Elizabeth Hanes BSN, RN

Many nurses begin their writing careers by reporting stories on health, healthcare, nursing and other topics that feel comfortable to them, given their clinical background. If you're pursuing that route – such as by publishing articles here at allnur...

I love these easy, practical tips for mental health self-care. I get tired of reading self-care articles that make me feel overburdened with yet one more thing to do. LOL But "breathe"? I definitely can remember to do that! Thank you!

If you're interested in launching a side hustle that can bring in extra money (and eventually even become your full-time profession), you may be surprised to know you can become a freelance writer in as little as one hour. It's super easy to get star...

Many nurse entrepreneurs focus on marketing and sales to propel their business forward. And that makes sense, because marketing, advertising, and direct outreach all can generate rapid success for any business venture. Earned Media But nurse...

Recently I penned a post about why nurses should join the gig economy. I don’t deny I’m high on gig work for one simple reason: I’m a gig worker, myself. Specifically, I’m a freelance writer. And I love showing other nurses the possibilities of a wri...

Hi Patti! Thank you for the kind words. You made my day! Press releases are sent to members of the media. So, for example, a nurse who owns a business might send a press release to her local TV station to announce her "employee of the year"...

And sometimes the not-so-successful stories are much more interesting and entertaining! Beth

CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU for waging this fight. Your win provides yet another legal ruling that will benefit all organizations that publish anonymous, user-created content. Bravo!!

This is an absolutely excellent point! Thank you for this, Joe. The E-A-T is also why I keep telling nurses now is the best time there's ever been to become a freelance content writer. Bylined content with an RN credential holds great sway with ...

Marketing your nurse-owned business can feel challenging even in the best of times. And this pandemic certainly isn't helping the situation. Depending on the type of product or service you offer, getting customers to buy right now can feel downright ...

Throughout your nursing career, you've dealt with a plethora of abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. A few you may be familiar with: RN APRN FAAN CRNA ACLS STAT PRN NPO The list could go on nea...

I think it's awesome they're teaching this in your business class! It definitely will help you find success more quickly in private practice!

Well, howdy, everyone. I'm the nurse/writer at the center of this. Like everyone else, I found it kind of amusing that Dr. Lee would question my...authority? Expertise? Audacity?...in writing about sunburn. It strikes me that this reflects the age-ol...

Communicating with your target audience – whether through your website or blog posts or social media – can generate leads and increase conversions for your nurse-owned business. And, sure, you can hire a professional writer to do this content creatio...

You are welcome! I'm glad to know these tips help! Beth You're welcome! Let me know if you have any questions about these tips! Beth

Among the first questions any nurse asks me about being a freelance writer is: Can you really make money at that? Usually I chuckle before replying, “Oh, yes. You definitely can make money at that.” But you can’t make any money as a writer unless you...

You are very welcome!

I field a lot of questions from nurses about how to break into freelance writing. I always enjoy interacting with my fellow nurses and helping them get started in a new career as a writer. I thought I'd share my best tips and advice here. Here is a p...

I did always love to write. My mother was an aspiring writer who, unfortunately, never managed to get published. But I think her example of persistently working at selling articles helped me realize that making money from writing was not a crazy idea...

Because I work as a content marketer, I often forget that other nurse entrepreneurs might only know the term “content marketing” as a buzzphrase. That’s unfortunate, because content marketing represents the easiest, least expensive way any nurse can ...

Well, it's a good question. You certainly can't just sit around and wait for people to organically find your content. Content marketing is most effective when there's a promotion plan to support it. So, for example, sharing blog posts on social media...

Gosh, me too! You would think after so many years of writing we'd be good at it, but for some reason it requires extreme vigilance to stamp out the passive voice. LOL

For a writer, nothing beats the feeling of posting an article at allnurses.com and watching the "views" ratchet up and up and up, followed by seeing the replies (comments) unfurl into a long thread. Publishing a popular article provides a rush that f...

I didn't get quite so granular as "divide into paragraphs" (always excellent advice!), but I did delve into a little bit about formatting articles in a different post on the topic: https://allnurses.com/how-format-article-digital-publication-t714256/...

Congratulations on developing an idea to become a solo practitioner! It's an exciting experience, I'm sure. I'm not a lawyer, and I, personally, would consult one before ever venturing into a clinical practice. That said, have you considered hanging ...