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4 Great Ways to Find Local Writing Clients
It's a big, wide world of freelance writing out there in our shiny 21st Century. Global, even. I've had clients in Australia, the U.K., Canada, and states all over the U.S. But if you're just getting started, it can be a good move to start close to home. A local focus...
How Writers Can Conquer Uncertainty
Have you ever taken a writing gig you didn't really feel qualified for? I was rapping with Renegade Writer Linda Formichelli about this recently. Lately, we've both found we keep getting asked to do stuff that's pretty far out of our wheelhouse. I just recently...
How One Writer Grew Her Pay – and Left Demand Studios Behind
By Tiffany Jansen I used to write for content mills. I know I should be ashamed of myself, but I'm not. Working for Demand Studios taught me a lot: sticking to a word count, following guidelines, writing on a deadline, working with editors and, most importantly, that...
How I Got Lost…and Found 6 Fear-Busting Writer Tips
I got lost on the way to SOBCon Northwest to hear famed inspirational business leader Jonathan Fields speak a few weeks ago...and learned a lot about how writers can overcome fear and embarrassment. It was a really humiliating experience, especially because the...
5 Writing Tips I Learned from my Daughter with Down Syndrome
By Ruth Zive My beautiful, funny, smart, chromosomally enhanced 14-year-old daughter has Down syndrome. She is developmentally delayed in most parts of her life. The diagnosis was a blow, all those years ago, but I've learned more from Julia than I ever imagined...
Do You Fall in Love with Your Writing Clients…and then Get Screwed?
It's one of the most commonly asked questions I get from writers: What should I charge? It's hard to know, isn't it? There isn't one universal rate card freelance writers work from. Fair pay is determined by a million factors -- how bad you need the gig, how easy it...
Great Writing Niches: How to Get Government Contracts
Do you think it's too much of a hassle to try to win a freelance writing contract from a government agency? Many writers never look at this very lucrative niche...which is one of the reasons you should. It's a great time to look at this opportunity, too, as many...
10 Best Articles for Writers – September 2011
Lately, I've been talking to a lot of freelance writers who have great portfolios but low incomes. Which I guess is why I have sales and marketing on the brain in this edition of our monthly Top 10. These are all pretty recent vintage...seems like the last 10 days or...
5 Biggest Lies of Supposedly Successful Bloggers
If you're like me, you get a lot of email newsletters from top bloggers. Many of them are awful pushy, no? I'm not talking about the bloggers I really like. A few leaders in the blogosphere are honest about what it really takes to earn money writing online, and give...
Why Your Writer Website Doesn’t Get You Clients
I realized recently that I have reviewed more than 100 writer websites and blogs. Along the way, I've noticed some basic mistakes many writers make. In fact, in the Blast-Off class, Linda Formichelli and I usually review a few sites, and then we ask the participants...
The Reality of Freelancing: How It’s Growing, and Why it Rocks
Are you nervous about going it alone as a solopreneur and freelance writer? Well, today I've got a big shot of hope for you. With the second annual International Freelancers Day coming on Friday, the event organizers have released an interesting study on the state of...
How a Freelance Writer Made Thousands in Extra Cash With Zero Additional Effort
Did you ever feel like you underbid a freelance writing job, and left money on the table? It's a common problem. Now that I'm listening to a lot of new writers in the Freelance Writers Den forums, I'm discovering that writers at all levels of experience have a strong...
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