Instagram may not seem like the most obvious choice for writers, but then where’s the fun in choosing the obvious? Look beyond the glitz of filters and stickers, and the photo-centric social media platform has a lot to offer. According to the 2020 Statshot Report, Instagram saw some of the strongest user base growth among… Read more →
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The 8 Best Content Writing Services for Both Clients and Writers
Content is still king. Seven out of 10 marketers invest in content marketing, and 78% of companies have between one and three content specialists. Each one of those marketers wants to get more attention than their competitors, so it’s no surprise that the content service market is booming. There are so many platforms out there,… Read more →
What is a Ghostwriter?
Ghost writers are writers for hire who take money but none of the credit for the work produced. The original writer, or author, is hiring the ghost as a freelance writer
Meet the Freelance Writer: Kevin Stewart
Freelance writer Kevin Stewart has more than 1000 published pieces and 200 million views to his name. In our interview, he spills the secrets to his success with countless tips and insights.
Top 10 Tips to Create a Bid Proposal to Write for a Popular Job Site
Every job marketplace (e.g. Elance.com, oDesk.com and Freelancer.com) require you to write a competitive proposal to bid on freelance jobs.
Top 10 Tips to Land Your First Writing Gig at Freelancer.com
The elation – and perhaps surprise – of landing your first writing gig is a fantastic experience! Here’s how to land one at freelancer.com.
Top 10 Tips to Generate More Referrals for Your Writing Business
Most successful writers who land new clients sell themselves with testimonials from existing clients and referred clients. Testimonials are more informal.
Top 10 Tips to Freelance as a Copywriter for an Ad Agency
Learn about the top 10 tips to freelance as a copywriter for ad agencies. Copywriting jobs from ad agencies pay high rates and offer plenty of work.
Writing Work For Beginning Writers – Get Hired
Are you beginning writer? If so you’re very lucky. There’s never been a better time to build a writing career because there’s so much work available.
Five Tips to Turn Your Writing Into a Business
Considering your writing as a home BUSINESS is a mindset. Let’s look at how you can develop that mindset, and develop your writing into a thriving business.
Write More, Write Faster – Plan Your Writing For Success
Want to write more and write faster too? Let’s discover the secrets of great writing habits and completely eliminate procrastination and writer’s block.
Write For Magazines to Build a Lucrative Freelance Writing Career
Provide editors with information and contacts they cannot easily find on their own. This is not as difficult as it might seem, and it’s one way to prove to an editor
The Truth About Freelance Travel Writing
Free trips! Exotic vacations! First-class travel, everything paid for! Ah, the life of a travel writer. All you need to do is bang out a few words about it and you’re part of the besotted brotherhood of pampered travel journalists.
3 Mistakes Freelance Writers Make and How to Avoid Them
When you’re just getting started as a freelance writer I guarantee you’re going to be tempted to make the following mistakes. Don’t do it! No matter what your potential client tells you, doing any of the following will NOT help your business.
Tips From a $50K Per Year Part-Time Freelance Writer
While the dot com boom days are long gone, there are plenty of writing opportunities for writers on the Web. You may not find a site that will pay you to write the number of articles that John wrote in the late
Vacation Planning For Freelance Writers
If you want to balance the demands of freelance writing with parenting and vacationing, here are a few things you can try. First, get a laptop if you don’t already have one.
Why Freelance Writing Clients Should Hire You
Do you know how to convince prospects to hire you for a freelance writing job? Here are 8 tips that you can use to pitch yourself to potential clients.
7 Low-Tech Technical Writing Jobs That Pay Well
There are a lot of non-profit organizations out there looking for writers to prepare and submit a grant proposal on their behalf. The same goes for for-profit corporations
Teaching a Memoir Workshop: Easy is Usually Not Best
In leading memoir writing workshops, the teacher’s task is to help individuals to go through and beyond two kinds of barriers to their writing: the technical and the psychological blocks that keep them from success.
Slow-Paying Clients: Advice and Options For Freelancers
It’s the freelance circle of life-you pitch the job, you get the job, you do the job, you bill the job, and you get paid for the job.
