Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Freelancing,  Journalism

    The Unconvential Guide to Freelance Journalism: Part 2 – setting up the business

    December 8, 2015 / No Comments

    So in Part 1 I explained why I wanted to answer the question of becoming a freelance journalist but also clarify exactly how difficult it can be to work as a freelance journalist. In this part I am going to tell you what, in Australia at least, you need in order to become a freelance journalist and to set up a business. Business type And the first thing you need to know is that yes, you are starting a business. And that you can be all by yourself as a sole trader, work with a couple of others in a partnership arrangement or set up a company with yourself working…

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  • IPEd Con 2013,  Projects

    Twitter feed for the Wednesday Workshops

    April 10, 2013 / No Comments

    The Wednesday workshops have started. Refresh the page to keep seeing the latest tweets and photos. As always, please check the main conference blog for all the posts, tweets and photos. Tweets about “#ipedcon2013 OR #rockstarfreelancelifestyle”

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    April 6, 2013

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    March 2, 2013

    How to network at an editors' conference

    January 14, 2013
  • Freelancing

    Freelancing Friday: How to set your freelancing rates (Australia)

    January 1, 2010 / 5 Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelance writer and editor based in Perth, Western Australia. In this post, she provides a detailed worksheet on how to set an hourly rate while taking into account living and business expenses, tax rates, superannuation, savings, profits, and annual and weekly income. Other freelancers need only put in the figures where required.

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    How to write a freelance pitch to an editor

    September 17, 2021

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