Articles written by Brandon Ward

Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing How to prepare and promote your sample clips for freelance writing: 4 of 10

Creating a portfolio is absolutely the first step to becoming a paid freelance writer. Even an act like writing here on Helium can contribute to a portfolio. To make that leap to becoming a paid freelancer, however, requires a bit more dedication than the occasional post to Helium. First, you must start off small, finding co...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Should oil companies pay a windfall profits tax?: 6 of 14

Curtailing oil company profits and-more specifically-reducing the greenhouse gasses that are the ultimate effect of oil sales, will require something far more important than government regulation. It will require a change in the way we live our lives. Unfortunately, this is a very threatening prospect for me and the other 30...
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Important considerations in choosing food for dogs and cats: 10 of 10

Many of us do not put enough thought into what we feed our cats and dogs, instead trusting the nutrition to the cat food and dog food companies. This can be a bad idea, however! Unfortunately, many companies do not have your pet's best interest in mind, thinking only of profits. Some companies, in fact, are downright mislead...