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With this tool, you can organize your thoughts, find connections between themes, and think of more clients to pitch and more publications to target. Find several examples of mind maps I’ve created on this page.
I enjoy creating these because they’re a snapshot of how my brain works. I’m constantly making connections between topics, and my brain often jumps around between seemingly unrelated things. But once I put pen to paper or marker to dry-erase board, I can show how my brain works and why these connections make sense. Being able to make these connections has allowed me to freelance for a software as a service company without previous experience in the industry—because I was able to show that my experience in the health industry could be applicable and valuable to that company. There are many other examples like this.
My favourite tool for creating mind maps will always be a simple dry erase board and markers, but if you prefer to create yours digitally, I highly recommend WiseMapping.
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Whether you simply enjoy writing about publishing or are considering starting a small publishing company, there are many things to learn and consider. The publishing industry has changed and evolved very quickly, and the landscape looks very different than it did even ten years ago. If you’d like to write about publishing, there are enough … Read more
Trying to plan content for your blog? Using mind maps can help you think of blog post ideas. Last week, I shared a mind map for Organization & Productivity . Today, I’d like to share a mind map for the Goal Setting. If you want to write about goal setting, there are many related topics … Read more
If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you’ve probably gathered that I love mind maps. They help you think outside the box and creating them is a great exercise in seeing connections between topics. The mind maps I’ve shared on this website so far can definitely help freelance writers diversify their niches and find … Read more
If you want to be a travel writer and make an income from your words, the first thing to realize is that travel writing doesn’t have to mean flying places to report back to a publication. But you can still travel here, there, and everywhere and write about travel. Just not necessarily destination pieces.
If you’re an outdoors lover and you’re also a writer, you can put your two passions together and earn an income while you go on your adventures. By using mind maps to think outside the box, you can find several topics related to the outdoors to write about. I’ve shared the outdoors mind map before, … Read more
If you enjoy tabletop games, here’s a mind map to help turn your passion into writing opportunities. I’ve shared this mind map before, but today we’ll dive into exactly how we can use this mind map to enhance our freelance writing. Of course, you could write ad copy for companies that manufacture or … Read more
Relationships writing is an easy niche to expand, because it’s already so broad. There are so many different kinds of relationships: romantic relationships between members of the opposite sex, LGBTQ+ relationships, the relationship between parents and their children, the relationship between a person and their coworkers, the relationship between adult children and aging parents, and … Read more
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I LOVE mind maps. Mind maps not only help me to organize my thoughts, they also help me find more companies and publications to pitch. I share several mind maps on this site, but I thought a guide that would explain exactly how to … Read more
Are you a photography lover in addition to being a writer? If so, this mind map will help you put your two passions together and earn money for your writing. I’ve shared the photography mind map before. In this post, I wanted to clarify how I might use this mind map in practice, and what … Read more
Mind maps are a great tool for any writer, but especially for writers who want to delve into multiple niches. With mind maps, I went from scatter-brain to hyper-organized. I use them daily in my work, and once I started using them, I never went back. I frequently share mind maps that can help freelance … Read more