Friday, January 13, 2017

5 Ways Introverted Freelance Writers Can Do Painless Marketing

By Nillu Nasser Stelter
If you’re anything like me, one of the reasons you are a freelance writer is that you enjoy solitude.
Whether you write best in a hideaway or in a crowded cafe, you’re comfortable inside your own head.

Why It’s Never Been Easier to be a Freelance Writer

Do you feel like today’s freelance writing marketplace is just too difficult to break into? Too competitive for you to move up and earn well?
Well, I disagree. In fact, I believe there’s never been a better time to be a freelance writer.

5 Quick Ways Busy Freelancers Can Keep Marketing

It’s always great to be busy as a freelance writer. But one problem that often crops up is that it’s easy to let marketing slide.
Then, next thing you know, those current projects wrap. And you find yourself facing the terror of an empty schedule and the plummeting income that goes along with it.

How One Freelance Writer Got $3,000 From a Simple Request

By Angie Mansfield
I was a frustrated freelance writer.
Late last year, I was finally starting to gain traction in my freelance writing business, but I still wasn’t as busy as I wanted to be. I was doing okay. But I wanted to take that next step to being able to tell my lowest-paying clients, “Sorry, I’m fully booked right now.”

How to Get Awesome Guest Blogging Gigs With CPR

By Daryl Rothman
Have you ever had a great idea for a guest post and wish it could be featured on one of the top blogs for writers?
It can be.

How I Got Magazine Writing Gigs From All 3 of My Dream Markets

Since I became a freelance writer, most of my work has been in my favorite niche — the equine industry.
Along with web copy, newsletters, tweets and Facebook posts for trainers, big horse shows, and venues, I write articles and blogs for a few regional horse magazines.

Why Some Freelance Writers Earn Big Bucks While Most Slave for Peanuts

Do you sometimes feel like an easily replaceable cog in the vast wheel that is the freelance writing marketplace?
If so, you’re not alone.

How I Wised Up After 8 Years and Got My First Freelance Writing Contract

Eight years is a long time to not know what you’re doing as a freelance writer.
But that’s exactly how long it took me to figure out how to get serious and treat my freelance career as a business.
I hope my story helps you figure it out a lot faster than that.

The Secret Behind Every Successful Writer

When I first got into writing, I imagined I’d be living alone in some tiny apartment above a little boutique in some rundown alley, scribbling and starving.

So, What Exactly Does a Successful Freelance Writer DO?

Being a freelance writer sounds like a dream lifestyle to many people.
They think about the upside — “Yeah, working in my PJs, keeping my own hours, and not having a boss. Awesome!”

This Will Help You Solve the Freelance Writing Puzzle

The freelance writing game is a bit of a puzzle, isn’t it? One of those big, 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles that are half solid blue sky, I think.

How One Freelance Writer Made $11K in Her First Two Months

When I decided to take the leap and leave my corporate communications job for a full-time freelance writing career, I knew I’d make most of my money writing for businesses. So I spent entire days creating a spreadsheet of hundreds of potential clients to pitch.

Create Your Ultimate 2016 Freelance Success Plan (For Newbies and Pros)

Are you ready to earn a heck of a lot more from your writing in 2016? Good!
You might think it would be impossible for me to write a single post that tells every freelance writer out there how to find better clients and get paid more in the coming year…but that’s exactly what I’ve got for you.

Earn Big as a Ghostwriter — One Writer’s Tips

How do you get paid what you deserve while doing what you love?
I thought about that a lot back when my freelance work mainly included writing for blogs and a local newspaper.

3 Content Marketing Tips to Level Up Your Freelance Income

Many freelance writers find themselves in a tough bind. Even the good writers.
No matter how great your writing is, you aren’t making enough money. You write too many words for far too little money. You spend way too much time looking for the wrong gigs. It feels like you’re running in circles, going nowhere.

Yes, Shy Writers CAN Do In-Person Marketing

Are you an introvert? A lot of writers are. And I’m one of those shy writers.
You might think it’s a weakness that you’re not the super-social, outspoken type. Or that being an introvert leaves you nothing but low-paying crumbs to collect from mediocre clients. But that’s just not true.

