Category Archives: Walletpop

How to sell me your PR pitch

Like many journalists, I get a lot of pitches from public relations people. Most are good, but some are bad.  I edit and write about these topics at WalletPop, a personal finance Web site run by Aol: recession, career, technology, sports & money.
I get plenty of story pitches each week, and I’m glad to get [...]

Every company should hire a laid-off journalist

Aaron Crowe

I’ve thought this for a long time, but it really struck me today in two separate events: Every business should hire a journalist if it wants to be successful.
What would a journalist do for a company? Many things, which I’ll get to in a bit, but up high on that list is checking for [...]

Pajama jeans. Really?

Just what America needs, another excuse to dress like a slob and wear pajamas outside of the house.
As someone who works out of his home as a freelance writer/editor and works most of the day in sweatpants, I realize I don’t have much room to talk here. But come on, pajamas disguised as jeans? Why?
I’m [...]

30 and counting

A year and seven months ago, I was laid off. I worked 40 hours a week at a job I enjoyed.
Starting Feb. 1, my work week will expand from 25 hours to 30 hours at another job I enjoy — WalletPop, where I’m a section editor and write about various personal finance topics. It’s an [...]

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