Ask a Content Icon: Robert Rose on How to Use Generative AI to Your BenefitI’m not often surprised by what an interviewee says, but I was when I heard this from Robert Rose: “Generating content is the least interesting thing that ChatGPT and other generative AI tools do.” Content icon Robert Rose spends a great deal of time… Aug 31 23August 31, 2023Article at Contently
Ask a Content Icon: Chatting ‘Ridiculously Good Content’ With Ann HandleyAnn Handley is just like you and me. She eats French fries with ketchup, sold an internet company, runs a B2B marketing firm, and has written several bestselling books about writing… oops, wait. Maybe some of the things she’s done we only aspire to.… Dec 22 22December 22, 2022Article at Contently
New York Times - Sunday Business section - Saving for Your Future Self While FreelancingMay 08 22May 08, 2022PDF at The New York Times
Saving for Your Future Self While FreelancingCecile Corral had been feeling optimistic about her retirement savings. For a decade, she was making good use of an employer-sponsored 401(k), contributing 6 percent of her salary and receiving a match of as much as 6 percent. Before she had… May 07 22May 07, 2022Article at New York Times
HealthTech Content Is Hot: Here’s How to Break InThe Future-Proof Freelancer series explores ways in which freelance creatives can ensure career longevity. From improving accessibility and inclusivity to exploring AI copywriting assistants and more, this series will cover some of the skills… Feb 02 22February 02, 2022Article at Contently
Get More Clients by Explaining the Value of Your Content MarketingALSO INSIDE SEO Strategies for Freelancers ASJA Service Award Winners Networking in an Online Age Explaining the Value of Your Content MarketingA Quarterly Publication of the American Society of Journalists and Authors04FALL… Oct 13 21October 13, 2021PDF at ASJA Magazine
The ‘Test Trap’: When to Say No to Unpaid Freelance WorkWhen Tom Sommers pitched a travel article to a major daily newspaper in his hometown of Washington, D.C., he was excited to hear back from an editor. But then he read the response more closely: “Send over the piece and I’ll look at it.” He was taken… Sep 30 21September 30, 2021Article at Contently
How Freelance Writers & Designers Can Form a Creative PartnershipYou never know who you’ll meet while chatting up friendly faces at the gym, coffee shop, or grocery store. That girl you always see on the elliptical might turn out to be a great new friend—or even your perfect creative complement. That’s what… Jun 09 21June 09, 2021Article at Contently
The Art of the Quick TurnaroundI had been pitching for more than a year, but I couldn’t break in to one of my target media outlets. Then in early March an editor put a call out on Twitter for writers to help out with coronavirus coverage. I responded, and noted that I could turn… May 20 20May 20, 2020Article at Contently
Rates During a Downturn: How Low Can You Go?Freelancers are hearing bad news everywhere. Unemployment is at a record high, and competition for gigs is up as laid-off full-timers hunt for contract work. Freelancers whose clients have canceled projects or slashed budgets are scrambling. New… Apr 29 20April 29, 2020Article at Contently
How to Keep Writing and Making Money During the Coronavirus CrisisYour kids and spouse are probably home, you hope to get to the supermarket today, and oh yeah, you still need to make a living during a pandemic that’s grinding everyone and everything to a halt. While we are lucky enough to be able to work remotely… Mar 19 20March 19, 2020Article at Contently
