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About Sarah Rickerd

Sarah Rickerd is a web content writer, content agency owner and freelance blogging coach. Get more of her freelance writing help at Write Your Revolution.

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What Editors and Publishers Really Think of Your Writing Job Applications: An Inside Look

What Editors and Publishers Really Think of Your Writing Job Applications: An Inside Look

You see a job ad on a popular jobs board and you’re instantly excited — it seems like a perfect fit for your skills and experiences.

You give the listing a quick once-over and get your application materials ready.

Finally, you click “Send” — confident that you’ll have the job in no time at all.

And yet, days later… crickets.

No response. No rejection letter. What gives?

I’ve been on both sides of this frustration — as a writer who’s seen job applications go unanswered and as a hiring agent who sees applicants making the same mistakes again and again.

Today, I want to take you “behind the curtain” on the hiring side of things, showing you the mistakes I see all too often and how you can avoid them to increase your odds of landing the gig.

Ready? Let’s go… 

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Content Mills vs Content Agencies: How to Get Steady Freelance Writing Work Without Sacrificing Your Self-Respect

Content Mills vs Content Agencies: How to Get Steady Freelance Writing Work Without Sacrificing Your Self-Respect

On paper, working for a content agency seems like a no-brainer for freelance writers. You get a steady stream of work delivered straight to your inbox, with none of the hassle of prospecting for new clients — right?

In practice, we all know it’s a bit more complicated than that.

There are plenty of content agencies out there that are little more than lipstick-on-a-content-mill-pig. Agencies that are just as ready to take advantage of you as the $5-an-article exploiters we’re all too familiar with.

Are content agencies all bad? Of course not. I run a content agency, so it’d be pretty disingenuous of me to suggest that we’re all scam artists ripping off talented writers!

The key lies in being able to distinguish between the two. What makes one agency a good option for advancing your career, and another no better than the content mills? 

Let’s take a closer look at content agency writing work. 

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7 Job Board Mistakes That Compel Clients to Reject You

7 Job Board Mistakes That Compel Clients to Reject You

It’s not exactly a secret that one of the easiest places to find freelance blogging gigs is on popular industry job boards.

That said, why is it that some people seem to luck out and secure the “cream of the crop” jobs, while others apply time and time again without seeing any results?

In fact, it might not be your skills that are preventing you from getting hired.  If you’re making any of the following mistakes, your odds of gaining new clients go down significantly – so get your act together ASAP!

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