4 Easy Freelance Marketing Ideas for the Holidays

It’s that most wonderful time of the year — for falling into the doldrums and slacking off on your freelance marketing, that is.
It’s easy to come up with reasons for not doing anything to line up new writing clients until January.
You think:

Asking for Referrals for Fraidy-Cat Freelance Writers

For some freelance writers, it seems like asking for referrals and selling comes easy. They have a huge network of people they’ve cultivated relationships with. Their network hooks them up with new clients. And it’s easy for the same freelance writers to talk about their business in any situation, and get referrals.

Tips for Using the Writer’s Market

One of our WM readers, Alice Knisley Matthias, wrote recently to ask if we could break down the best ways to use the Writer’s Market. I’m happy to answer that one today, as I highly recommend using the Writer’s Market to all the writers I mentor. It’s a great time to ask because the publication is changing and offering more options than ever to help writers.

21 Ways to Market Your Writing Services

In my mentoring work, I often find myself introducing my mentees to a basic fact of life for freelance writers: If you want to earn more, you’re going to need to market your business aggressively. Answering Craigslist or Kijiji ads is unlikely to get you $1 a word or $100 an hour gigs. To find really good-paying work, you will have to prospect.

21 Ways to Market Your Writing: The Social Media Edition

Earlier this week, I discussed 11 ways to market your writing services. In this post, we’ll delve into 10 more marketing methods, this time using social media and the Internet.

The Awesome Marketing Strategy Most Freelance Writers Are Doing Already

I often hear from freelance writers who say they suck at marketing. They hate cold calling! They’re too shy for in-person networking! Prospecting — ugh! Social media marketing — who has the time!

For Freelance Writers, The Recession is Over — So Start Your Marketing Engines

I hate to get cranky on everybody, but I’ve had it with the whining about  how hard it is to find good-paying freelance writing assignments in this terrible, down economy. The fact is, there are a lot of signs of recovery out there. A couple of them:

The Very Best Place Online for Freelance Writers

Earlier this week, I wrote about the many ways being fully booked helps your writing business. Obviously, I had a decent stable of clients…but I wasn’t at capacity. Finding a few new clients put me there.
Several readers asked if I could discuss the marketing strategies I used to help fill up my schedule. I’m happy to do so.

A Great Source of Hidden Writing Gigs Revealed

When writers think about pitching magazines, many tend to just think about well-known newsstand magazines. But there are a lot of hidden writing opportunities at magazines and other periodicals.

7 Steps to Finding Good-Paying Web Content Clients

In the big discussion of Demand Studios’ IPO last week, some questions came up about how to find better-paying clients. It’s something I’ve discussed before, but we can never talk enough about the many ways you can move up and earn more money here on MALW. So today, I thought I’d tackle one of the easiest types of clients to find — businesses that need Web content.

The 7 Most Important Tasks for Freelancers

Time. We’ve only got so much of it each day. For freelance writers who are also parents, we’ve certainly never got enough of it.

10 Reasons Why You’re Bombing in Social Media

Social media — is it getting you gigs? If not, let’s take a look at some possible reasons. Social media takes a pretty substantial time investment, so if you’re putting in the time, it darn well better bring you some real business. Or you should send direct-mail letters instead.

7 Networking Tips for Cowards

Does the idea of going to a live networking event make your stomach queasy and your palms greasy? We’re going to solve that problem right here, with some tips on how you can use in-person networking to grow your writing business, even if you’re petrified of meeting people face-to-face, hate crowds, or have full-on social anxiety.

Market Your Writing 40 Kick-Ass Ways — Learn How in One Hour

How do you market your writing? Some freelance writers might use a few different methods — maybe you’ve sent a query or two, used social media, and hit a networking event. Or maybe you don’t do any active marketing at all.

How I Got Two Great New Writing Clients — Guest Post

By James Patterson
After nine months of being a freelance writer, I’ve decided that marketing my business is like doing the dishes; I absolutely can’t stand doing it, but I feel so much better when it’s done.
I jumped into freelancing head first back in February, leaving my stifling full-time job to see if I could cut it on my own as a health and wellness writer.

Freelance Writing Success Tips – How to Get Your Web Site Up NOW

Welcome to a new feature on the blog — Freelance Writing Success Tips. I was planning to debut this feature in January to kick off the new year, but I just discovered a great resource for freelance writers and I couldn’t wait to share it.

