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Do The Projects You Work On Let You Sleep At Night?

Do you sleep well at night? When you finally leave the keyboard, are you doing so with a clear concience that you’ve done the best you could, done right by yourself and done right by others? It’s a question worth thinking about. In the web world, you’ll face many tough decisions. You’ll be propositioned... [Read More...]

Should You Be Working for Free?

Nothing in life is free, they say, but I beg to differ. Every day around the Internet, savvy people barter goods and services or grab a valuable report that only costs an email address. Free alive and thriving. Business is booming, folks. Free goods and services are great if you’re on the receiving... [Read More...]

Freelance Your Speciality… or Diversify?

I recently asked readers about their writer specialty. Do you have one? What is it? Is it special enough? With all the competition in the freelance writing world, specialization matters a great deal towards success. But is it enough? [Read More...]  Read More →

What’s Your Specialty?

If you’re a writer, you have a lot of competition out there, especially if you sell your services on the web. There are thousands upon thousands of writers clamoring for clients, and buyers have a vast choice of which person to choose. That’s why specialization is important. You can’t... [Read More...]

5 Great Add-On Services to Offer Your Clients

Have you ever thought about ways you could expand your writing business? There are all sorts of little jobs you could do and services to offer clients that you probably didn’t think about. [Read More...]  Read More →

Don’t Call Yourself a Freelancer

Freelancing can be a great way to enjoy the career you want on your own terms and time. You benefit from more freedom and do what you’d like to do every day, all the while balancing work and life in a way that suits you best. But when you tell people what you do for a living, do you call yourself... [Read More...]

Blowing a Deadline or Saving the Day?

The deadline’s approaching, you haven’t started yet – or worse, you did start and you’re stuck. Each time you sit down to write, nothing comes. Well, something comes, but it’s pretty awful and you can’t send that to the client. Your heart starts pounding. Your stomach... [Read More...]

How Friendly are You With Other Freelancers?

Your peers are as important, if not more important, than your paying customers. Peers offer a huge support for your freelance writing career. They can help boost your business, bring in clientele, get you out of a sticky spot, offer advice, suggest improvements, lift your morale and provide that break... [Read More...]

The Outsourcing Lifestyle for Writers: A Bad Thing?

I recently wrote a post challenging writers to ask themselves if they’re scared of spending money. If you read that post and the ensuing debate in the comment section, you’ll have noticed that Jennifer Mattern of AllFreelanceWriting was quite the champion and had strong opinions on the subject.... [Read More...]

Are You Ready to Get Into Freelancing?

Freelancing can be a great move to make. It can change your outlook on life, improve your financial situation and give you more freedom. It can also open up opportunities that you didn’t have access to previously, like traveling to new places or maybe a book deal. But freelancing also can be a... [Read More...]