How to Submit Your Article
Do you know the difference between simultaneous article submissions and multiple submissions? This is something that trips up new writers, and some more seasoned individuals.
SEO Writing Can Make You Rich as a Freelance Writer
SEO writing involves writing keyword-rich articles to rank the client’s website higher in search engines and generate more website traffic.
SEO Article Writing 101
SEO writing is very different from content writing, article writing, story writing and news writing.
Generating Passive Income Through Your Writing
Earning passive income on-line can be a trying and difficult process. even for some of the best writers around. Just the shear quantity of writing that is required in order to generate true and substantial income can be overwhelming to most. Insurmountable for many.
How to Earn Money From Freelance Writing
For those in the freelance writing field, there is a great potential for a nice income. Here are need-to-know tips on making money with freelance writing.
How to Build a Portfolio With Little Or No Experience
If you’re really cut out to be a freelance Web Writer you need to build your credentials and properly targeting your market. Here are tips on how to do it.
How to Bid on Freelance Writing Jobs Through Online Marketplaces
Professional freelance writers usually use five steps to generate a steady flow of work. Here’s how you can increase your chances of successful bidding.
How Much Should a Freelance Writer or Blogger Charge?
With time and experience, a freelancer will become familiar with the field. How much do you need to charge? Read this article for general guidelines.
How Much Should a Book Editor Charge?
Although rates vary from one book editor to another, here are the standard prices book editors charge for editing pieces.
How Much Money Can A Writer Earn?
One question that everyone always wants to know is how much money can you earn as a writer? Read these tips on how you can maximize your earning potential.
How Much Does a Copywriter Make?
How much money you make as a freelance writer depends on your skills and experience. Here’s a rough guide to follow as to how much you can charge clients.
Freelance Writing: Have an End Goal in Mind
Simply stating “I am going to be a freelance writer” isn’t going to make it happen. Read on for how having an end goal can provide clarity in your career.
Ghost Writing Contracts – 3 Tips on Negotiation
To boost your chances of getting that lucrative ghostwriting contract, check out our three contract negotiation secrets and tips.
Freelance Writing – A Medium to Generate Income
There are many freelance writers writing for various newspapers, magazines and other editorials. One can really make a sound income
Freelance Proofreading – The Real World!
If you have particular skills and expertise in a certain area, then follow that tracks through. I loved education, so it still remains my major proofing interest. I made up flyers and placed them in universities or city writing centres, anything was worth a try.
Tips For Breaking Into Freelance Newspaper Photography
Have you thought about freelancing for a newspaper? Photojournalism is one of the most challenging, exciting types of photography.
Breaking Into Freelance Medical Writing
I’m delighted to give up-and-coming freelance medical writers a little personal advice. And my first tip always is to join the American Medical Writers Association
Five Golden Rules for Writers
Regardless of what sort of writer you are and how much you love to write, there are probably days when you’d rather clean ditches than face another blank page.
Practical Advice on Writing the Biographical Novel
Many nonfiction writers aspire to write a biographical novel about a person who fascinates them. The research and writing process are always challenging. In fact, many biographies, no matter how well-planned, never see daylight.
5 Steps to Increase Your Writing Income this Year: Learn to find and retain long-term writing partnerships
How many times have you landed a writing gig but the project turns out to be a one-time deal? You deliver well-written content on deadline, and cross your fingers hoping this gig will lead to more work. While your client is grateful and pays timely
How to Get Clients in Less than an Hour for Your Writing Business
Are you looking forward to taking your freelance writing business to the next level by landing big time corporate clients? One of the most disturbing truths that block such aspiration is that prospects do not realize they need people who do not just write�but those who write effectively.
The Option Clause in a Book Contract: A Trap for the Unwary Author
Reputable publishers almost always will drop or modify the option clause. Vanity presses are notorious for tying up your next book. And many smaller or start-up publishers that don’t want to pay for legal services
Surviving the First Six Months of Freelance Writing
In reality, anyone with writing skills can make it as a freelance writer, but it does take some time to learn the nature of the industry. Ultimately, being a freelance writer means the writer is in charge of his or her own career, and that means having to find steady employment.
