Comments on: 6 Signs Your Freelance Writing Business May Fail https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/08/6-signs-your-freelance-writing-business.html a freelance writing resource. Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:24:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Weekly translation favorites (Aug 21-27) https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/08/6-signs-your-freelance-writing-business.html#comment-16259 Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:24:52 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/08/6-signs-your-freelance-writing-business.html/#comment-16259 […] 6 Signs Your Freelance Writing Business May Fail Ten Dangers of Being an Editor (or Proofreader) The Keys to High-Quality Editing When editors make mistakes… […]

]]> By: Lori Widmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/08/6-signs-your-freelance-writing-business.html#comment-14377 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:03:18 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/08/6-signs-your-freelance-writing-business.html/#comment-14377 Absolutely true, Eileen. Too many writers get by with their current skills or training. What about branching out, or why not improve your grammar and sentence structure? None of us know all there is to know about the profession.

Your illustration of your friend's comfort zone is probably quite familiar to some readers. It's easy to become complacent. But complacency doesn't get you to your goals.

]]> By: Eileen https://wordsonpageblog.com/2015/08/6-signs-your-freelance-writing-business.html#comment-14376 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 16:29:47 +0000 http://loriwidmer.com/wordsonpage/index.php/2015/08/6-signs-your-freelance-writing-business.html/#comment-14376 Not periodically upgrading your skills and changing with the times may not put you completely out of business, but you'll be floundering. In the past year alone, I've learned how to script and produce an information DVD product for a client, and write VSLs (video sales letters) and short promotional video scripts for the web. These are in demand from my client base, not the newsletter articles and landing pages I started out writing years ago. A writer friend of mine is still writing print newsletter articles and the occasional print magazine article in a specific industry, and struggling mightily to find enough clients, much less clients who are willing to pay well. She dislikes leaving her comfort zone, and is just trying to stay afloat til she can retire in a couple more years. I preach to aspiring writers all the time: set aside money in your annual budget to upgrade your skills every year.

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