by Rebecca Amesbury | Content Marketing, Content Marketing |
In today’s world, we are unlikely to purchase anything without first looking at reviews. Reviews are now a multi-million dollar industry, with major websites including Goodreads, solely dedicated to collecting reviews and companies offering to get you hundreds...
by Rebecca Amesbury | Working With Difficult Freelance Clients |
What To Do When You Disagree With A Client When you get hired as a freelancer, you feel proud! Somebody is actually paying you for the skill you believe you have. But, at some point, it’s inevitable that you’ll be asked to work on something that you think...
by Rebecca Amesbury | Marketing Strategy, Writing |
Why I hate the word “copywriter.” Before I get into the business of being a copywriter that hates the word copywriter, let me paint a picture for you…My son is obsessed with animals. His favorite is the cheetah. So, when we were at Disney and I saw...
by Rebecca Amesbury | An entrepreneur, Small Business, The Freelance Juggle |
How a Virtual Assistant Can Help Freelancers Get Through the Holidays Some might say that surviving the winter holidays is a full-time job!You have to worry about buying presents, decorating, sending out cards, cooking dinner, and, of course, dealing with your family!...
by Rebecca Amesbury | Content Marketing, Content Marketing |
Stop your weekly blog! It’s killing your mojo! Should I write a blog post every week? If you follow any of the leading digital evangelists they will tell you that you should be writing a new blog post every week. At least once a week. And I agree. In the same...
by Rebecca Amesbury | Marketing Strategy |
Breakthrough for freelancers: Shine a spotlight on your rates! What to charge for freelance services This is a hot topic in the freelance and contractor world. Unless you have a specific product, you are ultimately selling your own services. How much is your time...
by Rebecca Amesbury | Writing for Freelancers |
5 inspiring podcasts that will motivate writers I LOVE podcasts. I listen to them at home, in the office, in the car, in a bar, with a jar… Here are my 5 favorite podcasts for writers. These are a mix of grammar helpers, storytellers, business advisors, pitching...
by Rebecca Amesbury | Marketing Strategy |
How much does a competitive professional blogger actually charge? Blogging is something that anybody CAN do, but not everybody can do it successfully or efficiently. Which is why there are hundreds of thousands of blogs in the world wide interwebs that have been...
by Rebecca Amesbury | stories |
“Arabella kissed Daniel.” My son was the first of about 15 children to tell me this fact. My five-year-old looks at me with an air of indifference. She finds this fact to be mundane, not as monumental as my first kiss 38 years earlier. As an adorable five-year-old,...
by Rebecca Amesbury | stories |
This story was originally published in Fort Lauderdale Magazine Chelsea was my first dog. The first dog that belonged to me and me alone at 21 years old. We hung out, we talked, we got drunk and made up ditties. OK, I did that, but she was right there with me. We went...