How to Throw Your Own Successful Book Signing
Of course everyone wants to have a book signing at a big bookstore, but sometimes that’s difficult to negotiate, especially if your book is self-published. However, the good news is that if you can get a smaller bookstore on board, it’s easier to approach the better-known stores
5 Strategies to Sell Yourself to Sell More Writing Services!
There are many ways to market your unique writing identity at low-to-no cost. I built my freelance real estate writing career on building myself up as an expert. I had years of actual real estate knowledge to pull from
Discover How You Can Easily Qualify Potential Clients for Your Freelance Writing Business
As a freelance writer, sales-speak may not be your language of choice, but a there are a few terms that you should understand when it comes to running your freelance business. There’s a thing in sales-speak called qualifying
Protecting Your Story Ideas: Just Whom Can You Trust?
Professionals often reassure new writers that publishers do not steal your ideas when you query them. Perhaps one ought to qualify that: Legitimate publishers won’t steal your ideas, because it is easier for them to give you an assignment
Publication Rights for Freelance Article Writers
Besides negotiating rates with editors to maximize what they pay for your articles, you might also need to negotiate the rights to your articles. In calculating a rate to pay for articles�such as feature articles or sidebars�editors also consider if the article is exclusive, an original first-print, a reprint, etc.
How to Find Paid Writing Opportunities in Unexpected Places
Magazines pay freelance writers by the word, by the page, by the article, or not at all. Often they pay more for accompanying photos and graphics. Purchasing a point-and-shoot camera could pay for itself with one published article
Money Management Tips for Freelance Writers
When there’s more month than money, anxiety rears its ugly head, and you can’t do your best work when you’re constantly worried about money.
Editorial Positions and Annual Salaries at Small and Large Newspapers
The editors-in-chief of newspapers in large cities draw salaries from $50,000 to $90,000 a year, and a few are paid twice as much. The average salary of the large city editor-in-chief is not far from $110,000.
Freelance Crowdfunding Success Stories: A new way to develop and launch your writing project
By now, we’ve all heard about Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and the countless niche Crowdfunding sites that allow regular people with unique ideas, whether they be technologic, social, or artistic, to reach new audiences, raise money, and develop their projects.
Co-Authoring a Book for Fun and Profit
Stephen King did it. So did Anne McCaffrey, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Julia Child did it with two people. They’ve all written books with others. Collaborating with another person can be a great way to help ease a heavy workload
Give Your Freelance Career a Boost by Breaking into the Financial Writing Niche
Do you want to know to land high-paying freelance gigs that average $0.10 to $0.20 a word? Consider writing about finance. You can leverage personal trading experience into topical expertise by just knowing how to customize your query
The Best Times to Apply for Freelance Writing Jobs
When you first start freelancing, it can be hard to get your foot in the door. All the jobs seem to be taken as soon as you hit, apply and you still have to scour the Internet trying to find other opportunities. By learning when sites refresh or when new jobs are posted, you have a better chance of being one of the first applicants, and a better chance of landing the job.
Estimating a Writing Project – How Long Will it Take?
Assume you have to distill a 5- to 10-page report or article into a succinct piece with a couple of links. You are fairly familiar with the content. (Note: Sometimes being too familiar with it is a killer because you have a harder time figuring out what to leave out!) It might take about 2 hours to figure out your main points
Elance Vs ODesk Review – A Freelancer’s Perspective
As a freelancer, there are numerous sites to choose from on which you can bid on projects. Two popular sites today are Elance and oDesk. From the homepage, you might think that these two sites are pretty similar. After all, they both state that there’s guaranteed work with guaranteed payment.
Fill’er Up – Earn More Writing Food Fillers
Fillers can be quizzes, humorous tidbits, sweet remembrances, or announcements of new products, recipes or restaurants
Budgeting With Freelance Pay
Freelancers have to be amazing money people. There is never any way to guarantee that the money they are suppose to earn each month will be in the bank during that month.
The Freelance Writer’s A-Z Glossary for Success
Here’s a list of 26 ways, from A-Z, you can improve your freelance writing game, earn more money, and achieve success. Read more inside.
10 Free or Cheap Ways to Market Your Writing Business
These 10 strategies cost nothing, or close to it. They’ll save you money, and put money in your bank account, too!