Marisa Wikramanayake

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    Freelancing,  Journalism,  Productivity

    Three important stories I wrote in 2021 as a freelance journalist

    February 15, 2022 / No Comments

    Three stories I wrote in 2021 as a freelance journalist and why they were important.

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    My goals for 2022: making my freelancing work better for me

    January 18, 2022

    Freelancing panel at IPEd 2017

    September 14, 2017
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    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer

    January 25, 2022 / No Comments

    How much I made in 2021 as a freelancer in Australia and why it is important to be transparent about it.

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    September 27, 2013

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    January 26, 2019

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    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    My goals for 2022: making my freelancing work better for me

    January 18, 2022 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake talks through what her goals for 2022 are and how she is planning to achieve them.

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    February 15, 2022

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    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    How to successfully set goals and plan for 2022

    January 11, 2022 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake writes about how to plan for 2022 and set goals as a freelancer.

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    My 2021 year in review – amazing goals success or failure?

    January 4, 2022
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    How to easily track pitches in Google Sheets as a freelance journalist

    January 7, 2021
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    10 Important Things You Need To Know About Finding A Mentor

    January 14, 2021
  • Fallon Michael's photo of eyeglasses on book beside macbook for Marisa Wikramanayake's blog post about their 2021 year in review
    Freelancing,  Productivity,  Updates

    My 2021 year in review – amazing goals success or failure?

    January 4, 2022 / No Comments

    The 2021 year in review - were all the goals met and hit and what of COVID-19? Marisa Wikramanayake looks back at her work over the year.

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    February 13, 2015
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    My 10 Compelling Reasons For Running Youtube Livestreams Right Now

    January 22, 2021
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    Why I really need to take a week off for rest right now

    February 17, 2021
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    Freelancing,  Journalism

    How to write a freelance pitch to an editor

    September 17, 2021 / No Comments

    Learn how to write a freelance pitch in this post.

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    January 25, 2022

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    January 14, 2013
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    Editing,  Freelancing,  Journalism,  Updates

    Why I really need to take a week off for rest right now

    February 17, 2021 / No Comments

    I talk about why it is important to create a productivity system for a freelance businesses that includes time for leave and rest.

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    Blog,  Freelancing,  Writing

    My 10 Compelling Reasons For Running Youtube Livestreams Right Now

    January 22, 2021 / No Comments

    Mrisa Wikramanayake discusses livestreams and why she wanted to start writing and #writewithme related livestreams on Youtube and Twitch.

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    March 14, 2019

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    October 14, 2019
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    January 12, 2018
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    Blog,  Editing,  Freelancing,  Mentoring,  Writing

    10 Important Things You Need To Know About Finding A Mentor

    January 14, 2021 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake talks about the ten most important things you need to know before finding or getting a mentor and how not to mess it up.

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    February 28, 2019
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    May 30, 2018

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    October 16, 2019
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    Blog,  Freelancing,  Journalism

    How to easily track pitches in Google Sheets as a freelance journalist

    January 7, 2021 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake talks about how to set up a pitch tracker using Google Sheets to track pitches as a freelancer or freelance journalist.

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