Find Freelance Writing Work By Thinking Outside the Box

March 27, 2013 By 2 Comments
Find Freelance Writing Work

As a freelance writer, you have nearly unlimited opportunities to find work. After all, every business needs some kind of writing done, whether it is for their website, print campaign, e-mail marketing or even their product packaging. However, for as many opportunities as there are, there seem to be about three freelancers willing to do the work for every job that is out there. When competition for work is so high, you have to think a little more creatively than just searching job boards to … [Read more...]

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Get Started! Freelancing On The Rise

March 18, 2013 By 9 Comments
Freelancing

Ahhhh, the life of a freelancer. Sipping on Starbucks, while surfing the Internet, sending emails and working on projects on a park bench among the company of singing birds, trees and lots of sunshine. While freelancing does carry some appeal because of the freedom it offers to independent contractors, it's not for everyone. It requires a firm grasp of organization in your financial and professional life. Whether you work in the editing, photography, graphic design or writing industry, having a … [Read more...]

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Freelance Laws That Every Online Freelancer Should Know

December 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Laws

Beginning to work in a freelance capacity online is not a terribly complex undertaking in most cases. All you really have to do is create a profile with a service like ODesk, Elance, or Textbroker to begin taking side jobs or build up to a full-time slate of clients. Or if you're serious about launching an online operation you might start a website for your business, learn how SEO can help you to increase your online presence, get on forums to start networking with your peers, and cast a virtual … [Read more...]

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Speed Writing – 8 Tips On How To Write Faster

November 26, 2012 By 9 Comments
Write Faster

If you write for a living than you know how important it is to write quickly.  When your income is connected to how much you can write in one day, you not only have to have good quality content, but you understand that time is money!  The more writing that you can produce in a day, the more potential you have for earning money. Of course, you might have noticed that the faster you write the more issues you have with your writing.  Speed often means errors, mistakes, and problems.  This … [Read more...]

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How To Find Freelance Work Through College

November 19, 2012 By 5 Comments
Freelance Work

College is an important step in life that many people undertake. That said, it is rare to find a student that can go to college, cover all of their bills, eat, and pay for classes without working. The issue often comes from that fact that balancing a busy college schedule alongside a part-time, or even full-time job can make college even more difficult.  So how do you make an income while also making sure you have time for college? The easiest way is the growing need for freelance … [Read more...]

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5 Tips For Managing Freelance Writers

October 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Freelance Writers

With so many companies beginning to market themselves through Internet blogging, the job market for freelance writers is expanding. Rather than hiring full-time staff bloggers, most companies are discovering that they are able to stay more cost efficient and draw from a bigger pool when they employ freelance bloggers on an as-needed basis. Managing a pool of freelance bloggers can be a challenge, however, due to the simple fact that not all the employees will be on site or even accessible … [Read more...]

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5 Stages of Working with Freelance Clients

October 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Freelance Clients

Freelancing involves working independently for any number of companies and on any number of projects. Freelancers generally work on different kinds of projects; like proof reading, writing guest posts, copy writing, etc. While working with different freelance clients, it is important to maintain a good relationship with them. Maintaining a good relationship with clients is crucial as a freelancer needs to build a good reputation in the market. Freelancers without a good reputation find it … [Read more...]

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From Working In A Cubicle To Working From Home – Are You Ready?

September 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Working From Home

Working from home has a number of great benefits, including the ability to work from anywhere you choose and set your own work hours, design and decorate your own workspace, make more time for family or friends and wear whatever you want every single day. Of course, there are downsides to working from home as well, such as more distractions, less opportunity to socialize throughout the day, a lack of structure and the difficulty of separating your work from your private life, not to mention … [Read more...]

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How To Find The Most Lucrative Freelance Writing Jobs

September 24, 2012 By 3 Comments
Freelance Writing

As a freelance writer you’ll often find yourself working for significantly less than you’d like. Building relationships with clients often means lowering your rate to get them on board, and while building a solid client base like this can be done very effectively, it often takes a good deal of time and effort over months, or even years. This low-key approach is suitable for those building a freelance writing business slowly, or with support from families, but very often it’s simply not … [Read more...]

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How Freelance Writers Can Overcome Writer’s Block

August 31, 2012 By 9 Comments
Writer's Block

Writer's block is something every freelance writer (myself included) has experienced from time to time. This has a tendency to appear at any time, but somehow is especially prevalent when there is a deadline that must be met. It seems that writer's block is the patron saint of an empty page. I often think I have a plan for my writing, but when that blank screen appears on my computer my mind suddenly goes blank. At the same time every possible conceivable distraction seems to want to take … [Read more...]

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