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On Skills and Ladders: 5 Characteristics to Succeed as a Freelancer

February 17, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 3 Comments

On Skills and Ladders: 5 Characteristics to Succeed as a Freelancer

Many people I know didn’t start out as full-time freelancers right out of the gate. Most of them started their freelancing careers as side hustles, some as hobbies that blossomed into money-making ventures. This makes a lot of sense because freelancing, unfortunately, isn’t for everyone. And diving into the freelancing pool without first testing the […]

Filed Under: Freelancing Tagged With: freelancing success, traits to succeed

Hold Your Horses, People. Guest Blogging for SEO Is NOT Dead! Spamming Is.

February 9, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 1 Comment

Hold Your Horses, People. Guest Blogging for SEO Is NOT Dead! Spamming Is.

This post is in reaction to a discussion over at Estine Muki’s blog. Remember when Jackie Chan was rumored to be dead? Or how Justin Bieber already died three – or is it four – times? Turns out these two are still well and alive, and going about their lives in their usual celebrity flair. […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Content Marketing, Freelancing, Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: guest blogging

6 Ways to Warm Up When Your Writing Motivation Is Freezing Cold

February 3, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 2 Comments

6 Ways to Warm Up When Your Writing Motivation Is Freezing Cold

You know you’ve got some serious writing to do. But for some reason, you’d like to do something else other than writing. Yesterday, you’ve already done the same, and if you’re not getting that butt off the couch or those fingers punching the keys in record time, you’re sure to lose a client, your biggest […]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: writing motivation

Reading List: Guest Blogging, Goofing Off and the Death of the Corporate Website

February 2, 2014 by Maricel Rivera Leave a Comment

Reading List: Guest Blogging, Goofing Off and the Death of the Corporate Website

Because I love reading, and I firmly believe that effective writers are readers, too, we’re making the Reading List a regular staple here at The Sourcing Pen. For our first ever reading list, click here. Today’s list should have been for the week that just ended, but as they say, it’s better late than never, […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, Marketing, Reading List Tagged With: reading list

Mentoring Session with Sophie Lizard, the Force behind BAFB

January 26, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 2 Comments

Mentoring Session with Sophie Lizard, the Force behind BAFB

In a previous post, I shared that I was awarded a freelance blogging scholarship by one of the industry greats, Sophie Lizard of Be a Freelance Blogger (BAFB). Today, at 4:00 a.m., local time, I got to speak with her via Google Hangouts. Other participants were unable to attend for a number of reasons – […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, Lessons Learned, Marketing, Productivity Tagged With: mentoring, sophie lizard

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