CMG Freelance is now on LinkedIn!

August 21, 2018 Editor News cmg freelancelinkedinsocial media

If you use LinkedIn to promote and grow your freelance business, we'd love to connect with you there.

CMG Freelance now has a company page on LinkedIn, where we'll be publishing Story Board posts as well as other posts of interest to independent media, creative, knowledge, IT and communications professionals.

LinkedIn is just the latest addition to our presence on social media. If you'd like to get Story Board updates in your social media feeds, you can find us on Twitter or join our private Facebook group. And CMG Freelance also has its own Twitter account, which you can find and follow right here.

We also post job listings, calls for pitches and other opportunities on our email listserv The 'Lancer. The 'Lancer is part of the benefits package available to CMG Freelance members.

For more information about the cost and benefits of membership, check out this page on the CMG Freelance website.

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Ten Reasons to Join CMG Freelance

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New webinars posted for members on CMG Freelance website

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