3 Tips for Applying for Location Specific Gigs – When You Live Outside the Area

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Have you ever come across a location specific freelance writing gig that sounded perfect, but you didn’t live anywhere near the requested area? That’s not necessarily a reason to skip the gig. Some clients are more than open to the idea of hiring freelancers outside the area, they just don’t know it yet.
Here are [...]

Pitch to the “Hidden” Places that Hire Freelance Writers

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Have you ever done a search for “freelance writer” only to land on a gig that isn’t for a freelance writer at all? For example you may land on a job for an editor who has to “supervise freelance writers” or a managing editor who has to “hire freelance writers”.  Don’t click away from [...]

10 Ways to Get Your Freelance Writing Foot in the Door

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We’re talking about freelance writing experience today. Many writers mention how hard it is to get their proverbial feet in the door without having to take entry level web opportunities. It’s true, these jobs are the simplest to get, but there are other ways to get started as a freelance writer. They may not [...]

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 [...]

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.
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Top 10 Freelance Writing Job Ad Red Flags

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When you troll the job boards every day you learn a little about the tactics many shady or very low paying employers use to find freelance writers. As someone who has been reading freelance writing job ads every day for over a decade, I can tell you some things haven’t change. The good news [...]

4 Tips for Approaching Freelance Writing With an Open Mind

Recently, I wrote about how times have changed for freelance writers. It’s not my place to say everyone has to embrace or even accept these changes. However, I feel I’m being realistic when I say things have changed drastically for writers in the past 20 years. We can waste a lot of time and energy [...]

Postcards from LAX: More Notes from the Demand Studios Creator Conference

I’m sitting at LAX right now with roughly an hour left to wait before I fly. As I go through my email I’m blown away by how many Demand Studios contributors and community members are eager for news from this week’s Creator Conference. At first I wondered if it would seem too spammy to blog [...]

How to Turn a Full Time Job Into a Freelance Opportunity

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Have you ever come across a full time job that’s perfect for you – except you don’t want to work full time? You might be surprised to learn that some employers are open to the idea of hiring a freelance writer in place of a full time, staff writer. The open minded don’t mind [...]

10 Important Things to Consider When Applying to Freelance Writing Jobs

Though I have no regrets, I know I made quite a few mistakes as a freelance writer, especially when first starting out. I like to use these experiences as opportunities to do better. As far as I’m concerned negative situations can be used as reminders and tools to aid us in seeking positive opportunities. I [...]

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