A Little Mid-September Weekend Link Love

I hope our friends in Texas will check in below and let us know them and theirs are safe and dry!
A couple of announcements before I share the love:

“We Get Letters” is coming back. If you have any questions regarding freelancing, writing, blogging or any other topic discussed here, feel free to send it to [...]

New Laptops and Clean Slates

by Deborah Ng
Did you ever notice how some gigs start out as a dream but once routine sets in they lose their luster? Many times they don’t have the same spark as they did the first couple of weeks. I think computers are like that too. At first they’re shiny, new and uncluttered. They take [...]

Personal or Professional: The Freelance Writer’s Blog(s)

By Erika-Marie Geiss
When it comes to freelance writing and blogging, there are many ways to skin a cat. It’s been questioned time and time again whether a writer should have a blog, and like many, I believe that having a blog as a writer can be useful. For some, it’s a less formal type [...]

Blogging 101 – Simple Success?

by Terreece Clarke
Freelance writers always hear about the importance of having a blog. In the beginning it seems pretty simple. Freelance Writer + Ideas = Successful Blog. However, things are never as simple as they appear. Synchronized swimming – incredibly difficult. A decent backstroke won’t get you on the team. Lion taming – again, something [...]

FREELANCE 411: BLOGGING – THE RODNEY DANGERFIELD OF FREELANCE WRITING

By Mary Hay Davis
“I tell ya – I don’t get no respect.” While those words are the famous catchphrase of the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, they could also be the mantra of a good many bloggers who stoically clack away on their keyboards in cyberspace.
Although the internet has unleashed a vast new market for writers, [...]

To Blog or Not To Blog – That is the Question!

by Chris Cristiano
I am often in a quandary, I am on the fence. Everyday I am faced with the dilemma to blog or not to blog. I enjoy blogging but always feel guilty that I should be using that time to research my next article or send out another query. However, I love the fact [...]

Bloggers Should Not Get Paid—Ever

by Carly Schuna
The fact that employers actually shell out money to “writers” to produce blog entries is heinous. In most cases, those entries are little more than stream-of-consciousness, poorly structured heaps of drivel studded with more grammatical errors than a chicken-pox-laden child has itches. If a writer can’t (or, worse, doesn’t care to) find success [...]

Blogger with Copywriting Experience Needed on an Ongoing Basis

Disclaimer: Please be advised the wording of this ad is straight from the employer and not anyone who works for FWJ -Deb
[Editor's note: We know this ad seems a bit harsh. You try receiving irrelevant job applications all day! ]
We’re looking for a content writer/blogger to write blog posts for our various web [...]

Why You Should Add Blogging to Your Freelance Writing Portfolio

By Misti Sandefur
Boost Your Freelance Writing Income

By adding blog writing to your freelance writing portfolio, you’ll increase your freelance writing income. Blog writing consists of writing short blog posts for potential clients. When I say short, I mean anywhere from 200 to 400 words, and if you know the topic well enough, it shouldn’t take [...]

Bloggers are Freelancers, Too

by Becky Scott
I do a lot of blogging for a living. While I also do other writing, blogging is one of my mainstays at this point. I like it. I love the research, the short articles, the interaction with readers. Really, the comments are my favorite part. I get excited when I see that someone [...]