How a Writer Can Move Up From Content Mills — Mailbag

On this edition of Mailbag, we tackle a question I get a lot: How can a freelance writer kick the content-mill habit and move up to better-paying clients?
On the recent post about Demand Studios’ IPO, reader Mike Biscoe was concerned about the revelation that DS doesn’t make a profit, which puts them at risk for going bust. An excerpt of his comments and questions:

40 Ways to Market Your Writing–Sneak Preview!

I’m so excited! The 40 Ways to Market Your Writing Webinar is tomorrow. Here’s a peek at some of the marketing questions we’ll be answering in this live, one-hour event:

My First Webinar: 7 Hard-Earned Lessons

So. Yesterday, as regular readers know, I presented my first paid, one-hour Webinar, on the topic 40 Ways to Market Your Writing. With Anne Wayman from About Freelance Writing.
It went great for the most part, in that the surveys were uniformly raves. All participants said they got loads of really useful information on how to market their writing.

Help! I Bungled a Writing-Client Meeting — Mailbag

Today, I’m reaching into my freelance-writer mailbag and answering a question I got from a participant in my recent 40 Ways to Market Your Writing webinar. Oscar emailed me after the session and told me he’d recently plunged into freelance writing after being laid off.

Will You Be Singing the Freelancer’s January Low-Income Blues?

I’ve noticed something about my freelance writing income. It always goes to crap in January.
Does this happen to you?
I’ve developed a theory about why the first month of the year is often a loser, and I’m going to test it out this year.

Contest for Writers: Win Free Copy of ’40 Ways to Market’ Audio

Are you a writer who’s hoping to ramp up their marketing next year — but you missed my 40 Ways to Market Your Writing Webinar with Anne Wayman from About Freelance Writing?

Do You Know These 8 Big-Money Writing Markets?

It’s one of the most frequently asked questions I get:
“Where are the good-paying clients? I don’t understand where they’re hiding.”
So today, I’m going to tell you. And they’re not exactly hiding, either. It’s that most freelance writers don’t target many of the best-paying client types in their marketing.

How to Get Noticed on Twitter — 15 Tips for Writers

Recently, I peeked in my mailbag and spied an urgent email from a reader of the blog. She was having trouble getting any traction in promoting her paid blogging gig on Twitter:

50 Ways to Get a Freelance Gig

When freelance writers tell me they’re having trouble finding gigs, I often find what they really mean is “I’m sending out lots of resumes to online job ads I find on Craigslist and not getting any bites.”
But there are many, many other ways to land a freelance-writing job.

10 Questions That Reveal Your Chances of Freelance Writing Success

Earlier this week, I had a new freelance writer ask me how much writers earn and how long it takes them to start earning. Unfortunately, industry averages don’t tell you anything about how you will do as a freelancer.
But I mentioned that in my experience mentoring freelance writers, I’ve discovered there are some basic factors that are strong predictors of freelance-writing success.

How One Freelance Writer Went From Hungry to Overbooked in 18 Months

I’ve written a lot on this blog about how I market my writing business.
But I’ll let you in on something: Since last summer, I haven’t had to actively market my freelance writing business.

5 Essential Facebook Tricks for Freelance Writers

By Alicia Rittenhouse
You have heard the buzz surrounding Facebook Pages and Facebook custom landing pages, but are you confused with what you should include as a writer? First off, you should have a Facebook fan page. Then, you should have at least the following on your page:

6 Simple Marketing Ideas for Motivated Freelance Writers

By Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg
Why have I asked a rabbi to guest on my freelance-writer blog? Well, he’s not just a rabbi — Rabbi Ginzberg is also a noted business-marketing expert. Every time I talk to him, I come away with a great idea that helps me start earning more right away. So I wanted him to share a few tips with you. Here they are:

The 20 Best Practical Tips for Freelance Writers

I knew you had something to share from your own freelance writer’s journey, when I asked you for your best advice last week.

How Freelance Writers Can Earn More With a Red Velvet Rope

Do you find yourself saying “Yes! Yes! Pick me!” to every possible writing offer that comes your way?
If so, how’s that working out for you — earning top dollar?
Probably not.

Will the Luck Fairy Bring You a Freelance Writing Gig?

Do you sometimes feel like other writers have it easier than you?
They tell you about the great clients they have, or the national magazine article they just wrote an article for…and you feel like it’s unfair.

