Category: Starting Out

Why Should Freelancers Build a Cohesive Image Before Building Their Online Presence?

When I first started freelancing, I made a lot of mistakes.

I accepted work that paid pennies (that’s not an exaggeration – I was literally working for $1 to $3 an hour because I thought I needed to for ‘experience’), my first website was an amateurish mess on a free hosting site, and I didn’t learn how to write great pitches until after I’d wasted hours doing it the wrong way.

How Do I Improve My Daily Workflow As a Freelancer?

Maintaining a consistent workflow and output is difficult at the best of times, but it’s essential to becoming a great freelancer. Not only do you have to avoid distractions, but you need to find a way to keep your output consistent no matter how dull a given task might be.

How Do I Communicate More Effectively with Freelance Clients?

As a freelance writer, my work kicks off long before a single word is penned. Long before the computer is booted up and the coffee maker put on red alert.

Every single assignment starts not with the written word, but with communication. Getting the communication bit right is as important as writing well. In fact, there’s no way to write well without communicating well with clients.

How Can You Become A Successful Freelance Writer?

Congratulations! You’ve decided to follow your dream of becoming a freelance writer. You imagine going to your email box each day to find it overflowing with writing gigs. In fact, there are so many, you couldn’t possibly take all of them on.

Money is flowing into your bank account faster than you can keep track of and you’re able to actually save for that house or trip to Fiji you’ve been longing for.

Do Freelance Writers Really Need Resumes?

The short answer to that question is ‘yes,’ although many freelancers are under the impression that resumes are a thing of the past.

While this is partially true, in today’s market, it really depends on the client. Portfolios, blogs, and websites are the vogue for most successful freelancers out there today, but the traditional resume is still preferred by some.

How Do You Use Your Blog to Attract Freelance Clients?

Thinking about being a freelance writer?

I know the feeling.

You’ve been reading for months about freelance writing and getting clients and all those little things you need to make your business successful.

How Can Batching Help My Freelance Business?

You sit down at your desk, open up your client management software and take a deep breath… of exhaustion. You have a laundry list of writing to get done for multiple projects that all happen to be due back-to-back.

You immediately review your first project on the list, and get to work on getting it done. Research, outlining, writing, proofreading, turning it in, repeat.

Am I a Bad Writer?

“A good writer will always find it very hard to fill a single page. A bad writer will always find it easy.”- Aubrey Kalitera

You’ve pitched story after story to newspapers and magazines. You’ve sold your soul to try and land clients.

You’ve pushed out countless query letters and letters of introduction… and nothing. No feature article in Forbes magazine. No Op-Ed piece in The New York Times. And little or no clients beating down your door.