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10 tips/pieces of advice for dealing with rejection/criticism as a writer.

Sharing my tips about getting started as a freelance writer:

-What to do FIRST

-How to determine rates

-What you need to adapt to

-My favorite site to find work

-Why contracts are vital

-Finding your niche

And more!

WordPress Developer, Rene Morozowich, joins me to talk all things SEO!

Rene works with agencies and small businesses to deliver and care for amazing websites.

In this episode, we chat about:

-What exactly is SEO -Keywords, tags, categories and what it all means -Do's and dont's when it comes to SEO -Apps and plugins to help you with SEO, like Yoast -Strategies you can use to make your content appealing to search engines and bring you up in results!

Telling a story sounds like a simple concept, but there are certainly strategies to it when writing. I will share my best tips for telling a story in your blog that resonates with people and makes an impact.

Whether you are writing your resume from scratch, updating an old one, or just wondering what really needs to be on there, this episode is for you.

First guest episode!!! Super excited to have Dr. Greg Jones on the show. Fun fact, Greg and I went to high school together!

See below for Greg's bio. We chat about:

- Academic writing versus creative writing -Tips for all writers -Who tweeted about one of Greg's articles that is one of his most amazing writing moments -Why he can help you read a Civil War letter and why the book he wrote did things he never even imagined

Plus so much more!

Dr. Greg Jones holds a Ph.D. in History from Kent State University. He teaches online history classes for several schools. Additionally, he is co-founder and co-editor for indie music website EarToTheGroundMusic.co.

Dr. Jones has written for a wide variety of academic publications, including professional book reviews in America's Civil War, North Carolina Historical Review, and the Journal of Sport History. He has also published chapters in academic books published with Cambridge Scholars and a forthcoming book with the University of Notre Dame Press.

Dr. Jones self-published a book titled How to Read a Civil War Letter in 2015 as an accessible historical methods textbook. In addition to his academic writing, he writes and edits weekly album reviews and artist features for EarToTheGround. Interviews with Noah Gundersen, David Ramirez, Maggie Rogers, and other noted indie music darlings continue to be some of his most passionate projects.

Dr. Jones is currently working on a book-length project within his Civil War expertise and is editing a collection of interviews from EarToTheGround which will be released as a book later this year.

www.eartothegroundmusic.co

https://www.facebook.com/EarToTheGround-Music-202243623164219/

https://twitter.com/EarToThe_Ground

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-jones-ph-d-400a20b4/

You struggle with writing your blog posts. You agonize for hours over a 500-word post. Why??? I have some ideas as to why you do this and what to actually do about it.

Thanks to my girl, Rene, for inspiring this episode ;)

A squeeze page is a landing page created to collect people's emails to opt-in to receive something.

Hear the best practices for creating a page that is impactful, creative and sets you apart from everybody else.

The one simple tip I give about doing THIS to the opt-in button is my favorite piece of this whole episode.

In this episode, we're talking lead magnets, which are downloadable, valuable content people need to opt-in to receive.

I'm covering 10 great types of lead magnets, how to create them, the back-end stuff you need to know and how to promote them.

In this episode, we cover writing a bio for yourself and all the questions that come along with that.

Stuff like: how to not sound like an asshole, how long it should be, what should be in it, 1st or 3rd person, etc.

I also do a really shitty Jimmy Stewart impersonation, but the story I tell around it is worth it.