A Q&A Resource for Freelance Writers
Have a question about how to break into freelance writing? Discover answers here!
You likely know by now that the best way to forge your career as a freelance writer is to use cold pitching for your lead generation repertoire. You won’t find many successful freelance writers waiting around for jobs to come to us or selling our souls for pennies on content mills. Many successful freelance writers take a more proactive … Read more
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 … Read more
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. Thankfully, after two and a half years of working remotely, I’ve found … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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. You're ready, but your blog isn't set up for your freelance writing service. You also grabbed any free resources like eBooks, email … Read more
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, … Read more
