Thursday Bram wrote a wonderful ebook about something we’ve been discussing here for years. Freelance writers absolutely can make an excellent living earning passive income. That is, earning an income with your own stuff over time. The ebook is called “The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Passive Income” and is chock filled with tips and ways to earn money from ebooks, courses, blogs, niche sites and more. The biggest benefit to earning a passive income is that you’re keeping everything your projects earn and eventually you can let go of client gigs. Thursday’s ebook discusses how to find time to create [Read more…]

Every day at the Freelance Writing Jobs Facebook page we share tips and have a little fun with words. We discuss our pet peeves or share hints for freelance writing success. We even have fun with writing prompts. If you’re on Facebook and you’re not “liking” us, consider joining up. Today our community is writing a one paragraph story and the winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Even if wordplay isn’t your thing, stop by and visit with the 2,300+ members of the Freelance Writing Jobs community. They’re a great bunch and ever so helpful. Be there or [Read more…]

I know. I know. Despite about a kajillion email reminders and Twitter prompts, we still haven’t announced a winner for our Freelance Writing Jobs Limerick contest. The truth is, we chose one a couple of weeks ago but things have been so crazy we’re just annoucing today. And the winner is…. (drumroll…) Marvin Rabinovich who wrote this fun ditty: You should realize my lance is not free, And for writing I must charge a fee. It’s by meeting your deadlines I keep off the breadlines, So please pay your part-time employee. Marvin, if you get to me before I get [Read more…]

Most freelance writers travel in the same circles online. We visit the same freelance writing blogs, chat in the same freelance writing forums and follow the same freelance writing “experts” online. This is a good thing as we learn, offer each other support and tips and find work via these wonderful online tools. Freelance writers shouldn’t limit themselves to only blogs about freelance writing, however. There are so many important resources that don’t focus solely on writing, yet still offer valuable information. Today’s writers don’t only need to write. We need to manage our businesses, market our services and network [Read more…]

Something the Freelance Writing Jobs community always enjoyed and I haven’t provided for a while are our community creativity projects. We haven’t captioned or created one paragraph stories in some time.  Let’s have a little fun today and let our imagination run wild. What do you think is happening in this image? Give us a caption, a paragraph or a brief story. Make us laugh or think. Let’s go beyond the obvious… Image courtesy of Newscomm.

Are you someone who writes for a living but you’re not sure if you qualify to use the term “freelance writer” in your job description? Do you think of yourself as a freelancer, but aren’t sure if everyone else does? Fear not, this handy guide will put you in the know. Behold: Top 10 Ways to Tell if You’re a Freelance Writer 10. Your friends and neighbors drop in any time they want because you’re home all the time If you had a real job, you wouldn’t be at home. Freelancing means you’re available for coffee cake and back fence [Read more…]