You know that feeling you get when you see a freelance writing job listing that just takes your breath away -- but not in a good way? Writerly chum Mary Schneider sent this one over last week. Honestly, it took...
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4 Untruths About Your Freelance Writing Business
Did you ever see something online that made you scream out loud? Same here. Could be something someone claimed, or one more of those "turn your side hustle into a freelance career!" posts. Could even be something ridiculous you saw...
3 Easy Freelance Value-Adds (that boost your earnings & reputation)
When I wrote the title to this post, my finger accidentally hit the Caps button. Freelance Value-ADD is not a disorder, but man, what an appropriate Freudian slip. Why? Because we freelancers tend to have attention deficit when it comes...
How to Drop Excuses Out of Your Freelancing
"Yes, the rates are low, but they're better than content mills." That was a response I got recently to pointing out that a job listing had abysmal rates. The person responding knew, as I did, that neither of us would...
Freelance Guide to Building a Client List
I don't know what your writing focus is. I don't have to. When it comes to finding freelance writing clients, there are quite a few similarities in how most writers market. No matter what marketing mix you use. But first,...
Boosting Your Freelance Writing Career (when there’s an economic meltdown happening)
I don't need to tell you what it looks like out there. Over 16 million people unemployed. Businesses closed until further notice. But you knew that already. In fact, you may have lost a client or two because of the...
What My Fitness Tracker Has Taught Me About Running a Freelance Writing Business
I did something seriously wrong last week. Something that had me overthinking, overdoing, and generally stretching myself beyond my capacity and abilities. That's right: I accepted and participated in a FitBit Workweek Challenge. I thought it would be a nice...
Where Your Freelance Writing Guru is Wrong
It's been a while since we've talked about one of the largest elephants in the freelance writing room. That's right -- I'm talking about the self-professed writing guru. Look, I have no problem with writers teaching others what they know....
Stupid Math Tricks Freelancers Perform
Sometimes, freelance writer, it isn't your idea that's the problem. Sometimes it's not an idea at all. No seriously, that's not an idea you have. It's a pipe dream. Case in point: in a forum recently, a friend of mine...
The Freelance Writing Contract, Explained
Thanks to longtime chum David Geer for resurrecting this four-year-old post the other day with this comment: This post is rocking awesome, and I’m not surprised, Lori, you always bring the good stuff. I have a selfish request: could you...