What I Learned About Freelancing as an Editor-in-Chief

From where else? MediaBistro.

A freelancer-turned-EIC-turned-freelancer provides seven bits of advice for freelancers seeking to get editors' attention

1. Get it right from the very beginning
2. Lose the clever stationery
3. Know your market
4. Sell yourself as well as the story
5. Don't talk money until you've gotten the assignment
6. Respect word counts
7. Be patient