Happy Monday readers!
Today, I am putting the spotlight on Michelle Rafter, a freelance writer and blogger from Portland, Oregon, who has freelanced off and on since the 1980s. Last December, Michelle started WordCount to blog about freelancing in the age of digital media.
Michelle specializes in writing about technology, workplace issues, business, and the media. During her long freelance career, she has written for a wide variety of publications, including Workforce Management, Oregon Business, and IncTechnology.com, Inc. magazine’s technology Web site for small business.
She also wrote a weekly Internet column for Reuters that appeared in papers and Web sites around the …read more

If you’re like me, you’re probably LinkedIn, Facebooked, Twittered, Pownced, Plurked, and maybe even Rejawed. Flitting back and forth between these sites throughout the day can be more than a little time-consuming and distracting.
Now, before you think that I spend all my freelance days playing social (media) butterfly, I want you to know that there is a reason why I frequent these sites. As a freelancer, I believe marketing yourself is just as important as doing the actual work. In addition to creating quality work for your clients, it’s necessary to let others know the kind of work you’re doing, …read more