10 Things All Freelance Writers Should Do Before the End of 2009

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I know you’re busy, but if you’d take a look up at your calendar you might notice there’s less than a week left of October. This means only two months left to the end of the year. While I always enjoy the clean slate feel of January, the truth is, November and December are [...]

Confidence vs. Arrogance

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Confident people are very attractive. They have an air of self assurance about them. Arrogant people, on the other hand, can be a turn off. They’re not sure, they’re cocky. They use their arrogance to hide insecurity. Confidence can land you a gig, arrogance can cause you to lose out.
Here are a few more [...]

5 Reasons Your Freelance Writing Clients Come Back for More

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For many freelance writers, success doesn’t mean having clients. It means having repeat clients. Sure, we all have one-off gigs, but it’s better to have clients who contact us for all their projects. To do that, we stick out in our clients’ minds – but in a good way. Going the extra mile makes [...]

What is a Blog…and How is Blogging Different from Article Writing?

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When friends or neighbors ask about what I do they’ll often ask, “what is a blog?”This isn’t always easy to explain because some folks think I’m talking about article writing when I’m referring to blogging.
The line between blogging and article writing has gotten a little blurry over the past few years. Now with so [...]

10 Tips for Setting Up a Virtual Office

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A virtual office doesn’t have to be a specific room geared only towards freelance writing or another work at home career.  My own virtual office has moved from several different locations as my needs changed throughout the years. When we first moved to this house, we used a big behemoth computer in our bedroom. [...]

Do You Barter?

Over the summer I wrote some copy for a friend. In return, he made a giant clone trooper pinata for my son’s birthday party. It was an even trade and I didn’t think twice about swapping services this way.  I don’t use the barter system often because I need money more than I need things, [...]

Freelance Writing Rates: When to Charge Additional Fees

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Before you send your client an independent contractor’s agreement or freelance writing contract, make sure to make it’s clear there are circumstances where you may have to tack additional fees to your original quote. While you want to be reasonable, you also want to make sure you’re adequately compensated for your work. Additional work [...]

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 [...]

Web Content Sites vs. Private Clients

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Hat Tip: The inspiration for this post stemmed from a discussion at the WAHMs Who Write forum. Several of the WAHMs in that discussion raised some good points which I outlined here today.

Have you ever sat down and thought about the types of writing you do and the reasons behind your preference? Have you [...]

5 Forms of Passive Income for Freelance Writers

Freelance writers have other options besides writing for clients. Thanks to the internet, writing for ourselves has become easier and more profitable. Ten or twenty years ago, we wouldn’t have had the same success trying to earn a passive income as a freelance writer as we do today. Check out these options [...]

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