Unlike writers, freelance designers have to contextualize their skills in a myriad of design tools to potential clients. Ben Beck interviews graphic design program head Carol Sogard and design manager Adam Black on how designers should best approach creating their portfolios.
Freelancing on the road again? While a digital nomadic lifestyle is definitely alluring, it also presents plenty of roadblocks, delays and interruptions. We asked a squad of writers how they keep focused, on point, and on deadline while using the world as their office.
How do you tell if a freelancer fits your company model? What’s the importance of culture and cost control as a key to your agency’s longevity? Get fresh perspective in our one-on-one interview with the CEO of WONGDOODY, a three-time Ad Age winner for “Small Agency of the Year,” Ben Wiener.
After 10 years in branding and writing, Nikki Goethals found her niche and started her own boutique agency. Now three years in, she manages social media for more than 60 clients. What’s her secret? Nikki shares how in our one-on-one.
Location, location, location. We all know the mantra, but it takes a lot more than that to succeed in real estate. In this Niche Expert Q+A, we interview Carol Morgan, a real estate content marketing pro who has built an entire agency to serve the new home construction industry in her market of Atlanta, and nationally.
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Is your podcast visionary, or just perfunctory? The founder of Wondery, former Fox International CEO Hernan Lopez, shares simple yet crucial strategies for producing a successful podcast, in our one-on-one interview.
Which universities are making large strides with their programs in marketing tech? Ben Beck explores UCLA, Penn State, MIT, and Oxford, to help you find where digital marketing is picking up pace in the classroom.
Travel writing might seem glamorous, but it’s definitely not all about mai tais and the beach. To be successful takes a bit of grit and worldly knowhow. We’ll snap you back into reality, gently, with editor and writer John Newton, who’s worked for Condé Nast Traveler and AFAR magazines.
Know what it takes to write for an agency? We’d like to thank J Barbush, VP & Creative Director at advertising powerhouse RPA, for his advice for aspiring freelancers. Read up on his six key tips for bettering your chances and success working with creative agencies.
Up for the challenge of complex corporate communications? In this installment of the Niche Freelancer, we chat with ClearVoice featured freelancer and longtime wealth management columnist Dahna Chandler, who lends her voice to some of the top financial institutions and consumer publications in the world.
Who are the people putting the words, phrases and witty retorts into the “mouths” of robots? Learn what it takes to be the voice behind virtual assistants in our interview with Deborah Harrison, one of the original architects for the personality of Microsoft’s Cortana. Plus, more insights on this entirely new kind of writing between humans and machines, and how it will impact brands (and all of us).
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the future of social media is being rewritten. Is it time for decentralization? Martech expert Ben Beck interviews Jeremy Epstein, CEO of Never Stop Marketing, on how blockchain technology could benefit the world of social media marketing and content distribution.
When in a crowded category, competitive forces drive differentiation. So people who are true niche experts often balance their writing work with a separate full-time practice, like a fitness instructor who writes about health or a full-time nutritionist who writes about diet. Today we’re looking at three content creators who have taken three specific approaches to their work within Health/Wellness.
Your best work or only your most recent work? Deciding what to include, or not include, in your freelance portfolio can be a daunting exercise in second-guessing yourself. So we asked talent recruiter Serena Wolf, who’s found countless creatives their “unicorn jobs,” about what she looks for in a portfolio.
Not all freelancers just write. For this installment of the Niche Freelancer, we’re chatting with Abby Lerner, a former fitness editor at a legacy publication who went freelance as a content strategist after moving away from New York City. Just one year after bidding farewell to her last staff job, Abby shares her shift from creating content to planning it.
Beyond the millions of Pinterest pins in home design, there’s a whole other world of content for the tradespeople who actually make those dream homes materialize. Discover the other side of interior design in our Q&A with Nora DePalma, co-founder of an agency that specializes in PR for the construction trade.
