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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

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

Reading List: 5 Awesome Articles (and Takeaways) to Cap Off an Awesome Week

January 25, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 2 Comments

Reading List: 5 Awesome Articles (and Takeaways) to Cap Off an Awesome Week

I’m subscribed to a number of email lists, mostly writing, marketing, and blogging lists. More than a year ago, however, my email address was limited to personal connections and/or company newsletters whose ideals and advocacy I support. Unbelievable perhaps for some of you, but yes, it took me that long to soften my stance toward […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Freelancing, Reading List Tagged With: freelance writing, reading list

What Has Your Voice Been Telling You Lately?

January 18, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 5 Comments

What Has Your Voice Been Telling You Lately?

It happens to a lot of freelance writers. You have content assignments lined up. You go on to create a schedule, but instead of sticking to the schedule like a fly on its nemesis, the all-mighty flypaper, you end up doing other things – click on links shared by friends on Facebook, browse blogs that […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, Motivation, Writing Tagged With: curb those excuses, excuses, freelance writers, freelancers

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