Published on aol.com By Kaitlin Madden Who wouldn’t want to be a travel writer? They visit some of the most interesting and beautiful places in the world, and they get paid for it. Or a celebrity assistant? They get to hang out with celebrities! The truth is that while these jobs certainly do come with…
By Doreen Overstreet What do freelancers like and dislike about PR pitches? To find some good tips, I contacted local freelancers Sarah Sekula (@wordzilla), Denise Bates Enos, and Katherine Johnson (@katiejwriter). What is one of the best PR pitches you have gotten? Best nods would have to go to the PR people who went the…
By Marty Orgel Published in MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — When you call Amy Zhang, her secretary answers the phone and transfers you to her office. Only in this case, the secretary is in a “virtual” office and Zhang may be taking her calls at her home office. Zhang owns San Francisco-based Affinity Fund Services…
Published in the Calgary Sun By Tag Goulet With another Valentine’s Day approaching, I asked people to share what they love about their jobs. Here are just a few of the almost 200 responses I received: Pet Photographer: “I can’t believe I get PAID to do this for a living. But my favorite thing to…
When I set out to find people who love their jobs so much that they can’t believe they get paid to do it, the response was overwhelming.
Published on mediabistro.com August 30, 2010 By Kristen Fischer Everyone loves a good Top 10 list. We see them in magazines, scroll through them on blogs, and usually chuckle when David Letterman shares them on TV. Listicles — articles with numbered subsections and content that collectively offers resources and tips for readers under the umbrella…
Published on smartwomentravelers.com April 2010 Q: What’s the reason you’re on the road, and how often do you travel? A: I’m a freelance travel writer and all-around chronic adventurer, so I try to hit up one or two unique destinations a month. When I’m not zigzagging around the planet — scaling the steps of Chichén-Itzá,…
