist Kyla Zhao. This week, my sophomore novel Valley Verified came out into the world—exactly one year after my debut novel The Fraud Squad was published. Back then, I was blissfully ignorant of the intricacies of the publishing industry.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 12, 2024

Today’s post is by author Amy L. Securing the services of a literary agent has long been the gold standard for authors pursuing a long and successful career in publishing. At the turn of the twentieth century, the so-called “author’s representative” emerged as the figure who would help authors cut a better deal with publishers.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Photo by Dennis Anderson on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer, editor, and book coach Jennifer Landau. When writing your memoir, you begin at the point when something in your life has shifted and can no longer be ignored. She hopes that by the time her memoir is published she will be in “a place of forgiveness.”

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash Todays post is by writer and editor Lisa Cooper Ellison. As a writing coach, I understand these pitfalls; yet, as a memoirist, I also feel the powerful urge to not just write about the past, but to find every possible reason to keep it in my manuscript.

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Elna Cain

AUGUST 26, 2024

When a freelance writing client gives me a 3,000-word article, it usually takes me ten days to write it. And by the time I get time to write the article, ten days or so have passed. This year, I wanted to work on my writing process , streamline processes, and reduce those ten days to less than three days. What gives?

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