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A Few Resources Before Christmas Sets In

by Ally

923877_christmas_spine.jpgGood morning readers and writers. My goal today is to get a whole lotta stuff cleaned up and done so I can enjoy Christmas with my 7 year old tomboy and my 4 year old cuddlebug. So that I can move along in that direction, I am bestowing upon you the below page o’ resources, gathered from the past year of my freelance biz.

  • Itty Biz always has great info for…well..itty bitty businesses (freelancers take note). Plus they have a pic of a super cute baby in their About Us section, so how can you go wrong?
  • Here’s one for the novelists out there: Query Tracker. Members join (free) and use the agent listings. But, it doesn’t stop there. Once you query, you use the system to track your results (yes, no, maybe, etc). Each agent is then analyzed based on the feedback given to Query Tracker members. For example, one agent I looked at had an 83% “no” rate, a 6% acceptance rate and a 4% “maybe” rate. Sure, the data isn’t “scientific” per se, but it’s still another tool for your GET PUBLISHED arsenal.
  • I <heart> SiteMeter. For newbies out there, SiteMeter is a service that you place on your blog or website via an HTML code, and it tells you how many people visited your site in a week, where they came from and how many pages they viewed. I am an anti-tech geek (which I am working on), but I promise you: SiteMeter is very easy to use.
  • Are you a freelancer? Copywriter? Translator? Wondering if you should form a sole proprietorship, or an LLC? My New Company has tons of free info. 
  • Want to turn that resume/list of clips into a more polished document? Why not convert it into PDF? Oh, did I mention…it’s free?
  • Last, but certainly not least, if you’re looking for a little fun reading during the holidays, be sure to read Screw You! It’s kinda funny.

That’s it for today you all. Hope I’ve given you at least one new bookmark or tool!

Now, to see what kind of gems are under the tree before my husband gets home….


Posted in Writers' Resource on December 20th, 2007

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