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