Writer Earnings: The Woes and Joys of Currency Exchanges
Do currency exchanges and the exchange rate impact your writing career? Writers need to be financial analysts, don’t they?
How do you Write When You’re Feeling Lousy?
All freelance writers and anyone who is self-employed knows that the lack of paid sick days is one of the drawbacks to working for yourself. What to do?
What To Do When Your Writing Client Can’t Pay You
While economic cutbacks may have benefited many freelancers there is one consequence that is not so welcome — when your client has a cash flow crunch and can’t pay you. What do you do in a case like this? Here are some ways to work out your next course of action. Are you sure the [...]
Gain Control of the Balls in Your Freelance Juggling Act
I’ve written here in the past about what do when overwhelmed by writing work. But what do you do when you’re doing so much juggling that the balls start to drop? It’s time to take action fast otherwise the consequences could be dire: to your health, your finances, and your reputation.
Running The Numbers On 2009 Freelancing
Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid To Write Online assesses the health of her freelance writing business and shares ways to improve profitability and job satisfaction in the coming year.
Writing – It Pays To Get Organised
I have a system – and as a writer, I need it. When I started freelancing, it wasn’t hard to keep track of my clients – I didn’t have that many of them. Now, it’s different, and I need to be very organised to keep on top of my writing business. Here’s a peek at [...]
Overwhelmed by Writing Work? What Should You Do?
Being busy can be good. But being too busy can be overwhelming. It happens with freelance writing. You go from famine (a time with little work and lots of bidding and job hunting) to a sudden writing job feast and suddenly you’re stuffed to the brim with work. Being busy is good but being overwhelmed [...]
Writer Without Portfolio
If you’re planning a writing career, then you need to have a way of showing off your work to prospective clients. Most people don’t just jump into writing; they have written all kinds of things for years and like the process enough to think of turning it into a career. The question is, have you [...]
Recession And The Freelance Writer
For months now, all the talk has been of recession. Everyone’s wondering how it will affect their business and freelance writers are not exempt. Some clients might have to cut back on the amount of work they outsource because their business is in bad shape. (I haven’t had any business from the financial sector this [...]
How To Get Your Dream Client
Have you ever had a writing client that was a dream to work for? Someone who provided clear briefs, was flexible and always paid up on time? Those clients are a joy to work for and every freelancer wants more of them. I believe that with a bit of work, freelancers can move almost everyone they [...]
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