The Burgeoning Freelancer

It’s quite the conundrum: you can’t start publish articles without showing clips to prove that you’re experienced, but you can’t get a clip withouth getting published first. Freelance newbie Scott Warren gets a cold look at the trials and tribulations that surround that first, lucky clip, and why it’s not always a bad thing to write on spec.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion's Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook's Morin Oluwole, and bitly's Tim Devane. Register now.