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Amazon Prime Day deals for journalists and freelancers

October 14, 2020 Imari Journal

It can be expensive to buy new gear, especially if you’re a freelancer and have to buy many things yourself.…

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Posted in: Freelancing, Gear and supplies Filed under: gear, home office, shop, shopping, writer, writing
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Events for Earth Day are canceled due to coronavirus, but you can still write about it

April 15, 2020 Imari Journal

It’s the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, but with the novel coronavirus pandemic, most gatherings have been canceled. Learn how to still report on Earth Day.

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Posted in: Freelancing, Issues, Writing tips Filed under: Earth Day, Environment, journalism, niche, Pitching, writing
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How to find a niche as a freelance writer

January 22, 2020 Imari Journal

One of the most important aspects of being a small business owner is marketing. This is why it’s critically important…

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Posted in: Freelancing, Writing tips Filed under: freelance, journalism, journalist, marketing, niche, small business, writer, writing
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Medium Partner Program changes: Could this affect your income?

November 20, 2019 Imari Journal

Last month, Medium announced some Medium Partner Program changes regarding its earning policy for writers. As a contributor on Medium,…

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Posted in: Freelancing Filed under: earn, earning, finance, freelance, income, Medium, Medium Partner Program, money, writer, writing

Top 3 places to learn journalism skills for free

September 4, 2019 Imari Journal

Not all journalists go to J-school. Here are some of my personal favorite places on the Internet to learn journalism…

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Posted in: Freelancing Filed under: Education, journalism, journalist, Learn, Learning, news, reporter, reporting, Skills, write, writer, writing
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How to create and meet (realistic) goals as a freelancer

August 14, 2019 Imari Journal

Setting goals as a freelancer has been one of the most important aspects of developing my journalism business. (This post…

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Posted in: Freelancing Filed under: business, freelance, freelancing, goals, journalism, journalist, plan, planning, small business, writing

Award winning (and losing)

May 29, 2019 Imari Journal 2 Comments

How many times have we seen someone advertised as “an award-winning….”? (This post contains both non-affiliate and affiliate links, meaning…

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Posted in: Freelancing Filed under: award, freelance, freelancing, lose, win, writing
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How to respond when others think freelancing means ‘free all day’

February 27, 2019 Imari Journal

I don’t know about you, but in my experience, it can be difficult to be taken seriously as a freelancer.…

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Posted in: Freelancing Filed under: freelance, freelancing, home office, non-traditional, remote job, remote work, respect, WAHD, WAHM, work from home, writer, writing
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Best tools for journalists

February 20, 2019 Imari Journal

The times have changed since the day of the typewriter– and so have the best tools for journalists. (Though, let’s…

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Posted in: Freelancing, Writing tips Filed under: design, free, help, job, journalism, journalist, notes, paid, project management, subscription, tasks, tools, work, writing

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