Ways to Market and Promote Yourself and Your Writing
Once you're ready to begin hitting the pavement and getting those writing gigs, you'll need to know how to best present your writing skills, and the kind of tools to use. Website, clips and portfolios, oh my! Here's how to get started!
How to manage a writer's portfolio- physical or digital? What kind of clips? How far back?
Explains why you need a writers website and what to put on your writers website.
As a new writer, one of the best things you can do to increase your credibility and get hired is to create a website. This can be as simple as starting a blog, or as complicated as hiring a design firm to build a full site. Whichever way you decide to go, there are some basic webdesign principals to keep in mind as you plan out your site.
As a professional writer (or professional-writer-to-be), you need to manage your personal brand- YOU, which, as a writer, is intricately connected with your professional brand, too! Not sure what your "brand" is. Let Alison Doyle, About's Guide to Job Searching, help you out.
If your freelancing career includes the establishment of a small business, one thing you'll eventually need is a business card. Make sure it's a good one!
Slow month? Need more gigs? Better get to networking! Here's some tips on establishing, maintaining and using your network.
Sending business holiday cards to past clients and/or editors can result in additional assignments for freelance writers.
Joining a writer's group is a great way to make new contacts in the field. ForWriters.com features a comprehensive list of national and local writing groups.
