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How Freelance Journalists Can Find Sources Through Better Online Searches

Nowadays, many journalists and investigative content writers do their research online instead of combing through the stacks at a library. However, the volume of online…

IZEAAugust 17, 2011

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How to Write Amazing Pitch Letters that Land You Freelance Writing Jobs

As a freelance writer, writing an article is easy, but writing a pitch can sometimes be the hardest part. How do you put the words…

IZEAAugust 16, 2011

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5 Tips for Freelance Writers to Break into New Markets and Connect with Editors

Successful freelance writers share common work habits. Two of the most important are: They’re always busy. They’re obsessively searching for new markets. Juggling these two…

IZEAAugust 15, 2011

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Paris Challenge Update

Ooh la la! La compétition est féroce for the SocialSpark Referral Challenge Paris! We have had some incredible participation so far. Remember that the winner…

IZEAAugust 12, 2011

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Journalism Grants, Fellowships, and Training Roundup

Looking for new ways to fund your journalism project? Want to learn new multimedia skills? Have an investigative story that needs a little money?…

IZEAAugust 12, 2011

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Should U.S. Freelancers Be Worried About Competition Overseas?

Like typewriters and evening deadlines, many of the staples of print journalism have gone the way of the dinosaurs. Stories are now uploaded, optimized, tagged…

IZEAAugust 10, 2011

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Is Negative Thinking Sabotaging Your Freelance Writing Career?

Are you sabotaging your own freelance career? According to Lexi Rodrigo at Freelance Folder, your own mindset could be leading to your own setbacks in…

IZEAAugust 9, 2011

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How to Diversify, Expand, and Broaden Your Freelance Writing Career

Diversify, expand, and broaden. Do you notice that? Three different ways to say the same thing. Diversification is the antithesis of redundancy and the lifeblood…

IZEAAugust 8, 2011

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How Freelance Writers Can Make Money and Connections Through Social Media

Keeping up with all of your social media networks can feel a bit like spinning plates. Are you tweeting enough? Are you engaging Facebook readers?…

IZEAAugust 4, 2011

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We're on a Boat!

Ahoy Mateys! Each year the IZEA Team participates in a company retreat where we spend time bonding with our co-workers, participating in team building exercises…

IZEAAugust 2, 2011

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