Hey, writers!
Looking for a little summertime inspiration to get your freelance writing in gear?
Well, I noticed that my January roundup of the most popular posts of 2013 was the most popular post I’ve done here on the blog so far this year. Apparently, you find these best-of compendiums useful.
So I’m here to help with another handy set of popular posts — these are from the first half of 2014. I’m actually out in the Internetless countryside in Colorado right now, but wanted to keep you stocked with useful info to grow your freelance writing income while I’m gone.
Here are the seven Make a Living Writing posts that had the most readers the week they published:
- Why You Need to Go For Your Freelance Writing Dream Now
- What the Elance-oDesk Merger Means for Freelance Writers
- I Quit My Job to Be a Freelance Writer: What Was I Thinking?
- Writers: Soar Like an Olympian With These 4 Key Traits
- Use This Simple Tool to Move Forward With Your Freelance Writing
- Writing for Guardian Liberty Voice: 10 Writers’ Stories
- The 4 Worst Places for Freelance Writers to Start
Enjoy!
Carol
What was your favorite post about freelance writing this year so far? Leave a comment and share a link.
Really great resources to read on. Although all articles are amazing but I personally liked the last one.
My favourite was the one about the Elance/Odesk merger. I was caught in the Elance trap for about a year. Once I broke out, my income doubled overnight and my workload cut in half. Then I had time to explore other income avenues.
I’m so glad to hear that you were able to break free of Elance — and earn a ton more because of it. Congratulations!
Awesome to hear, Rob!
Thanks again for being so helpful! 🙂 I’ve been meaning to ask if there has been a post on knowing how to determine a fee/charge for a job. I know this will depend a lot on the type of work – and magazines will nearly always have their own rates, but are there general guidelines….anywhere. I must look in the Writers Yearbook….
Each job will have it’s own needs, but you could find some good guidelines in the Writer’s Market. You might also check out the Earn More from Writing and Writer Pay tags here on Carol’s blog.
Thanks for the tip. This is embarrassing but I’m not sure how to find these ‘tags’ on Carol’s blog….I don’t see where one would search for tags – altho I do see tags at the bottom of posts….? Funny, I read quite a few blogs but I’ve never had to search in that way….
Paul, check out the sidebar where it says “We talk about…” That’s our most popular tags there.
Yep, thanks I can see the pop ones….and as I mentioned the nz society of authors is a great site… 🙂
http://www.authors.org.nz/wawcs0139329/writers-rates.html
Sure, Paul — I think this post will help you The Truth About How Much Freelance Writers Make.
Got my brain into gear… Rediscovered this : http://www.authors.org.nz/wawcs0139329/writers-rates.html
v useful site…and obviously diff versions in every country
The one Daryl mentioned is a good one. Another is Uncover your Brand Personality by Big Brand System http://www.bigbrandsystem.com/?s=uncover+your+brand+personality
Ooh, I love Pam Slim – got to meet her at World Domination Summit last year.
So far my favorite post of the year (and one of the most recent ones I’ve read) is Boost Blog Traffic’s – The Only 6 Posts Worth Writing (and How to Totally Nail Each One) – http://boostblogtraffic.com/posts-worth-writing/
Man, I loved that post, too! Even before I noticed it used some of MY posts as examples of the 6 kinds. 😉