Published in Better Marketing·PinnedMember-onlyCreate Your Freelance Writing Portfolio With No ExperienceBuild a creative freelance writing portfolio to send to potential clients and get those freelance writing jobs. — I didn’t know I was creating my writing portfolio when I was a beginner on this platform. It was 2019 when I started blogging. No experience, no SEO, no fancy keyword search tools, just my pure unfiltered and unedited articles. Yet, my numbers are rising. I still had blog traffic…Marketing5 min read
19 hours agoMember-onlyHow to Make Sure Everybody Hates You5 toxic traits that will surely make everyone want to stay away from you. — It’s a valid argument that some people will easily hate you more than like you. Let’s face it, there are judgmental freaks out there and sometimes you’re one of them too. Human beings make judgment calls as a way to survive. Oh, what’s that? Your neighbor is a rumored human…Self Improvement4 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyI Quit Smoking Cigarettes for a Month— Here’s How I’m DoingI’ll live without cigarettes but it’s damn hard. — I told myself I’m never going to smoke cigarettes when I was a kid. I broke that promise when I was 17. The women of my family are traditional, church-going conservatives. The men are alcoholics and addicts. For some reason, I belonged in the men’s category. Yes, when I’m not…Self Improvement4 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyWhy Medium Writers Should Care About External Views TooPlus, how you can get more of them. — External views on Medium are views that you get outside the platform like Google or ManyStories. Since the Medium Partner Program only lets writers get paid for internal views, external views seem to be overlooked. I’ll make my story short: Medium was the reason I was able to transition into…Medium4 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyCan’t Think of Anything to Write? Here Are My 5 Solutions for You.Writer burnout is real and writer’s block is normal. — Consistently creating content is hard. Trust me, one writer’s block is enough to send this writer spiraling down the “am I good enough?” road. But, it is normal. When you’re a full-time writer, there’s no getting out of writing. You have to write to pay the bills, and that usually…Writing3 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyHow to Get Your First Freelance Writing Client Using MediumMedium is one of the best freelance writing websites that pay. Maximize its potential to find clients for content writing. — Arguably, Medium is a writing platform for beginners. While many older content creators write on the site, they have already established themselves elsewhere. In a span of 1 year of consistently writing on Medium, I became a full-time freelance writer. Yes, thanks to Medium.Writing6 min read
Published in data-driven fiction·6 days agoMember-onlyI Don’t Trust Your Sappy Stories on LinkedInIt’s a professional networking site turned primetime drama. — LinkedIn has been around since 2003 with a mission to connect the world’s professionals. Since then it has become one of the biggest players online. Admittedly, I’m sort of new to LinkedIn. I didn’t even plan on making one until they required it in school a year ago. I always…Social Media4 min read
6 days agoMember-only5 Game of Thrones Scenes That Still Hurt My HeartYes, I’m still writing about Game of Thrones. — (It’s been years but) Warning: Spoiler alert Another one of George R.R. Martin’s books has landed a spot on TV but everyone already saw this coming — Game of Thrones was a phenomenon, literally. The new show is from his book Fire & Blood and is a prequel to the…Pop Culture4 min read
Aug 3Member-onlyDoomscrolling: The Urge to Keep Scrolling Through Negative NewsProtect your mental health with tips on what you can do instead of doomscrolling. — There is a relatively new word floating around the Internet: Doomscrolling. What is doomscrolling? It is putting too much time into scrolling on social media apps like Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram; likely absorbing bad or saddening news, yet continuing to do so. Have you stayed up late scrolling through negative…Social Media4 min read
Aug 2Member-onlyMan, You Should Really Space Out Your Paragraphs — Here’s WhyLeave some white space and make it easier for your readers. — Paragraph spacing is done when a block of texts is separated, usually by hitting Enter on the keyboard when using a computer. You can adjust the paragraph space in Word and Google Docs before and after the text. This comes with the option of how spaced out you want your…Writing4 min read
