One of my editors sent me an email today with the subject head, “Oy!” This is usually not a good thing, but I hadn’t submitted a story recently and I didn’t owe him anything, so I didn’t panic. When I opened it and read his note, I laughed: “Sorry about my language, Dawn, but “how many times in ONE SENTENCE can someone f- up the “its” word????? (Since you’re writing that new blog….)” The offending press release read as follows (identifying names omitted): “[Company name]’s new [title] unit is targeting strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 companies to specifically align it’s [Read more…]
Article Writing Must Reads
May 27, 2009. 4 Comments
I’ve been blogging away here at the Freelance Writing Jobs Network for quite some time now and have compiled a pretty helpful lot of posts. However I realize those new to the site or those who may have missed a post don’t have time to go through all of the posts because you’re too busy writing! So here are a few of my favorite (and most helpful) article writing posts so far: Press Release Writing Intro Research – More Than Just Google Kill Fees – Not a Halloween Tale Best Query Advice You Missed a Deadline – Now What? Say [Read more…]
Press Releases – Where to Find Work
December 29, 2008. 3 Comments
By Terreece M. Clarke A few weeks ago I wrote about the fundamentals of a press release. Among the questions I received the most popular was, of course, “Where do I find clients?” The good news is there are a lot of clients out there. The bad news is, you are going to have to contact most of them to get the work. While there are some companies and organizations that will advertise a need for press release writers through Craigslist.Org & FWJ, many often do not. So which organizations should you approach? Non-profits – Many non-profits, including local branches [Read more…]
Press Release Writing Intro
October 28, 2008. 24 Comments
By Terreece M. Clarke Press releases make up a nice little chunk of web writing and is good steady work if you are interested. Why? Because on any given day there are thousands of companies trying to catch the eye of the media and potential customers. Many of these companies don’t have a public relations team. Many freelance writers are curious about press releases, but are intimidated by the process. There’s nothing to fear, content is content, it is the approach that is different. What’s the point? Press releases are designed to get the media interested enough in a company, [Read more…]
