Freelance Writing Jobs is Hiring: Business Tips for Freelancers
July 29, 2009 by Deb
Filed under Blogging Gigs
We’re sorry to announce James Chartrand is stepping down as blogger for our Business Tips blog. Thus, we have some big shoes to fill. We’re looking for a blogger who can discuss the business aspects of freelancing and freelance writing. If you have been doing this for some time and can share tips for building and maintaining a successful freelance writing business, I hope you’ll apply. Some of the topics we hope to see include:
- Negotiating rates and raises
- Finding high paying clients
- Good business practices
- Taxes
- Customer Service
- Other tips for handling the business end of freelancing.
Here are the requirements:
- Please know how to blog and have WordPress experience
- Please have been doing this for a while, experienced freelancers only
- At least two posts per week required
What’s in it for you?
- $100 per month
- You may use your affiliate links as long as you’re not spammy
- Regular bonuses for traffic and revenue growth
- You may sell your ebooks and other promotional material in a link below your blog post.
How to get the gig:
- Send me a cover letter to “wegetletters(at)gmail(dot)com. Please include “Business Tips Blogger”
- Send me some relevant samples of your writing.
- Send me a resume or list of past clients
How not to get the gig:
- Send me a cookie cutter cover letter
- Don’t follow directions
- Have no experience as a writer or blogger
- Tell me to “Google” you for details
Feeling the love? Send your details to wegetletters(at)gmail.com and don’t forget to put “Business Tips Blogger” in the subject line. I don’t want to think you’re a spammer or put you in a folder to deal with for later.
Sorry to see you go, James! (Not that you’re really GOING GOING… I can always stalk you on your site.
Just for the heck of it, I’m going to throw a recommendation out there (I’ll mention it to her to have her actually apply if she’s interested) – Yolander Prinzel. A) She’s funny as hell. B) She knows what she’s talking about. C) She comes from a business-oriented background so she “gets” that side of freelancing well. And D) she’s big on encouraging writers to take responsibility for their own success – one of the top business “skills” any freelancer can have.
Good luck finding someone Deb!
Should have mentioned – her site is http://www.yolanderprinzel.com and she blogs at http://www.freelancewriterville.com/
Even if she doesn’t write for FWJ, her info’s always worth checking out. (And I don’t recommend people lightly.)