More on Freelancing, Blogging and Giving Out Free Information

At SXSW last weekend I had a chance to attend a small, intimate gathering made up of many of the top writing bloggers and social media professionals in the space. We had an interesting conversation regarding email and how many people write to us on a daily basis requesting advice. Most of us described receiving [...]

Your Freelance Writing Clients Know You’re Lying

Freelance writing clients are smart cookies. Most of them know when they’re being conned or lied to. In today’s public and open world of freelancing, you can’t call in sick and head to the beach. You can’t claim an aunt died when you really just want a few days off. If you’re going to lie [...]

Contracting vs. Freelancing in Large Corporations

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If you’ve been a freelance writer for a while, you may be scratching your head and wondering about the title of this post. More specifically, you’re probably wondering why I’m contrasting freelancing and contracting.
Unless you’ve incorporated your own business you probably already know that in the United States, at least, most freelancers are [...]

How Freelance Writing is Like…

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Over the past few years we’ve compared freelance writing to many different entities. For me it’s kind of a challenge to find off the wall comparisons. I’m going to issue that challenge to you today as well. What are some of the comparisons you can make to freelance writing? Tell us here in the [...]

5 Solutions to Prevent Fear from Hindering Your Freelance Writing Success

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Are you afraid to take your writing to the next level? Many new (and even some not so new) writers are afraid of setting their sites too high. They’re afraid of asking for a decent rate or breaking outside of their comfort zones. Success is scary – and it’s even more scary getting to [...]

The Freelance Writing Club: It’s Not So Exclusive Any More

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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about freelance writing and how it’s evolved over the last decade. The freelance writing club used to be a lot more exclusive, they didn’t just let anyone in. Back in the day, it wasn’t as easy to make a living as a writer. Nowadays, it’s a little [...]

Freelancing vs. Full Time Telecommute

A year ago I accepted a full time position with an online company. Honestly, it was a dream job. Blogging, social media, and because it was for a virtual company, I was able to work at home. In fact, if it wasn’t a telecommute gig, I probably wouldn’t have accepted. The job didn’t quite [...]

Is Freelance Writing Only a Work From Home Job?

My friend Anne Wayman at About Freelance Writing only posts what she calls the “true” freelance writing jobs. Anne feels that if you can’t do it in your bunny slippers, it’s just not freelance. As much as I respect Anne and what she does, I have to beg to differ. I feel a freelancer is [...]

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 [...]

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…

by Deborah Ng
Here are the top three (freelance writing) things I can’t live without. I believe they’re self explanatory:
1. My laptop
2. My coffee maker
3. The door to my office.
What three things can’t you live without?

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