Articles by Holly Trantham

Living, writing, and following dogs around in Upper Manhattan. Managing Editor for The Financial Diet. Major proponent of the wide-leg jean.

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Published on 6th March, 2017

5 Places You Should Be Posting Your Writing Portfolio

As we’ve been over before, your portfolio is crucial to helping you get the freelance writing work you want—and deserve. But what good is a portfolio if no one sees it?

Published on 19th Feb., 2017

Why Your Writing Portfolio Is More Important Than Your Resume

Think about it for a minute: can you count the number of publications you’ve pitched to over the course of your freelance writing career? Whether you have two months or ten years of experience, we’re betting you’re well past having lost count. It is a numbers game, after all: the more good, publication-tailored ideas you pitch, the more work you’ll get.

Published on 26th Jan., 2017

Publications To Pitch In Order To Build Your Portfolio

Starting a freelance writing career sometimes feels like a Catch-22: in order to find work, you’re expected to have a robust portfolio showcasing all you can do. But in order to build up a portfolio in the first place, you need to…find work.