3 Basic Reasons Many Freelance Writers Are Broke

By Carol Tice
Three years into the economic downturn, gripes about pay are still common among freelance writers. But there are still a lot of good-paying assignments out there.

One Writer’s Top 5 Lessons from Making 461 Cold Calls

by Sarah Maurer
In June 2010, I quit my job as a school counselor in Thailand, moved back to the States, and started my own freelance writing business.
Looking back, it was probably a stupid thing to do.

How a Freelance Writer Made Thousands in Extra Cash With Zero Additional Effort

Did you ever feel like you underbid a freelance writing job, and left money on the table?
It’s a common problem. Now that I’m listening to a lot of new writers in the Freelance Writers Den forums, I’m discovering that writers at all levels of experience have a strong tendency to bid too low.

5 LinkedIn Features Every Freelance Writer Should Use

By Susan Johnston
Are you on LinkedIn yet? If not, what are you waiting for?
This professional networking site has progressed beyond its early roots as a job-hunting tool and resume directory into a vibrant community of well-connected professionals in virtually every industry.

10 Best Articles for Writers – September 2011

Lately, I’ve been talking to a lot of freelance writers who have great portfolios but low incomes. Which I guess is why I have sales and marketing on the brain in this edition of our monthly Top 10.
These are all pretty recent vintage…seems like the last 10 days or so were red-hot for interesting articles on the business of writing. Lots of new folks here to follow, too.
Enjoy!

The 10 Best Articles for Writers – October 2011

I just have to say — there’s been some tasty articles about freelancing out there this month! Most of these folks I’ve been reading quite a while, but some of them haven’t popped up on my monthly best-of lists until now. There are a few fresh new faces, too.
I’m seeing themes here of blogging best practices, and marketing tips. Enjoy!

5 Steps to Discover What a Publication Will Pay

I’ve gotten this question from several writers recently:
“I’m researching a new publication, and they seem like a fit for me. But I can’t tell what they pay, so I don’t know if it’s worth the time to develop a query letter for them.”

3 Ways Smartphone Apps Can Help Writers Get More Gigs

by Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan
As the mother of three, my smartphone is often more useful than my husband when it comes to entertaining the children, reminding me to administer antibiotics and making dinner reservations.

The One Best, Easy, Cheap Marketing Method for Freelance Writers

Of all the questions I get asked about freelance writing, there’s one that comes up over and over again. It’s about marketing.
The question takes many forms — here are a few I’ve gotten recently:

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #1: The Essential First Step

Quick: What’s the difference between a freelance-writing hobby and a freelance-writing business?
Marketing.
It’s just that simple. Writers who actively market their business find more and better clients, and end up making more money.

How to Get Your Marketing Done (Even if You Hate Marketing)

by Ed Gandia
When fellow freelance writers tell me how much they hate to market and sell their services, I know exactly what they’re talking about.

6 Things You’re Flubbing in Your Marketing Emails

I’ve been reading a lot of writers’ letters of introduction lately as part of an online-writing bootcamp I put on.
An LOI is a short email you send to introduce yourself to prospective businesses or trade-publication editors. These are also known as marketing emails or prospecting emails.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #2: The Easiest Promotional Tactic

Last week, I kicked off a Marketing 101 training course for freelance writers. If you missed our discussion of the critical first step, you might want to go back and read that one first. It’s important.

113 Things You Can Do to Grow Your Freelance Writing Income — Now

Aren’t you sick of the negativity out there in the freelance writing community? I know I am.
You know the spiel. Comments like:

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #3: Without This Tool, You’re Invisible

Freelance writers do different kinds of marketing.
Some writers like to make phone calls, some go to in person networking events and hand out business cards, some reach out on LinkedIn. Some send query letters.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #4: How to Get Great Clients in 60 Seconds

Ever been tongue-tied at a networking event?
Somebody asked, “And what do you do?”
And you said, “I’m a freelance writer.”
So far so good.

8 Steps to Making Your Freelance Writing Dreams Come True in 2012

by James Palmer
Well, another year has gone by. Didn’t make much progress on your freelance writing goals?
Don’t worry. There’s still hope.
Below are eight ways to finally make your freelance writing dreams come true:

3 Ways to Succeed as a Freelancer by Conducting Experiments

by Linda Formichelli
I see it all the time: Aspiring freelance writers stay stuck in newbie-land because they don’t know precisely what to do. They fear that they need to always be doing the exact right thing at the exact right time — or why bother?

