Client communication: It’s one of the most important facets of your freelance writing career. It can be what impresses your customers and keeps them coming back for more, or it can be what leaves them stiffing you for payment even after you deliver your content. You’d think, as writers, good…
Let’s face it, being a freelance writer has some serious perks. We can work where we want, when we want and with whom we want, and we don’t have anyone micromanaging us or telling us what to do. It’s basically a dream job, right? In the grand scheme of things,…
No matter how long you’ve been in this business, whether you are new or a seasoned freelance writer, chances are, becoming a better writer will be super important to you. After all, writing is a skill. It’s something you learned to do, and it’s something you can learn to do…
Have you ever dealt with difficult coworkers at your 9-to-5 job? How about a hard-to-please boss? When you work for yourself you don’t have to deal with those things; you are your own boss and you work from home away from any workplace drama and emotional games. But, even though…
You don’t need to be Amazon or Macy’s to market your freelance writing business online. In fact, you don’t even need a large budget. Gone are the days of marketing requiring a big budget and major advertising dollars. Now, thanks to the wonders of the internet, marketing is much more…
There’s nothing worse than writer’s block. It can stop us in our tracks, make us miss deadlines and put our clients, projects and finances in jeopardy. Unfortunately though, it happens to the best of us. Out of nowhere, it can sneak in, shut off our brains and make it impossible…
I make a good living as a freelance writer … six figures, in fact. It’s this success that’s allowed me to start this blog and help thousands of other writers out there do the same. But was my professional life always like this? Did I always make a good living…
I’m often approached by readers who want to get into freelance writing, even though many have never even done anything remotely like it before. They are attracted to the freelance lifestyle. They long for the creative freedom, the flexible hours and the “yoga pants only” wardrobe that puts traditional 9-to-5…
Thanks to the Internet, getting something “published” no longer means releasing a New York Times best-seller or writing for Time Magazine. While those are still valid options for a writer, the World Wide Web has opened up a plethora of other roads for us – ones that can get us…
While freelance writing can certainly be a lucrative career, it isn’t always an immediate money-making machine from the beginning. It takes time and effort to build a solid long-term career. Creating a full-time freelance writing income or even earning a solid one – especially when you’re balancing the demands of…
