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Freelance Quick-Start Guide
March 4, 2025
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How to get started as a freelance journalist — and quickly become sustainable

A free online guide to the most important business decisions freelance journalists make, with an eye to efficiency and prioritizing actions that have a bigger impact on your bottom line.

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December 4, 2024
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Where do you start in launching a freelance career?

The biggest mistake new freelancers make is wasting time on the wrong priorities. Here’s what to do instead.

Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Sylvia A. Harvey (SAH), Katherine Fraser, Shernay Williams and Megy Karydes at the IIJ’s 2024 workshop on the business of freelancing. Courtesy of Katherine Lewis
September 11, 2024
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Embedding accountability in your freelance journalism practice

How a cohort and trusted colleagues can help you reach your goals faster.

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May 20, 2024
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Rethinking best practices for working with freelancers

Extending organizational values to your freelance relationships.

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