October 30, 2006 6:19 AM

How to launch a career with your blog
Posted by Jason Butlerat 6:19 AM

Fast Company reports on how many folks are jump-starting their careers by writing a blog.

Gone are the days of sending in clips or walking a portfolio into an office. Employers, like everyone else, are checking out potential hires on the Internet with a few clicks of a mouse. Writing a blog, could improve your chances as a candidate because an updated sites boosts your ranking in search engines and offers potential employers a full sense of who you are. "I have gotten a couple of freelance clients from my blog, simply because they liked my writing style," says Laina Dawes, a freelance writer and the creator of the blog, Writing is Fighting.