by Editor | Mar 28, 2025 | Blog
The purpose of a personal narrative is to describe a specific story in your life. No matter who you are, you have a plethora of life experiences, events, and stories that can be crafted into a compelling personal narrative for use in an article, blog post, case study,...
by Make A Living Writing | Mar 18, 2025 | writing
If you’re wondering if your rates are in the same ballpark as other freelance writers, you’re not alone. Pricing your work can feel like a shot in the dark—especially when clients try to lowball you or when fellow freelancers hesitate to talk numbers. But here’s the...
by Carol Tice | Feb 5, 2025 | Blog
After writing on my own blog about how freelance writers should aim for making $100 an hour, I heard from many writers. Mostly they wanted advice on how to achieve more modest goals—just moving up from the $8- to $15-an article level and perhaps making $30 an hour. So...
by Carol Tice | Jan 27, 2025 | Blog
It’s a new year and it’s time for a writer’s pep-talk. Job one: it’s time to raise your rates. I can hear you quaking in your boots from here. But I want you to consider this. The beginning of a year is a naturally great time to break the news...
by Carol Tice | Jan 20, 2025 | Blog, writing
But actually, do you believe you’re a writer? I received a moving email message from a longtime professional writer and single mom of two who had been laid off from a lucrative editing job. Now, looking out on today’s freelance world full of $15-an-article...
by Carol Tice | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog
Gripes about pay are an epidemic in the writing world. But there are still good-paying assignments out there. So why don’t writers earn more money? In my experience mentoring writers, there are three main reasons why freelance writers don’t earn more money...
by Editor | Jan 3, 2025 | Market Lists
Wondering if there are online magazines that pay decent freelance writing rates in 2025? You’re not the only one. It’s a volatile time for almost everybody. But businesses, magazines, and digital publications still have freelance writing jobs they need to...
by Editor | Dec 15, 2024 | Market Lists
Want to get paid to write in the health and wellness niche? Pitch these fresh markets to connect with prospects and land more freelance work. Even before the pandemic, demand for content in this niche was growing. And it’s not just health magazines. You can get...
by Make A Living Writing | Dec 11, 2024 | Blog
Did you know you can earn money by finding greeting card writing jobs? Here are 7 companies that pay freelancers. Greeting cards, by their nature, are meant to be displayed. Some of them feature art so gorgeous, you could put them in a frame and hang them on your...
by Carol Tice | Nov 21, 2024 | Blog
There’s a lot of discussion online about writing rates. What’s the best way to bid a project? By the word? By the hour? By the project? They all have their uses, especially since some publications and businesses are kind of in the habit of using one or the...
