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The benefits behind Guest Blogging

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So...as a freelance writer and journalist this advice comes in handy when starting out in the content writing industry...well it could be used in a broader term...but for the most part I like to include my ways of how I progressed in the field of writing. I'm currently at Uni studying communications, majoring in Journalism. All my classes though not currently focused on my chosen major still centralize around writing and social media because as I'm learning now they are interconnected more closely than I before imagined. I started out freelance writing two years ago when I joined freelancer.com which would eventually lead me down a pathway of writing 10,000 word stories and essays for pittance. I wouldn't recommend going down this path unless you need to learn this lesson the hard part; YOUR WORK HAS VALUE. Let's face it though, you're a nobody. I am a nobody in the writing field with little to no experience and so I must read the advice magazines and tr

The view from the trees

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FIRST DAY OF UNI 2.0!!!!! Extra exclamation marks!!!!!! Sooooo....I'm wondering if it makes me a nerd for having read all the materials but...oh who cares? I have embraced my inner nerd from day one and I love me!!!!! There will be a walk in the streets dedicated to me and my awesomeness later in the day (will post photos of said awesomeness unless the police break it up) So----------Okay okay, who cares about the classes I just had. I'm looking forward to Writing Ecologies and how badass I need to be for it tomorrow. The readings and web content blow my mind. I guess everything looks good brand new and shiny in its clear plastic sexy packaging. I hope it is as awesome as my nervous system keeps telling me it will be. Ahhhhhh!!!! Later today I will give serious thought to my overuse of exclamation marks and whether I need a reality check on this one (I probably do in some form of my life). For now I am content to let my young fresh self be drawn in by the Education