Look online right now — Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, you name it. I guarantee you you’ll find at least five articles telling you how to start a freelance writing career. Or if freelance writing is for you. But no one has told you how to quit one. Until now. Say what? That’s right — I’m about…
Finding freelance work
Free Advice Friday: The Freelance Work You’re Missing Out On Right Now
I’m sitting here in an unusual situation — I’m between projects. So what am I doing about it? Nothing. For the moment, anyway. I have three projects for this month that are in what I call “wait mode.” One can’t be completed without further input, due next week. The other two can’t be started until…
Building the Come-to-Me Freelance Model
What I’m reading: The Lewis Man by Peter May What I’m listening to: LOVE by Kendrick Lamar (feat. Zacari) Today I’m off to meet with a new client at his office. Normally, I don’t travel to see clients, but he wanted me to meet his team. You can’t pass that up. So I’m choking back…
3 Steps to Freelance Opportunity Success
Time to get serious. Isn’t that what we think as we toss aside that final calendar page? That shiny new calendar holds 12 pages of promise. This will be the year. This will be the start. This time, it will all be different. This year, for me, has started exactly how the old year ended….
Your January Freelance Writing Income Boost
What I’m listening to: Runaways by The Killers It’s nearly Thanksgiving — time to think about January? What? January? Already? If you want income to be rolling in at the start of the new year, then yes. Already. In fact, you should have thought about it even earlier. It’s not too late, however, to find…
Easy Freelance Money-making Shift
What I’m listening to: You Can’t Save ‘Em All by Big Harp Funny how your career tells you what you should be doing. At a recent Meetup function, I was asked what kind of writing I do. “Risk management and insurance writing” I replied. It wasn’t until a few days later that I realized only…
Your (Better) Kickstart to a Freelance Writing Career
What I’m listening to: I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ by Scissor Sisters What’s the most common advice you see regarding freelance writing? Where to find work. Since beginning a freelance writing career has been a bit of a topic in the comments of late, I wondered why, since there’s so much advice on that very…
Free Advice Friday: Your Freelance Clients, Prospected
What I’m listening to: Song #3 by Stone Sour One of the toughest things I had to learn as a freelancer wasn’t how to do the job. It wasn’t how to run a business, how to market, or even how to chase invoices. The toughest thing about freelance writing is finding clients. Actually, it’s more…
Tuesday Muse: Things to Do Now for 2017
What I’m reading: The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara What I’m listening to: Leading Me Now by The Tallest Man on Earth What a nice time away! Did you enjoy your holiday? Ours was spent driving — first, he was off to Boston for a relative’s funeral, then we drove west to visit…
4 Ways to Stop Being a Whiny Freelance Writer
I’m about to piss off a few people. And I’m okay with that. That’s because I’m here to tell you if you’re still cruising job boards for work, if you’re still arguing with clients over your rates, if you’re still taking a verbal beating over simple edits from over-demanding client, if you’re still thinking that…