How to Stop Your Freelance Writing Career from Slipping into the Twilight Zone

Have you picked up some new lingo recently?
Retweet. Blog. Hashtag. Friend. Like. New words, and old words with new meanings.
Freelance writers should pay close attention to these changes. Because words are powerful.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #6: What You Need Up Your Sleeve

Today, I only want to talk about one tiny thing. It’s usually less than three inches long.
But it can have an outsized impact on your freelance writing income.
Have you guessed? I’m talking business cards here, people.
That’s right, the marketing tool that’s older than dirt.

How I Made 6 Figures as a Freelance Writer in 2011

If you’re like me, shortly after 2011 ended you wondered: “How much did I earn from freelance writing this year?”
Last year I did a marketing analysis…and this year I wanted to take it a step further and do an income analysis.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #7: How to Get Gigs Flowing Your Way

It’s every writer’s dream: Great clients just call you, out of the blue, and ask you to write for them.
You don’t have to look at job ads, go to networking events, or make cold calls.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #8: How to Find Clients Without Clips

Does freelance writing seem like a closed club, and you can’t find the clubhouse door?
One writer told me this week:

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #9: How to Get Free, Targeted Online Ads

If I told you there was a way to get free online ads in front of your best target prospects that lasted nearly forever, would you believe me?
Well, there is.

How to Get Well-Paid Copywriting Jobs Without Being a Suck-Up

By James Brown
There are many ways of getting brand-new copywriting clients. However, some of them take a lot of effort and money. Some make you feel like you have to flatter and kiss up to prospects.

A 4-Step Guide To Finding Freelance Clients While You Exercise

Are you tired of competing with umpty-million writers for those low-paying jobs on Craigslist?
Is your belly getting flabbier thanks to all those hours in front of the computer?
There’s a way to solve both of these problems at once.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #11: Here’s Where the Good-Paying Clients are Hiding

Have you wondered if all the great-paying writing clients are hiding out together under a rock somewhere?
Writers constantly tell me they’ve looked and looked at those online job ads, but they can only find the $5-a-post gigs.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #12: The Quick Way to Hit a Ton of Prospects

Does it take you all day to write one prospecting email? Does writing a query letter to a magazine take you a week?
If doing written marketing triggers your perfection-itis gene and slows your marketing effort to crawl, know that there is a faster way.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #15: How to Earn More by Giving Stuff Away

My mission with this blog is to encourage writers to find better-paying gigs.
But sometimes, when it’s done strategically, doing free work can be a great marketing tool.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #16: How to Get Prospects Warmed Up

One writer recently asked me about how to reach out to trade publications and companies.
Unlike magazines, where you pitch a story idea in a query letter, it’s hard to know what sorts of articles this other kind of prospect would like.

What Advertisers Can Teach You About Marketing Your Writing: 3 Success Tips

by Jennifer Carsen
Regardless of what kind of writing you specialize in, there’s a lot to be learned from the world of advertising.
After all, if you can’t get your name out there, and convince potential clients that you’re the best person for the job,

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #17: How to Earn More Just From Schmoozing

In last week’s installment of Marketing 101, we learned that the most effective way to do nearly any form of marketing is to get a personal introduction to the editor or marketing manager you want to hire you.

Are You Letting Sleazebag Freelance Clients Get You Pregnant?

You were so excited when you first met.
A prospective new freelance writing client!
The romance was on.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #18: How to Get Clients the Lazy Way

If you’ve been following along in this marketing series, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed at this point. I know I’ve laid out a lot of different strategies for marketing your writing.

Is Being a Freelance Writer Really Hard?

Does trying to make it as a freelance writer
seem overwhelming sometimes?
I hear that a lot.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #19: The Amazing Strategy No One is Using

Writers are always asking me if I can tell them the one, best way to market their writing.
More exactly, you’d like to know the one, easiest, low-cost, and most effective way to market your writing.
Unfortunately, I can’t.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #20: Are You Missing This Key Ingredient?

If you’ve been following along in this marketing series, you know that we have covered a lot of ground.
We talked networking, cold calling, and warm emailing.

Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #21: Avoid Overwhelm and Hit Your Target

Today, I want to talk about one of the biggest problems afflicting freelance writers.
I’ve imparted a boatload of marketing ideas in the course of this marketing-basics series.
But there may still be a problem.

The 13 Business Bloggers All Freelance Writers Should Read to Earn More

As I’ve gone along building this blog, I’ve had a secret advantage. It’s my background in business.
Business reporting has always been my main beat. Hanging around businesses all that time, I learned a lot that helped me when it came time to run my own freelance-writing business.

How to Dig Out of the Content Mill Hole and Land a Client — Fast

By Elaine Yue
“You’re an idiot.”
That’s what I told myself after I spent three hours writing a 500-word article for a content mill.
What did it pay?

The 10-Step Guide to Fixing the Writer Website Fails That Cost You Clients

In Freelance Writers Den, I review a lot of writer websites. To sum up a lot, most of them don’t do a great job of selling that writer’s gifts. The sites have basic design or usability problems that are a real turnoff for clients.

How One Freelance Writer Got $1000s in New Projects…By Asking for Help

By Ben Gran
I’ve been a full-time freelance writer for almost two years, and last year I made more money than I’ve ever made in my life, primarily through Elance.

Two Easy Strategies That Eliminate Your Freelance Writing Mistakes

I get a lot of questions about how to break into freelance writing. And I can answer them all with two words.
Really.
If you do these two things, it will keep you out of a lot of trouble as a new writer.

5 Shortcuts New Freelance Writers Can Take to Jumpstart Their Careers

Nearly every freelance writer — or even aspiring freelance writer — I meet would like to know how to get there faster.

Celebrate Freedom With My Ultimate Freelance Writers’ Answer Post

For those writers who aren’t U.S.-based, let me clue you in: today is a big holiday over here.
But I didn’t want to leave you without answers to your freelance writing questions.

How to Get Your Very First Article Assignment

Once upon a time — okay, in the late 1980s — I was a starving songwriter. I had never written an article.
Also, there was no Internet.

10 Writer Websites That Kick Butt and Get Clients

Have you been wondering how to create a standout writer website that would impress clients and get you hired?
You know you need one. Without a site, it’s like you’re invisible. You just don’t seem legit, especially if you’re going after online markets.

The Writing Revelation That Changed How I View Myself as a Freelancer

By Marya Jan

I hate cold calling.
I hate interrupting someone’s day with my message.
Why should I ask for their time? I don’t want to impose. They don’t owe me anything.
We all feel that way, right? We come up with a long list of excuses detailing why we shouldn’t contact people.

Do Lowball Clients Drive You Insane and Make You Want to Quit Freelancing?

Ever feel like there are only cheapskate clients out there trying to hire freelance writers for pennies?
It can feel that way, if you’re not finding quality prospects.

Here’s How You Can Compete and Win Against All Those Established Writers

Does it seem like the impossible dream to move up and get good-paying writing clients?
If you’re a newbie, you can’t land bigger businesses that have ongoing work at great rates, right? That’s all sewn up by the established freelance writers.
I talk to a lot of writers who aren’t earning much.
I’m talking maybe $20,000 a year. Maybe $10,000 even.
It doesn’t usually take long to figure out why their income is so low.
They start asking me questions like:

23 Ways to Destroy Your Freelance Writing Career Before You Begin

By Uttoran Sen
The U.S. Small Business Administration says that half of all new businesses fail in the first five years.
Freelance businesses can fall apart even faster without careful planning, because there are no bank loans or investors to back you up – it’s just you and your business.

How to Win the Freelance Writing Game

Trying to make it as a freelance writer can feel a lot like trying to play a very complicated game — one where no one tells you the rules.
Well, today, I get out the freelance-writing game box, open it up, unfold the instruction sheet and lay it out for you.
There are basically two things you need to do a lot of to earn a good living as a freelance writer.

The Lowdown on What Freelancers Earn and How They Find Good Clients

Have you been wondering if you can really earn a good living as a freelance writer? Well, today, I’ve got some hard data to unpack for you about freelancers’ lives — what we’re earning and how we get good clients. The info comes from Ed Gandia’s 2012 Freelance Industry Report, a survey of more than 1,500