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Find a Lucrative Writing Niche Using the Cow-Farts Method
Ready to find a lucrative writing niche, even if you’re still trying to land your first freelance writing jobs? Use the Cow Farts Method (plugging your nose optional). Here’s what you need to know.
What to do With an English Degree Besides Teach: 7 Unconventional Suggestions
If you’re wondering what to do with an English degree besides teach, then keep reading because we have seven career path suggestions (and sub-suggestions) you may not have considered yet!
Where to Sell Short Stories: 7 Places That Pay
If you are a writer trying to grow your career or start to make money from your craft, you most likely have wondered where to sell short stories.
Get Paid to Write: 23 Sites That Pay Freelancers $100+
In this list of sites that pay freelance writers, we’ve identified new markets we haven’t featured before. And even though these sites represent a variety of different niches, they all have one thing in common.
These are sites that pay $100 or more for blog posts, articles, essays, tutorials, and other types of writing assignments.
Smart Goals Ideas for Creative Writers (+ 2 Smart Goals Examples)
If you’re a creative writer, you may not be known for things like “organization,” but this doesn’t have to be the case! We’ve put together smart goals ideas and smart goals examples to demonstrate how creating structured goals can actually enhance your creativity, not limit it.
Ghostwriting 101: What You Need to Know
While ghostwriting gigs can be fun and pay well, it requires a different set of skills and has different pros and cons you need to know before you say “yes” to a project.
How to Write Perfect Love Poems (+ 5 Great Examples to Inspire Your Heart and Mind!)
Valentine’s Day is closer than you think! So, what better time to explore love poems and romantic rhythms?
How to Become a Technical Writer + 3 Tips for Success
Do you love writing technical content that helps regular people understand complex or niche topics? Then you may want to look into how to become a technical writer.
Write for Money: 80+ Websites that Pay Freelance Writers $50+
Tired of earning pennies (or peanuts or whichever cliche for crappy pay you prefer) and ready to learn how to write for money online for real?
Do You Need a Freelance Writer Resume? 2 Important Points of View and Tips for Standing Out
There is some (much) debate in the freelancer world over whether or not you should have to submit resumes for freelancing jobs. Isn’t a resume for an employee? There are valid arguments both for and against the freelance writer resume, but is there a definitive answer?
How to Get Past Pitch Anxiety: 5 Simple Mindset Reframes to Try
Do you suffer from pitch anxiety? This is an all-too-real emotional state most (if not all) freelance writers find themselves in when thinking about approaching a potential client with an article or project idea.
3 Paid Advertising Options To Monetize Your Website
If you have a popular website, you have probably thought about using paid advertising on your site. Out of all the ways to monetize your website, paid advertising is one of the easiest options, since you just need to paste the code or however it is set up and you are...
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