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How To Earn Your First Dollar As A Freelance Writer

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on March 16, 2010 - 1 Comment
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How do freelance writers move from empty coffers to getting paid to write? Here are some proven strategies for getting started in freelance writing.

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How do you Write When You’re Feeling Lousy?

Written by Dana Prince on March 12, 2010 - 13 Comments
Filed as: writing business

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?

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Are You A Buttoned-Up or Buttoned-Down Freelance Writer?

Written by Dana Prince on March 3, 2010 - 8 Comments
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Voice is an important aspect of being a writer. Finding the right voice can help you write something your clients will love.

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Google Alerts: A Great Freelance Writing Tool

Written by Dana Prince on February 24, 2010 - 5 Comments
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I sing the praises of Google’s Google Alerts tool regularly. It definitely makes my job as a freelance writer and a professional easier.

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Great Advice On Web Content Writing

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on February 22, 2010 - 9 Comments
Filed as: web content writing

Oh joy! Another book from James Chartrand — I could hardly wait to open my review copy. Write For the Web is an 86 page e-book which answers new freelance writers’ questions about writing web content and launching successful freelancing careers. It’s written in James’s no-nonsense style and is divided into five sections covering the [...]

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What To Do When Your Writing Client Can’t Pay You

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on February 21, 2010 - 9 Comments
Filed as: writing business

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 client [...]

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Five Ways to Get Writing Jobs Fast

Written by Dana Prince on February 17, 2010 - 7 Comments
Filed as: writing career

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.

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The Evolution Of A Freelancer

Written by Sharon Hurley Hall on February 14, 2010 - 12 Comments
Filed as: writing career

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 came my way. There [...]

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5 Ways to Fill a Freelance Writing Schedule Gap

Written by Dana Prince on February 10, 2010 - 8 Comments
Filed as: Writing Talk, get paid to write

Suggestions for how to fill the time when you have gaps in your freelance writing schedule.

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Successful Subbing – Ten Tips for Outsourcing Your Writing Work

Written by Dana Prince on February 6, 2010 - 6 Comments
Filed as: freelance writing, get paid to write

Sub-contracting writing work out on occasion could help you tremendously. It could also go horribly wrong…

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