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What’s the Point in Having a Freelance Writing Business if Not to Make a Profit?

By on January 5, 2010. 8 Comments
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I’m noticing an interesting trend with each new crop of freelance writers.  They’re earning money but they have no clue if they’re pulling a profit. They’re making ends meet, but they don’t necessarily have money to put away. Many don’t even factor in taxes or overhead which can be a rude awakening during tax time. With that in mind, I’d like to offer up my brilliance for the day: The purpose of any business is to pull a profit. If this isn’t happening, you may not be making good decisions…or you may not be aware you’re not making good decisions. [Read more…]

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3 Things to Consider Before Outsourcing Your Freelance Writing Work

By on January 5, 2010. 7 Comments
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Credit where it’s due: At Freelance Folder yesterday Laura Spencer wondered if it was OK to fake it with our freelance writing. Should we accept projects we know nothing about and risk not giving in our best work to our clients. In the ensuing comment discussions many writers suggested outsourcing the projects outside the realm of our expertise. Freelance writers outsource projects for a variety of reasons. To help alleviate project overflow. As replacement when vacationing or ill. To handle projects outside the realm of the freelancer’s expertise In most cases outsourcing makes good business sense. Writers who outsource while [Read more…]

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Ten Essential Abilities All Freelance Writers Must Have to Be a Success

By on December 30, 2009. 5 Comments
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Think Freelance writing is all about sitting down and typing out some words? Think again, because there’s a lot more to it than that. Writing only the ability to use a keyboard. in order to be a successful freelance writer, you’ll need to be able to do more than string words. You’ll need to be able to deal with clients, meet deadlines, run a business and more. Not sure if you have what you need to make it? Check out this list of: 10 Essential Abilities All Freelance Writers Must Have to Be a Success 1. The Ability to Deal [Read more…]

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Work at Home or Small Business?

By on October 24, 2009. 10 Comments

One of the most important factors in determining the trajectory of your freelance writing career is how you see yourself and what you do. I’m not suggesting for a minute that positive thinking always leads to success – I’ll leave that whole concept to other folks to debate. What I am suggesting is that how you picture your work and your business will, in some part, determine what kinds of choices you make. How you talk about what you do reflects what you hope to get out of your work. Here are two of the most common models I’ve seen [Read more…]

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Understanding the Freelance Writing Market

By on September 14, 2009. 4 Comments

There have been some amazing discussions lately going on right here at FWJ about writing at content sites, and about other aspects of the freelance writing market. They have to do  with working for corporate content producers like Demand Studios. There is some controversy about Demand, and about freelance marketplace sites like Elance, and about the rates writers can make at these sites. There are freelancers – a vocal minority, it would seem – that object to FWJ (or anyone else) promoting these kinds of writing sites. They argue that rates are too low, and that it “devalues” the entire [Read more…]

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