So You Wanna Be a Web Writer or Editor
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Provided by Online Training Directory
Find out what it takes to become a Web writer or editor, how to decide between freelancing and staff jobs, where to find work.
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So You Wanna Be a Web Writer or Editor
So You Wanna Be a Web Writer or Editor
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Outcomes:
Assessment:
Week 1
Find out what it takes to become a Web writer or editor. Take a self test to see if you have the signs you will make a good Web writer or editor. Read FAQs about what it takes to be a Web writer or editor. Join one of the online writing and editing discussion lists.
Week 2
Learn how to decide between freelancing and staff jobs. Visit sites that act as resources for writers and editors. Sign up for industry ezines and newsletters.
Week 3
Visit a site that accepts freelance writing, get their guidelines, and analyze one of their articles to see what you can learn about the expectations of the site’s editors.
Week 4
Pick a category or industry, and analyze a series of sites that pay freelance writers, and use inhouse writers and editors. Pick a topic that one of these sites might like you to write about, and draft an opening paragraph. Figure out what you will need to learn, in order to write the piece. How to do your research.
Week 5
Prepare your proposal for a Web editor. Hook the editor right away, take the right tone, and show what the article will do for their audience. How to pitch yourself, without boasting too much.
Week 6
Learn what to ask when a Web editor gives you the go-ahead for a piece. How to handle the negotiations. Getting the contract, and writing the piece. Looking ahead: building your online portfolio.
| Find out what it takes to become a Web writer or editor, how to decide between freelancing and staff jobs, where to find work. Take a self test to see if you have the signs you will make a good Web writer or editor. Get the inside dope on these exciting high-tech careers from a professional with six years working for the top sites. Learn how to make a pitch to a Web editor, where to find markets for your writing, and how to edit someone else’s text for the Web. Follow a checklist to prepare a proposal for a Web editor, and send it off. Go to sites specifically designed for online writers and editors, and join the professional discussion. |
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After this short course, you’ll be able to: · Decide whether you have the skills for a writing or editing job · Choose whether to opt for freelancing or a staff position · Locate paying markets on the Web · Analyze a site from the point of view of a writer or editor . Make a pitch to a Web editor · Join a discussion group for Web writers and editors · Get started on your new career |
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· Complete a quiz to determine if you have the signs of a good Web writer or editor · Complete a checklist for preparing a proposal to a Web editor · Complete a proposal to a Web editor · Join a discussion group for Web writers and editors, and ask a valid question. |
Contact Hours: 24
About The Training Provider: Online Training Directory
Online Training Directory - Workforce and Continuing Ed online courses are offered at basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Going beyond basic training provides a deeper and more educationally rewarding learning experience, especially for students who wish to advance careers or initiate new ones. For the general lifelong learner we continue to offer "fun to learn" single, stand-alone courses.
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