Category: For Writers

Every piece of content has a voice. When we talk about voice and brand identity, we’re talking about the tone and style of your written, spoken, and visual content. For example, this article is informal, friendly, inviting, and helpful. Articles written on Forbes are generally formal, informative, and engaging. Buffalo Wild Wings is irreverent, while […]

It’s easy to think of content writing as purely a writing task. But in actuality, almost 80% of the time it takes to create content involves everything but writing, including ideation, research, formatting, editing, and marketing/promoting. Only 20% is spent writing. Let’s dive into a good blueprint of how the 80/20 rule can help you become […]

Since you’ll be spending most of your week on content creation, we thought we’d save you a few minutes of research by highlighting some freelance-specific articles for content consumption. Enjoy the following reading list for freelance writers! How Often Do Freelancers Get Paid Late? It Depends If You’re a Woman or Man (Priceonomics) How’s that […]

There’s a lot more to freelancing than sitting down with a pen and notepad and letting the ideas flow. Depending on what you write (and how), you might use any number of different resources to help hone your craft. Sure, there are the old standbys (I’ve got a dictionary, thesaurus, and MLA style guide bookmarked […]

If you missed the IntelContent Conference last week, we’ve got you covered. Here is an overview of interesting sessions and takeaways about the latest trends in content creation. Intelligent Content Conference 2018 took place last week in Las Vegas. It’s a content strategy event for marketing professionals, and it provides useful insights for everyone interested […]

We know. It seems like there’s SO MUCH room for error. We’re not trying to be Debbie Downers, and we certainly don’t mean to sound bleak. We just want to help you get it right. This post presents you with some tools you can immediately put to work to help you avoid content marketing mistakes […]

What’s the best way for freelancers to create targeted content for every new client? And how can the content align with the company’s brand strategy? It can be challenging when you’re working as a freelance writer to understand your client’s expectations. It’s not just about writing content with given titles. This would be an easy […]

When Henry David Thoreau was working on his first novel, he moved to a small cabin on Walden Pond in Massachusetts. His reflection on the two years spent at this cabin became the famous work, Walden. That is the idea most people have of writers – the isolated genius toiling away in some far-off shack […]

Optimize Your Thoughts and Beat Writer’s Block With These Essential Tools for Writers Determined to start writing that novel you’ve been putting off? These apps can help you find inspiration, organize your ideas, and get your creative juices flowing. Bear     Whether you need to pen a quick character sketch or an epic novel, Bear […]

Internet branding guru Larry Kim says that great content ideas often hide at the crossroads between what a brand does or offers and what the target audience is interested in. Strong blog ideation involves finding that intersection and figuring out how to create content around it. Asking questions such as “What does yarn have to […]