Maybe You Don’t Want To Be A Freelance Writer After All

January 25, 2012

I assume that most of the readers here either are freelance writers or are trying to figure out how they can do their writing from home. The blunt truth, or at least some of it, is that freelancing isn’t for everyone. There can be lots of reasons for wanting a writing job where you go [...]

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Can You Tell The Difference Between Your Writing Business And You?

January 24, 2012

I tend to identify myself as a writer. When people ask me what I do I say I write. I’ve been challenged by some people I trust to make sure I know the difference between me and my writing business. The truth is I don’t really get the distinction and if I didn’t totally trust [...]

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8 Ways Freelance Writers Earn More By Setting Their Sights Higher

January 23, 2012

Recently in a LinkedIN group and in two different emails to me, three people asked how to find freelance writing jobs that paid more than a pittance. All three were feeling put upon by the number of low paying jobs they were finding and wondering if perusing a freelance writing career was worth it. All three were [...]

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Working Freelance Vs In-house – A Guest Post

January 20, 2012

Guest post by Arba. Content writing is emerging as one of the most in-demand internet based careers. With thousands of websites and blogs being launched every day, online business is always in a frantic need of sound writers. If you are good at writing, and you are not charging insane charges for an article, there [...]

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Staying In Touch With Clients – A Story I’m Telling On Myself

January 19, 2012

I talk a good game about self-confidence and the truth is I have a whole lot of it. At least I do compared to when I started writing oh so many years ago. But (gasp) I’m also very human. Here’s what I mean. I don’t know how many times I’ve read that it’s a good [...]

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Blackout Stats

January 19, 2012

As some of you know I joined the blackout yesterday in protest to stop SOPA and PIPA. I also called my representatives and will again. But I was curious about what would happen to the stats on my site. Not much. In fact I actually got a few more page views than normal for a [...]

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5 Questions You’ve Got To Ask Each Writing Client

January 17, 2012

So often I hear from freelance writers that they’ve got contract problems because they didn’t understand what the client wanted. Often, when I dig a little deeper, it turns out that the writing customer was vague and uncertain in their instructions. When this happens it’s really up to the writer to help the client figure [...]

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Kill Fees & Deposits Protect You When Writing Clients Change Their Minds

January 16, 2012

Hi Anne, Over the weekend I spent about three hours working on an article for a local client of a business where I am also a customer.  I asked for a decent rate which was accepted and things were rolling along good until my last e-mail from them. They went from liking the article to [...]

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SOPA Morphs Into PIPA

January 13, 2012

Last month (12/19/2011) I wrote about Why American Writers Must Care About SOPA. (And as someone pointed out, it’s a world-’round problem.) Now we’re dealing with the Senate Version.  Named an awkward Protect IP or PIPA, it too is aimed at anti-piracy. That’s a worthy goal, but the notion that the government knows which IP addresses or [...]

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What Editors Want From Freelance Writer’s Websites

January 12, 2012

David A. Boyington who blogs at VideoCDRadio asked in comments: What does an editor want to see in a sample article that has been posted to my website? How should this sample article be posted? Imagine for a moment that you’re an editor of a magazine for Seniors. I was actually a founding editor for [...]

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