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How to Start a Blog: 5 Simple Steps for Freelance Writers
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Avoid Bad Freelance Advice With These Simple-But-Important Questions
Have you noticed that many people online would like you to pay them to teach you how to freelance—even though they just started doing it themselves? Yes, bad freelance advice is another thing we need to watch out for in the online marketplace.
Get Paid to Write Poetry: 14 Markets for Freelance Writers
Can you actually get paid to write poetry? Yes. I’ve written poetry for a long list of publications, and ultimately published a book of poetry. It’s not the only way I make a living writing, but submitting poems for money is certainly one of my income streams.
Freelance Writing Scam: Beware of This Offer to Make Money From Home
Want to make money from home as a freelance writer? It’s a great career and lifestyle, but it’s also hard work. And scammers know it.
Write for Magazines: 21 Publications That Pay $500+ Per Assignment
Want to write for magazines?
It’s a great way to make a living writing if you pitch the right publications. How about $500 or more per assignment?
If you’ve been cranking out magazine stories for $50 to $150 a pop, you may be wondering if that’s really even possible. That’s often the going rate for local, regional, or small-circulation magazines.
If you want to write for magazines, and have limited experience, these are great places to get some clips, and earn some money, but it shouldn’t be your last stop.
Many consumer and trade magazines pay $500 or more per assignment. And the pitching process is pretty much the same as smaller pubs:
- Identify a magazine you want to write for
- Study the submission guidelines
- Develop a solid story idea
- Do a little research and interview a source
- Write a killer query letter, and pitch your story idea to an editor
If you can do that, you’ve got the chops to get paid well to write for magazines. But you need to know where to look for those $500-plus assignments. Check out these 25 magazines to get started.
Top 6 Scams That Prey on Broke, Desperate Freelance Writers
So what are the top scams targeting freelance writers these days? Here’s what to watch for.
Writing Conferences: 20 of the Best Events to Help You Crush Your Writing Goals
Thinking about attending an event to help you crush your goals? Writing conferences can be a great way to give your freelance writing career a boost.
Make Money on Medium: Pitch These 10 Pubs That Pay Writers
Want to make money on Medium as a freelance writer? Not pocket change…pro freelancer rates. Pitch these 10 pubs on the platform.
Beware of 3+ Scams That Target Freelance Writers
Make piles of money writing from home…even if you don’t have any experience. Yep, hucksters are out there and there are scams that target freelance writers every…single…day.
Writers Conference Connections: Here’s How to Stand Out From the Crowd
Ever wonder how to stand out at a writers conference?
Here’s what most writers do…
- Sign up to attend a writers conference weeks in advance.
- Make travel arrangements.
- Scour the agenda looking for the lectures, workshops, and presentations that sound the most fun, interesting, or helpful.
- And that’s it.
You show up. There’s a zillion writers, editors and publishers, and you roam from one lecture to the next.
If “that’s it,” you’re missing out on a big benefit of going to a writers conference…making connections.
Fortunately, a little pre-planning can help you get more from a writers conference than a bag of goodies and a frenzy of ideas.
Want to learn how to stand out from the crowd at a writers conference? Here’s how to shine:
Is Freelance Writing a Sure Thing? Scam Alert
Do you wonder, is freelance writing a sure thing? If so, there’s a newly minted online writing “expert” who’d love to take your money.
How to Price an Ebook: 7 Questions to Help You Decide
One of the most frequent questions new writers and authors ask is how to price an ebook.
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