#Freelancing

Amelia Arvesen

AmeliaArvesen

Freelancing is hard. You're not alone. Here's my August recap for pitched vs. commissioned stories (not including assigned stories). Pitched: 16Accepted: 5Rejected: 7No response: 4 September pitch recap. This month,

Khawar Malik

KhawarOfficial

THREAD : You are listening to FREE MUSIC. Music Artists are suffering, financially. I think we really need to understand how a music artist earns. There are 2 main ways.

Michael J. Miraflor

michaelmiraflor

“So what do you actually do?”A familiar question for those of us who are hard to categorize. The combo left/right brain thinkers. The specialists-turned-generalists. Deep empathy strategists, accidental ethnographers, amateur

Philip Eil

phileil

There are some days as a freelance journalist that are incredibly rewarding. & then there are some days that are extraordinarily degrading and depressing. Like sending a flurry of emails

Nat Miletic

natmiletic

Want to learn how to freelance and start making great money?Step by step advice and including free resources One of the quickest paths is to learn HTML, CSS, and WordPressFor

Ed Brisson

edbrisson

Just realized that January 1st was my ten-year freelancing anniversary. Had left my day job of twelve years and was excited to give comics a go. I'd set aside enough

chris solomon

chrisasolomon

Am transcribing an interview in which the source speaks in long, fluid paragraphs full of snappy turns of phrase and am almost beside myself with happiness. Was raking leaves over

Omar Ghraieb🇵🇸

Omar_Gaza

Old or new #Freelancer, here are some pointers: 1- Always document everything in emails. 2- Be clear about handling invoices & payment. Place a delay fee if you dont get

Kevin Alexander

KevinAlexander

5 reasons to have a Health Savings Account (HSA). A thread:#Healthcare #Insurance #OpenEnrollment #taxes #retirement 1/6 1. All contributions are tax-free.That means a few things. To start, it means the

Tom Hirst

tom_hirst

How your personal website can change your life.Everything I've learned.A thread. Since my early teens, I’ve loved creating websites.From Geocities back then to WordPress + JavaScript now;I've grown up with

Ash 'Fuck around, find out' Parrish

adashtra

games journalism story time took me four years to go from: 'damn i wanna write about video games' to my current occupation.That's not a lot of time, but when you're

Tom Hirst

tom_hirst

10 questions about freelancing that I get asked all the time.With answers.A thread. 1/"Do I need to have had a relevant job first to start?"It's probably easier, but no, you

Mahmoud Rasmi

Decafquest

thread.1/ I am an idiot because i thought i could leave Lebanon to pursue my graduate studies and come back to get involved in the educational scene to teach philosophy.

Kevin Larkin

kevin_larkin

I agree with almost all of this from @nadinebh_ - I hope she won't mind if I add a few based on my personal experiences when I was getting started

Tom Hirst

tom_hirst

How to create a freelancing website that makes money.Everything I've learned.A thread. As a freelancer,Your website is everything.First, prioritise its existence.Second, prioritise its improvement. The technology you use is irrelevant.-

Carla Delgado

elorisea

Instead of posting an end-of-year roundup, I'll post my 2020 pitching stats instead:Pitches sent: 286Accepted: 30Rejected: 111Assignments: 21I have a 10.49% acceptance rate. Still, I only started this March, so

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