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Client Testimonial Examples: How to Get and Use Social Proof
Written by Jacquelyn Van Sant
One of the most common things that freelance writers overlook in their writing portfolio website is client testimonials. Your writing samples are spectacular and you’ve got a sound pitch, but nothing speaks more powerfully to your skills than social proof. 95% of people say that reviews influ...
Introduction to ChatGPT for Writers [WEBINAR]
Written by Monica Shaw
This first in a series of FREE webinars will introduce you to the basics of ChatGPT. ☄️ Learn what ChatGPT is, how it works, and why it's a game-changer for writers. 🚀 Get your no-fear guide to getting started, including setting up an account, understanding the interface, and creating your first ...
Freelance Writing: Expert Insights on Getting Started from Freelance Pro Blair Sharp
In this post I am delighted to introduce you to the inspiring and generous freelance writer, Blair Sharp. Blair is a serious pro when it comes to the freelance world. And like of all of us, she has a story. Blair found her freelance success through her relatable, clear content that speaks directl...
How to Pitch Your Work Successfully As a Freelance Writer
Written by Jane Kenney
Let’s face the big, ugly truth here… freelancing in 2024 is hard. It’s an oversaturated field now, especially as more and more people find themselves working from home post-COVID and wanting a lot more freedom and control over their time. In fact, about 76.4 million people are freelancing now in...
Freelancer Writer Portfolio Examples: How to Showcase Your Best Work
As a professional in the business of online writing portfolios , I've encountered hundreds of freelance writer portfolio examples—the good, the bad, and the ugly, along with some that truly stand out! To assist you in turning your portfolio into an asset that genuinely reflects your best profess...
The Freelance Writer Letter of Introduction
The Letter of Introduction (LOI) is a hot topic for freelance writers. In today's digital world, it's how you get your foot in the door. They also happen to be one of the main reasons for having an online writing portfolio . Share your best work, get attention, get gigs! But it's not that easy. ...
The Freelance Writing Boom: Why Your Online Portfolio is Your Ticket to Success
I've been a freelancer writer since 2008 and the ride has never been more exhilarating. So much has changed in the freelance world since I first started... The rise of blogging and its myriad potential for generating income... The ever increasing importance of SEO fuelling a need for keyword-dri...
Content Writers Wanted: Call for Pitches to WritersResidence.com
This is great opportunity to write about a craft you love: writing! We are a Software As A Service (SaaS) that allows writers to create a writing portfolio to market their work. As part of our growth strategy, we are amping up the content we deliver through our blog. The aim is twofold: (1) to ...
How to Write a Compelling Writer Bio + Examples
When writers create an online writing portfolio with us, one of the things we say they should do first is update their home page. This is a natural place for a writer to share a short bio of themselves and their work. This should capture the attention of the reader, and compel them to learn mor...
5 Best Portfolio Websites for Writers in 2024
When I first launched our online writing portfolio website builder in 2008, we were one of the only portfolio websites for writers of its kind. Nowadays, there are literally dozens of options out there for writers wanting to create an online portfolio for promoting their work. The agony of choi...
Join Writer's Residence as an Affiliate - Earn 40% Commission on Each Referral
I'm eager to grow our community of writers and excited to announce that we've launched an affiliate program with a very generous 40% commission and potential for recurring income. Writer's Residence is the easiest way to create a professional online writing portfolio, used by freelance writers...
How To Create an Online Writing Portfolio in Five Easy Steps
I created my first online writing portfolio over 15 years ago using Wordpress, a great tool if you’re a techie but let’s face it, most writers would rather be writing than messing around with a website. That's why I created this five-step framework for writers who want to create an online writi...
How To Create Impressive Writing Samples + Examples
Creating an impressive writing sample requires attention to detail and showcasing your skills effectively. Here are some tips to help you create a strong writing sample and make it looking amazing in your online writing portfolio. General tips for creating an impressive writing sample Understand ...
Meet Writer’s Residence 2.0
My mission since launching Writer’s Residence in 2008 has always been to provide a service that enables writers to show off their work and market themselves professionally. Last year I recognized that the platform was starting to show its age. That’s why, for the last six months, I’ve been workin...
How to Create a Writing Portfolio With No Experience
Starting out as a writer often feels like navigating a Catch-22: you need published articles to showcase your abilities, yet require quality samples to get published in the first place. How can you present writing samples without any prior publications? This post aims to illuminate this dilemma f...
Why Every Writer Should Have a Custom Domain Name for Their Writing Website
The road to establishing yourself as a professional writer may seem long and ominous but one quick and easy thing you can do to speed things along is to get your own domain name. Why Should Every Writer Have a Custom Domain Name? Well, compare the following URLs: http://monicashaw.blogspot.com h...
How to Use Your Writing Portfolio in Job Applications
I just had an email from one of our users with a very good question: Do you have any advice or blog posts about using a writing portfolio to apply to multiple types of writing jobs? How should my portfolio reflect this, especially when it comes to the Writing Samples and Home sections? I know thi...
SEO Basics and Best Practices for Online Writing Portfolios
One of our users recently wrote in with a question about SEO, which basically boiled down to this: How does Google find my website? Moreover, how does Google find my website if the website is created by a third party (like Writer's Residence )? SEO is something that every writer should think abo...
Writing Portfolio Checklist: 5 Must-Haves For An Attention-Grabbing Online Portfolio
If you've just create an online writing portfolio website to market yourself and your work, then you're probably eager to get it up to snuff as quickly as possible so you can start using it to land some gigs. To that end, I put together this list of bare minimums to get done before you start se...
How To Score Your First Writing Gig (From My First Hand Experience)
The story of how I got my first freelance writing job with absolutely no prior experience in publishing is integral to the founding of Writer's Residence. Today, I'm sharing this story with you in hopes that it will be useful to those just starting a writing career. Here's a overview, with time e...
Why You Should Be Updating Your Writing Website Regularly
I've been looking through our users' writer websites in order to get a feel for how they use their online writing portfolios. It's always nice to stumble upon a use case that hadn't occurred to me before. Recently I spotted this on one of our user's portfolios: This site is to showcase my writing...
What is a writing portfolio? Three golden rules for 2024.
Back in the day before the widespread adoption of digital platforms, writing portfolios were a physical (potentially cumbersome!) collection of a writer's work presented in a tangible format. With the advent of digital technologies, particularly websites and blogs, the shift to online portfolios ...