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Guest Post: What Ashley Albaugh learned at her first big marketing conference

Note from Jennifer: It can be nerve-wracking or even scary to attend a conference, and I've nearly chickened out of them a few times myself. (You can read about that...
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Top 10 moments from Content Marketing World 2018

Note from Jennifer: For the first time in four years, I didn’t go to Content Marketing World in Cleveland. I was a little sad too be at home on Wednesday...
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Guest Post: Cat DiStasio shares productivity tips from freelance writers

Note from Jennifer: Since launching the Freelance Content Marketing Writer group on Facebook a few months ago, after my book (of the same name) came out, it’s grown a lot....
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Guest Post: How Lisa Beach doubled her fee with her first branded content assignment

Note from Jennifer: One of the best things about my blog is that I can help writers celebrate their successes—which in turn helps others learn how to go after their...
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Guest Post: How Mariana Izturiz acquired master negotiation hacks while ordering dinner

Note from Jennifer: As part of "Ask for it August" on my blog (which is both a theme and a contest), I want to share some success stories from freelance...
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How to Ask for a Recommendation or Testimonial

Note from Jennifer: This is the second post in my Ask For It August series, where I'm focusing on ways to improve your business by asking clients for more money,...
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Ask For It August

For years, I just accepted what the clients gave me – rates, deadlines, sources, the contract. I assumed that was their best offer and that if I wanted the work,...
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What to Do When You Have Too Much Work

How do you handle having too much work to do? It’s the question no one wants to ask. As Holly Bowne wrote in her guest post about how she doubled her...
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Guest Post: Cat DiStasio’s tips for finding the best potential interview sources

Note from Jennifer: Finding people to interview for content marketing stories can be a PITA, not to mention really time consuming. To save my sanity, this is one task I...
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Guest Post: Cat DiStasio’s tips for reducing research time to increase your income potential

Note from Jennifer: I have written a lot of blog posts about how freelance writers can increase their income by learning to write faster and by reducing time spend on...
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Guest Post: How Maureen Salamon scored a lucrative client through her son’s football game

Note from Jennifer: One of the greatest things about being a freelance writer is that work can come from some really unexpected places. I have written about marketing yourself basically...
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5 Things You Can Do This Week to Summer-Proof Your Freelance Writing Business

I’ve found that business often slows down in the summertime. And that’s especially true this week and probably even next week as everyone comes back from the Fourth of July...
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