Comments on: 5 Ways to Vet Freelance Writing Advice https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/09/5-ways-to-vet-freelance-writing-advice.html a freelance writing resource. Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/09/5-ways-to-vet-freelance-writing-advice.html#comment-17777 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:31:44 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=6941#comment-17777 In reply to Devon Ellington.

Credentials — exactly this. Who is the person selling? What’s their background? Are they embellishing any part of their credentials, such as awards (I’ve seen people claim “award-winning” when the awards were blog awards given by other bloggers), their specialties (can you really call yourself a business writer when you’ve written something like “Top ten apps for business professionals”?), you name it. How long have they been a working freelancer — not a selling freelancer, a working one? Is the majority of their advice easily obtained elsewhere with a Google search or is it innovative in some way? Is that advice coming with an offer attached (one you have to pay for)?

After seeing countless instances of people preying on freelancers, I’m a massive skeptic.

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/09/5-ways-to-vet-freelance-writing-advice.html#comment-17775 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:53:12 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=6941#comment-17775 For me it’s do they walk their talk? Do they actually do what they’re telling others to do? Do they actually have any credentials, or is everything geared toward selling their advice?

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