Freelancing
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| Freelance Career Management: Landing Your First Gig (16 minutes) Posted Nov 3, 2010 |
Breaking into Educational Writing (13 minutes) Posted Oct 22, 2010 |
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How to start a freelance career from scratch
more detailsDesign & Photo, Freelancing, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Career, Social Media, Client Relations, Business Issues |
Learn what you need to land work with educational publishers and how to expand your client list over time.
more detailsBook & Mag Publishing, Creative Writing, Education, Writing, Freelancing |
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| Freelance Career Management: Thinking Beyond the Paycheck (16 minutes) Posted Sep 16, 2010 |
How to Write a Web Video Script (15 minutes) Posted Aug 9, 2010 |
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Tips for building and maintaining a successful freelance career
more detailsDesign & Photo, Branding, Freelancing, Marketing, Promotion, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Career, Social Media, Client Relations, Business Issues, Web Design |
Video is the hottest thing on the web right now, and you can pick up great jobs writing scripts. We'll show you how.
more detailsCreative Writing, Freelancing, Web Video, Scriptwriting |
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| Insurance Basics for Designers (25 minutes) Posted May 10, 2010 |
Income Taxes for Freelancers (35 minutes) Posted Jan 14, 2010 |
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A pathway to obtaining the insurance you need for your freelance practice or design firm
more detailsCareer, Freelancing, Client Relations, Business Issues, Insurance |
If you're new to freelancing, chances are that you have some questions about how to calculate and report your income taxes.
more detailsFreelancing, Business Issues, Income, Taxes |
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| Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Prevention (23 minutes) Posted Feb 4, 2008 |
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Latina (22 minutes) Posted Dec 5, 2007 |
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Prevention is the #1 healthy lifestyle magazine brand, and Executive Editor Courtenay Smith is looking for smart, science-based pieces with personality.
more detailsCareer, Journalism, Magazines, Freelancing, Pitching, Pitch Slam |
Latina is looking for freelancers for features as well as front-of-the book service pieces. How do you land a big story?
more detailsCareer, Journalism, Magazines, Freelancing, Pitching, Pitch Slam |
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| Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Cookie (27 minutes) Posted Nov 14, 2007 |
Pitch Slam 1-on-1: Time Out New York (21 minutes) Posted Aug 23, 2007 |
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Cookie editor-in-chief Pilar Guzman likes two of three of our writer's pitches - but which ones?
more detailsCareer, Journalism, Magazines, Freelancing, Pitching, Pitch Slam |
Time Out New York editor-in-chief Brian Farnham fields pitches from four writers who want to land in the NYC-obsessed arts and entertainment guide.
more detailsCreative Writing, Journalism, Magazines, Freelancing, Pitching, Pitch Slam |
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| Land Your First Editorial Job (1 hour, 30 minutes) Posted |
Get the Gig: Clips That Work (20 minutes) Posted |
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Editors from top magazines discuss how they started, and how you can land your first edit job. They also dish about what you need to know to be a successful freelancer.
more detailsBook & Mag Publishing, Journalism, Magazines, Freelancing, Job Search, Recorded Event, Internships |
Editors always tell us: the clips get you the job. But how do you know which ones to send? You'll learn how to choose the right piece to enhance your pitch or resume, and how to build your own clip database.
more detailsBook & Mag Publishing, Career, Creative Writing, Freelancing, Pitching, Job Search, Intro, Crash Course |
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| Writing and Selling FOBS (10 minutes) Posted |
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Breaking into magazines can be tough, but editors always need short, sharp pieces for the front of the book. We'll show you how to come up with saleable FOB ideas, and give you tips from top editors.
more detailsCreative Writing, Freelancing, Pitching, Intro, Crash Course |
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