A few weeks ago I wrote about writing articles in Excel. But one of the hiccups I encountered was tracking word count in Excel — which is pretty technical! Here’s an easy way to do it.

“Great!” I said. “But you’re aware that half of writing a blog is promoting it and getting it out there, right?”

If you’re a freelance writer, you’ll probably need to do an interview or two or a dozen in your time, whether you’re writing a profile or feature on a person and their work, or simply need some experts for an article. Here’s my process for conducting an interview.

I’ve heard that being even a little bit professional will get you a long way as a freelancer. Huh? How could you not be professional! Here are some tips from my years of working on high-functioning teams for ways to be a bit more professional in your freelance life.

Going freelance isn’t (also) just completing cool projects — it’s about managing yourself as a business. This week, I’m going to simplify invoicing for the new freelancer.