Any suggestions on how to apply for Contributor/ Freelance Writers roles? Have a full time job but want to add to my writing portfolio!
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- @Kelly Simes No I did it on Linked In, but now I have a full time writing role with a marketing company.
- Hi Poppy, @OVERDUE Magazine is always looking for contributing writers. If you'd like more info, please get in touch at tdavenport@overduemagazine.com Hope to hear from you :)
- @Kelly Simes I did 1 to 2 posts a day about marketing, or shared business news stories. On my posts I put simple things like - If you are a coach do you have a blog or an ebook? Did you know the most highly paid coaches have ebooks and even paper back books and a 1200+ wordpost at least weekly? Not only does this attract higher paying clients a good ebook will make from £2000 annually. Message me about how I can create compelling SEO content for you blog or ebook.My other tip is always choose an unusual image, I liked hand drawn, try to decide on a style and stay consistent.
- @Isabel Sachs It does! Thanks :-)
- @Poppy Jamieson no prob Poppy - hope all is well with you!
- we've got an event on that if it helps? https://ilikenetworking.uk/events
- @Christopher Goodson Thank you so SO much for this. Incredibly useful advice!
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- Find somewhere or even a few companies/brands etc that you would like to write about. Write something as if that company had already hired you to do so. Find the booker/production manger/talent person in that company and send your work to them. You do this to 3/4 different comapanies you have a high chance of gaining freelance work + your networking as a freelancer + you show not tell your talents. Good luck anyway
- I approached small business owners with websites and blogs and provided set rates per word count for proof reading and content
- @Alexandra (Lex) Hearth Amazing. Will definitely try this! Thank you x
- If you haven't done so already, you should open a submittable account.https://manager.submittable.com/signupPoets & Writers is also useful.https://www.pw.orgGood luck.
- Check out Typd and Yuno Juno - they are online options. Also The Talent Manager. But be aware of the minefield of IR35 when working for big companies or via agencies such as Source - some of the "headhunters" won't let you sign up till you can prove you're IR35 compliant (a tedium of insurance cover and costs).
- Can you pitch to #journorequest on Twitter? There’s always journalists in the lookout (but check about payment in advance)
- This was an article I pitched into Suitcase for example, having not worked or connected with them before: https://suitcasemag.com/articles/multi-hyphenated-millennial-killed-the-traditional-holiday x
- Hey Poppy, have you thought about pitching articles to magazines or publications in line with the kind of writing you want to do? If you send an email with ideas (one or two) to the right editor, they often comission one off articles. Lex x
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- Hi Poppy,Scribly could be a good place to start!https://www.scribly.io/write-for-us
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