Jennifer Mattern If you have a professional freelance writer website, you likely used a content management system — or CMS — to build it. The most popular CMS today is WordPress. But you have another option you might not have heard of yet — the flat-file CMS. I mentioned flat-file content management systems in my recent post on revenue sharing schemes over at All Freelance Writing. More … Read more.
NEWSLETTER 17 New on the Blog: I’m not sure how I missed sending newsletters with the last two posts, but it seems I did. So my apologies. But on the plus side, that means I have three new posts to share with you today: What is a Flat-File CMS (& Should Freelance Writers Use Them)? How to Beat Freelance Writing Niche Saturation Media Kits for Freelance Writers: … Read more.
In an ideal world as a freelance writer, you want more than enough prospects to fill your schedule and pay you well. But sometimes competition increases to the point where it gets tough to find new clients. We reach niche saturation. Today let’s take a look at what freelance niche saturation means, and what you can do to get out of a saturated niche an … Read more.
As you might know, I have a background in public relations. A big part of that job involves media relations and helping my clients pick up earned media coverage. In addition to tools like press releases and feature pitches, this is a place where media kits can come in handy. Let’s explore media kits and why they’re worth considering as a freelance professional. What is a … Read more.
It’s no secret that the best freelance writing gigs are rarely advertised on traditional job boards. Those gigs are often assigned through pitches, referrals, and searches by clients. But did you know you can use job boards to find unadvertised freelance writing jobs? The good news is, you can. Let’s look at some ways you can turn traditional job boards into more advanced prospect-finding tools. … Read more.
NEWSLETTER 16 New on the Blog: Here’s the latest post on the Freelance Writing Pros Blog: How to Use Job Boards to Find Unadvertised Freelance Writing Jobs Another Way to Find Unadvertised Gigs This week’s post on the blog covers three ways you can use traditional job boards to find unadvertised freelance writing opportunities or new leads for your prospect list. But job boards aren’t … Read more.
NEWSLETTER 15 New on the Blog: Here’s the latest post on the Freelance Writing Pros Blog: SEMrush for Freelance Writers: A Tool for Competitive Research (& More) The Most Well-Rounded Tool for Freelance Writers Last week on the blog we talked about conducting a simple competitive analysis, and in that week’s newsletter I shared 5 tools to help you do that. One of those tools … Read more.
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links for SEMrush. That means if you buy their services after clicking a link in this post, I might receive a commission. Learn more in the Freelance Writing Pros advertising policy. When sharing tips on conducting a simple competitive analysis for your freelance writing business, I promised to offer you a deeper look at a tool that can help: SEMrush. … Read more.
NEWSLETTER 14 New on the Blog: Here’s the latest post on the Freelance Writing Pros Blog: Conduct a Freelance Writing Competitive Analysis in 5 Simple Steps Competitive Analysis Tools for Freelancers In today’s blog post I walked through a simple manual competitive analysis plan. The idea is to help you get a better idea of your position within your specialty market. One step of that competitive analysis involves … Read more.
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link to a third-party competitive analysis tool: SEMRush. That means if you click that link and choose to subscribe to their services, I would earn a commission. In the freelance writing community, “competition” is often treated like a dirty word. The idea of doing a competitive analysis can be seen as malicious or underhanded. But it’s not. It’s good business. … Read more.