Don’t Be a Doormat: Write a Placemat
Well? Why not? Freelancers can get paid writing commercials, greeting cards, test questions…sometimes a 100,000 word piece for Vanity Fair just doesn’t pay the bills. If you’re hurting for money, are looking for a new conversation starter or just really, really like placemats, Absolute Write has some tips on how to get your work landed on the finest tabletops around. My favorite advice? “5. Keep your jokes G-rated.”
Join Baratunde Thurston (left), The Onion’s Director of Digital and author of How to Be Black, for an entertaining look at creative social media campaigns in our 
