Should You Become A Freelance Writer?
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- 1.Are you so tenacious you won't give up, even when it looks like you're losing?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
I'm not sure what 'tenacious' means
- 2.Do have a problem meeting strangers, chatting it up and handing out your contact information?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
I never give anyone my contact information!
- 3.Are you just "ok" with spelling and grammar, or do you have awesome skills at both?
- A.
I mess up "there," "their," and "they're" a lot
- B.
The few errors I make are caught by spelling and grammar checkers in my software.
- 4.Have you already written something professionally or for fun which is available online for others to read?
- A.
No
- B.
Yes
- 5.Do you blog regularly?
- A.
I blog all the time!
- B.
I don't blog, but I know someone who does.
- C.
What's a blog?
- 6.Do you clearly understand the different types of writing services freelance writers provide?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Don't they just sit down and write?
- 7.Which sentence best describes a press release?
- A.
A press release is a fluffy news story that tells about a contest or other fun event.
- B.
A press release must be newsworthy.
- C.
All you have to do is submit a press release to a journalist and they put it in the paper.
- 8.Finish this sentence: Web copy...
- A.
Sells products or services.
- B.
Is anything you read on a website (like this quiz).
- C.
Is simply informative text used to educate readers.
- 9.Finish this sentence: Web content should...
- A.
Be very long to keep readers reading.
- B.
Encourage people to buy something.
- C.
Allow readers to scan by highlighting important points.
- 10.As a writer, what records should you always maintain?
- A.
Writers don't need to maintain records; they live in messy houses and wear mismatched shoes - all they need to know is where their computers are.
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Tax information, invoices and copies of every document you've ever written
- C.
The Beatles' White Album
- 11.What is SEO?
- A.
Search engine optimization, but it usually doesn't need to be done on regular web pages
- B.
A type of old, wooden ship
- C.
Search engine optimization, which should be done every time a writer creates a document for the 'web
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