{"id":4742,"date":"2017-10-26T09:35:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T15:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2017-11-08T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T21:11:16","slug":"spotlight-on-half-block-building-your-freelance-writing-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/spotlight-on-half-block-building-your-freelance-writing-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on Half Block: Building Your Freelance Writing Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to our Spotlight on Half Block series!<\/strong>\u00a0Each week leading up to\u00a0Dynamic Half Block<\/a>\u00a0in January, we\u2019re featuring one of 2018\u2019s\u00a0non-credit offerings<\/a>\u00a0here on our blog.\u00a0Registration for all non-credit offerings is now open on\u00a0Summit<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Spotlight on Building Your Freelance Writing Business: The Missing Manual for Entrepreneurial Writing Success<\/strong><\/h2>\n

What’s this class about?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This\u00a0half block\u00a0course is a nine-day workshop on moving your creativity into the billable realm \u2013 on making a creative project bring in revenue (and keep bringing in revenue). This course is the \u201cmissing manual\u201d for entrepreneurial writing success. A writing life is possible, and it has an economic structure and daily practice that you don\u2019t have to invent!<\/p>\n

In this course, you will nail the business basics of entrepreneurship and create a toolkit of business staples: forms, apps, a personal media kit,\u00a0web site, branded invoice, and logo, as well as a social media and outreach strategy\u2026all ready to deploy when your projects call. You will learn how to make and sustain relationships with freelance clients, how to structure and manage your time, and how to line up mentors. Most importantly, you will learn how to get hired by clients again and again.<\/p>\n

What are the times and dates?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

All of Half Block: January 8-18, with class from 9am-noon.<\/p>\n

What kinds of skills will I learn?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Besides learning the nuts and bolts of starting, running, and maintaining your own business, you’ll learn\u00a0how to get hired, how to get paid, communications and business strategies, and time management skills.<\/p>\n

Sold?
\n<\/strong>Register on Summit.<\/a><\/h3>\n

All Half Block Spotlights:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Advertising Agency Immersion<\/a>
\nBuilding Your Freelance Writing Business<\/a>
\nComputer Language as a Language<\/a>
\nCreative Projects Masterclass<\/a>
\nDigital Tools for the Liberal Arts<\/a>
\nGlobal Debt: A common factor driving uncommon times<\/a>
\nJournalism Boot Camp<\/a>
\nManagement Consulting 101<\/a>
\nMoving, Thinking, Meaning<\/a>
\nRepresent Your First Client, Try Your First Case<\/a>
\nSoundance: Film Audio Blowout!<\/a>
\nThe Vocab: Critical approaches to spoken word writing and performing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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