Thank You For Your Rejection (A Note About Communication)

Last week I got a rejection letter. I was thrilled!

Let me back up a bit. January was a slow month for my writing business. That’s the norm as companies plan their budgets and projects for the new year ahead.

So, I marketed myself more than usual.

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Always Be Marketing. Always.

I don’t often apply to projects posted on social media, but I decided to give it a shot and see how things work. You’ve likely seen these posts on LinkedIn. They explain the project and garner hundreds of likes and comments.

Yes, those.

I applied to over a dozen in January. Magazine work. Blog posts. E-books. Essay writing. Landing pages. Product descriptions. Over the years I’ve tackled many formats and love the variety, so I apply wide and far within the content marketing and journalism landscape.

I read a handful of comments before throwing my hat in the ring, err, resume in their email. I see friends, colleagues and other…