FWJ Investigates Freelance Bidding Sites

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At FWJ we’re often asked our opinion of bidding sites. The truth is, I don’t have much experience.  I tried one several years ago and lost many jobs to low bidders. Because of my negative experience, I’ve never had anything good to say about these services.
I’ve been wanting to do a series on bidding [...]

31 Free Online Writing Courses

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If there’s one area in which I’ve been remiss, it’s in brushing up on grammar and usage. School was a very long time ago and my writing has gotten a bit…informal. I put off continuing education for some time thinking I’d go back to school once my son was in school, but other obligations [...]

10 Reasons Freelancers Need to Take a Break Once in a While

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Note: This post is a blatant rip off. I’ve been spending a little time at Men with Pens, reading about James Chartrand’s vacation. It prompted me to write a bit about my own time off.

This summer, for the first time since I was 15 years old, I took the summer off. Sure, I blogged [...]

What is Your Small Business Story? It Could Be Worth a Technology Makeover

Every business owner has a story. Perhaps you’re one of those people who walked uphill in the snow both ways to go to school in order to earn a scholarship. Maybe you didn’t struggle at all, maybe your business grew quickly and with little effort. It’s still a story. It’s a success story, and everyone [...]

The Freelance Writing Jobs Photo Contest

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See that big, splashy coffee cup on the home page? It’s not working for me anymore. When we first put it up, it was part of a gallery of “coffee images”. The gallery didn’t work for us, however. We chose one picture to represent FWJ’s theme as a coffee shop for writers, but now [...]

60 Tips for Getting Started in Your Freelance Writing Career

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Every day new freelance writers visit FWJ seeking tips for getting started. We hope to answer them all, but we can’t always respond. Instead, I enlisted the help of some friends and compiled the best tips for beginning freelance writers. Feel free to add yours in the comments.
60 Tips for Getting Started in Your [...]

The Stars Come Out for the Copywriting Success Summit

Ok. You know me. I don’t spam. I don’t sell. I don’t do a heck of a lot of product reviews here. I don’t even pimp my ebook much. The reason for this is because there aren’t enough products or services I believe in enough to dedicate a whole blog post. Sure, I’ll put banners [...]

43 Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs

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It’s that time of the year again.
Every year at about this time, I let you in on my daily routine – the places I search to find freelance writing jobs. I update this list every year because it changes so much. Some of the places on my first list of 23 Places to Find [...]

10 Reasons Freelancing isn’t as Glamorous as it Looks on Paper

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Tell someone you’re a freelance writer, and what do they usually say? “Cool! Wish I could do that” or “Wow! I’d love to work at home”.  Freelancing is fun for sure, but it’s also work. In fact, writing is just a small percentage of what we do to run a successful business.
Freelancers love their [...]

10 Things to Consider When Placing a Freelance Writing Job Ad

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I’m sure Freelance Writing Jobs isn’t the only place you come to in order to find freelance writing job leads. Like others, you visit a variety of sites. This is but one stop as part of your daily ritual.
In your travels you probably came across a variety of frustrating job ads. Some convey the [...]

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