Standing out in a sea of freelancers isn’t always easy, which is why many writers fill a niche by focusing on a specific style or genre of writing. Another path to follow is to specialize in a specific product instead. This involves targeting a particular area of writing, such as online catalogue descriptions, SEO content, short ad copy, white papers, contract writing, or newsletters. [Read more…]
3 Ways of Getting Freelance Writing Work that Few Others are Trying
Most writers who are looking to take on extra freelance work flock to online job boards.
This makes sense, after all these platforms are used by people who are actively looking for writers. [Read more…]
Controlling Your Unconscious Bias While Writing
As a writer, your website is your own personal space to write about virtually anything you want. But, writers who want to find success in freelancing typically write about things that other people can relate to as well. With over 500 million blogs on the web, being able to compete is important if you want to write for a living. [Read more…]
10 Daily Challenges in the Life of a Freelance Writer in the Time of COVID
2020 has certainly been quite something. As if hurricanes and wildfires weren’t devastating enough, March arrived, and with it came a deadly, global pandemic. And it’s not done yet. [Read more…]
The Best Freelance Writing Gigs and How to Get Them
As of 2019, there were over 55 million people working in the gig economy, or in freelance positions. Now, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, that number has undoubtedly grown. That includes freelance writers who are either working as contractors as a side hustle or trying to build a full-time career. [Read more…]
Search Engine Optimization 101: Why Your Website Needs SEO
Is your website struggling to rank for your main keywords and search phrases? Are you finding it difficult to attract visitors to your website? If so, then your website most likely needs SEO. [Read more…]
How to Manage Client Expectations
Lasting client relationships are a freelancer’s financial lifeline. To develop a long-term partnership, it’s often necessary for a freelancer to go above and beyond what others can do to attract and retain clients. However, overselling results can create the opposite effect — a client may feel disappointed or misled if results don’t happen within the stated timeline or the outcome isn’t what they envisioned. [Read more…]
How to Use Translation to Pitch for Writing Work in More Than One Language
One of the quickest ways to increase your income is to diversify your skillset. Two skills that often go together are writing and translation. Both are project-based, make use of expert language skills, and can be used in a freelance capacity. Below, we’ll look at how you can use multilingual skills to pitch for writing work in different languages.
How can you use multilingual skills to pitch for writing work in different languages? Click To Tweet6 Ways to Strengthen Your Credibility as a Freelance Writer
Freelance writers need all the credibility they can get. Everyone starts off at the bottom being virtually unknown in the writing world. However, with the following strategies, you can earn the credibility required to get high paying, high-level gigs. [Read more…]
How to Get Paid to Proofread
In this day and age, professionals are starting to value the importance of a work-from-home lifestyle that revolves around technology and it’s capacity to stay connected from anywhere at any time. Having the opportunity to avoid time-wasters such as rush hour traffic or long commute hours gives individuals the freedom to use their newly gained time not only for doing the activities they enjoy but also for picking up an extra source of income. [Read more…]
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