Feeling stuck. I should write more on Medium, but what content needs to live here versus on my new freelance website (HenmarCreative.com if you’re curious) versus the dark, NSF crevices of my brain? And after writing SEO content all day every day for clients, my creativity is all tapped out. …

A few months ago I started picking up freelance writing projects . Small ones than bigger and bigger ones — enough for me to change course and justify jettisoning my full-time job search. I got an office space in March, and have been hanging a few new shingles every day…

I have been my own boss now for a few weeks, and last week I made it official. I registered my startup as an LLC with the state of Minnesota and I got an EIN (federal tax stuff). The best thing about being my own boss? There’s nobody telling me…

I became another tech layoff statistic last month on Feb. 6, laid off from my content marketing role at a medium-size tech company based…

Yesterday evening, I had to come up with a 95-word byline to publish alongside one of my recent articles. Among the quirky facts I strung together (i.e., I like eating donuts and still can’t bond with my step-cat — IYKYK), I mentioned I had tried more than 100 side hustles…

Something spectacular happened this evening: my husband criticized me for panhandling my freelance writing services, dismissing my efforts as farcical at best, and at worst, setting the family on the path to irreversible ruin (public humiliation). Here’s the spectacular thing: I calmly begged to differ and left the room. …

As a marketer I’ve long been fascinated by chatbot technology. I’ve even worked with a handful of chatbot tools over the past few years to help write articles and optimize webpages. From a content marketing perspective, chatbots aren’t bad and they’re getting better. Think of them as creative, robotic brainstormers…

In the throes of job-hunting, a lot of the listings on LinkedIn and Indeed are beginning to sound alike. I’m waxing nostalgic for my single days of Internet dating. I’d read profile after profile with everyone saying, “I love my family, friends, and long walks on the beach.” …

Yours in Mediocrity: A Completely Mediocre Cover Letter from a LinkedIn Candidate in the 50th Percentile of All Applicants Nearly 700 applicants on LinkedIn have applied for this content writer position. LinkedIn tells me my skills put me at the 50th percentile and in terms of job fit I am mediocre in every single way. …