Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, publishing, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?
The Born Freelancer on Being “Special”: In my last post I briefly posited that the future of successful freelancing may well lie within specialization such as law, medicine, etc. and applying the insider knowledge from those worlds to one’s work as a freelancer. I thought I would follow that up today with a more detailed discussion on becoming a specialist versus being a generalist, both pros and cons…
Selling Yourself, Selling Your Ideas: Constantly selling yourself is one of the hardest parts of freelancing. Even when we have great ideas and solid writing skills, many of us don’t know where to begin when it comes to self-marketing…
