7 Free Sites for Independent Journalists

Explore these resources to promote your work and improve your online presence

If you are a professional journalist, regardless of whether you work independently or are just starting out, you will find that an excellent way to position yourself in the marketplace is to improve your online presence. This is true if you do reporting, if you are a photographer, or if you specialize in specific social media content.

That's why we've compiled a list of useful sites for you to use, as well as others that will help you with your topic search and productivity. What other sites do you use?

Medium

This site has gained a lot of popularity among independent writers of all kinds. Its interface allows you to easily upload photos and text, and publish your notes directly. Its monetization system allows you to earn money if your content goes viral and you get a certain number of readers.

Clippings.me

This site was designed especially for writers, bloggers, and journalists. It allows you to have an attractive site where you will have a virtual portfolio for free. Easily build a page with attractive templates, add your contact information and biography, and start sharing your work in PDF, video, and audio. Paid packages allow you to upload more content.

Journo Portfolio

Another site designed for writers and journalists, where you can create a simple presentation page and connect it to your social networks. Choose from various templates to create an online portfolio compatible with mobile devices, where you can share PDFs, images, or URLs. The basic plan is free, and the paid ones cost between 4 and 8 euros per month.

Subly

This site allows you to add subtitles to your videos automatically. It's a useful tool if you have a YouTube channel or if you share content on social networks (which will certainly improve your online presence and reputation). It supports English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and many more. It is a free site that will soon include different payment options.

Zencastr

Do you work in radio or podcasts? With this tool, you can record your interviews remotely with the highest audio quality. The program records a separate track for each guest, so if any of them has problems with the connection, you can easily fix it. It has many post-production and file storage options. It is a free service, with a professional option that costs $20 per month.

oTranscribe

And if you have already finished an interview and need to transcribe it, save time with this site (under a completely free open source license). Upload an audio, video or YouTube clip and start transcribing, without the painful process of switching between playback and word processing applications. It allows you to easily pause, fast-forward, and rewind, as well as place interactive markers at important points in the clip. Supports Spanish, English, Italian, German, and many other languages.

Google Trends

Many content creators and journalists use this tool constantly to check trends, news, and relevant searches by region. Its related search tool will allow you to make important connections. In addition, you can download the data to carefully analyze it and discover new topics. It is a free tool.

English version by @harry_davies.

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