Freelance Writing Experience: Does it Matter Where Your Clips Come From?

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Credit where it’s due: A few days Jodee Redmond wrote: “Will Taking a Low Paying Hurt Your Career.” Jodee’s post is the inspiration for this one.
Disclaimer: This post isn’t encouraging writers to accept low pay, it’s merely a discussion of whether or not your low paying past will hurt you when you apply for [...]

About Suite 101: An Interview with Editor in Chief Colin Smith

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Deb’s note: This interview is part one in a series featuring content sites. As there have been much speculation and a few rather lopsided “investigations” regarding content sites, I thought it would be fair to talk to the people behind the content sites and let them tell the FWJ community a little about what [...]

How Long Does it REALLY Take You to Write an Article?

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Credit where it’s due: Just got done reading Laura Spencer’s “Writing Thoughts vs. The Five Minute Article Writer.” It has me thinking a lot about article writing and what goes into writing a good article.

Can you write an article in five minutes? Me either. How about 30 minutes? Yes, sometimes. You see, I used [...]

In Defense of the Freelance Writing Content Site Haters

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I believe there are no haters, only opportunities. I always look at negative situations as a way to make lemonade. In that spirit, I’d like to defend the people who have been bashing web content sites, those who work for content sites and/or those who defend freelance writing content sites. You see, I get [...]

FWJ Mailbox: What is a Citizen Journalist?

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Deb’s note: I’m so bad about responding to email lately. To tell you I receive thousands of pieces of mail each week is an understatement. I’m going to try something new – responding to some frequently asked questions.
We see the words “citizen journalist” or “citizen journalism” often on user generated content sites.  A [...]

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 [...]

Exploring Web Content and Web Content Sites

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Web content gets a bum rap. So much so that I know a few freelance writers who are embarrassed to tell others they write content. They feel they’ll be ridiculed or stereotyped. Although there are those who believe all web content is low paying and not worth the time, the truth is not all [...]

10 Empowerment Tips for Freelance Writers

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Some interesting discussions are unfolding regarding the decision for FWJ to partner with Demand Studios. They weren’t unexpected. I knew there were some old schoolers (and even some new schoolers) who wouldn’t agree with my decision.  However, I feel I made the best decision for this community – and for me.  Here’s something interesting [...]

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 [...]

Is Old School a Bad Thing?

I keep thinking back to last week’s cross blog and forum discussion regarding residual websites. When I suggested freelancers make sure the end justifies the means when writing for a living, I was written off by another community as being “old school”. It’s suggested that I don’t know a thing about the way [...]

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