Hit A Dip In Your Freelance Writing? You Are Networking, Right?
We all hit a bit of a lull in our freelance writing careers. For some, it’s not a massive problem as they’re fully prepared. For others, however, the dip can seem like it’s going to be devastating. Fortunately, if you fall into the latter group, there’s one thing you can do to ensure any loss [...]
Your Writing Career – Who’s In Charge?
Is your writing career serving you or are you serving it? This was the question that occurred to me about my own writing career after reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (yes, that is an affiliate link). Put another way – what is the goal of your freelance writing business? I’d be the first [...]
What Should Online Professionals Do When Someone Ticks Them Off?
For every action there is a reaction and your reactions will impact your professional life. One of the benefits of working from home is the lack of dealing with a huge amount of office politics. But, (sadly) this doesn’t mean you’ll never have to deal with people acting like idiots in your work life again. [...]
How to Learn a New Freelance Writing Skill
It’s great to specialise in specific writing areas or genres. A lot of writing blogs will tell you that you need a niche. (I’ve said it myself!) It helps you get good, get fast, and command higher rates. But at times it can be good to add a new skill to your repertoire, too. Offering [...]
Working Through Rejection – Quick Tips
How do you handle having work returned to you? If you’re anything like me, you don’t like it at all. Yet it’s something that happens even to the most experienced writer, especially when not dealing with the client directly. You’ve heard the phrase ‘cut out the middleman’ – well, this often applies when taking writing [...]
Are You A Buttoned-Up or Buttoned-Down Freelance Writer?
Voice is an important aspect of being a writer. Finding the right voice can help you write something your clients will love.
Five Ways to Get Writing Jobs Fast
Last week I shared five tips for filling the gaps in your writing schedule and this week I wanted to suggest specific ways to go about drumming up work quickly. Maybe you’ve got a gap in your schedule or maybe you need to make some extra money quickly. Not everyone will agree with me about these methods but here are some things I do when I want to drum up some work.
The Evolution Of A Freelancer
When I started freelancing, I said yes to pretty much every job that came along. My reasons for doing so were that: I needed the publishing credits for my resume I needed the money I didn’t know when the next job was going to come along It made sound financial sense to accept everything that [...]
More Writing Resolution Talk – But this Time with Action
Only you can decide whether 2010 will rock or if you’ll just survive and float through it. Tired of resolution talk? How but some actionable steps?
A Freelance Writer’s 2010 Resolutions
What are your writing resolutions for 2010?
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