When Ali Luke released her Staff Blogging Course in 2009, I was one of the first people to get it. I had just started staff blogging for someone and this course seemed exactly what I needed. I found Ali’s course to be chock full of insider information that she could only have learned through her …
Review: The Blogger’s Guide to Freelancing by Ali Luke Read More »
New freelance writers are often so busy trying to make ends meet that they forget to do the one thing that is guaranteed to grow their business. They don’t invest in their business. When I was contacted by AWAI (American Writer’s and Artist’s Inc.) to review their course, I jumped at the chance. I’d already …
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This is the final post in the ‘Talking Money With Clients’ guest post series by Jennifer Mattern. Her previous guest posts taught us how to discuss pay rates with clients initially and how to raise your freelance writing rates. Today’s post deals with unpaid invoices Another frequently dreaded financial discussion for freelancers is contacting clients …
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When I heard that Jennifer Mattern was going on a blog tour I immediately asked her include The Writing Base in her tour. She agreed and we decided upon talking money with freelance writing clients as a topic. The guest post I received from her was a gold mine of information and divided into three …
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When starting out, many freelance writers lack writing samples to show clients. No samples means no credibility in the eyes of prospective clients. Often times, their lack of a freelance writing portfolio costs them a job or forces them to accept low paying work. So if you’re new to freelancing and don’t have any samples …
5 Simple Ways to Get Writing Samples When You Don’t Have Any Read More »
I’m a ‘take things as they come’ person so I usually don’t reflect much. But when Abubakar Jamil asked me to write about the lessons I’ve learned in life for a project of his, I was super interested and immediately agreed. Little did I realize how personal this post will get. What most of you …
5 Life Lessons I Learned By Confronting My Freelancing Fears Read More »
Have you ever tried writing a sales page to market your business, service or product? How did it go? Did you sail through it or did you stare at your screen for a good part of an hour before decided to write a headline, add an intro, list the features, provide buying/signing up/downloading details and …
How to Get Your Sales Page DONE – Audio Interview with Amy Harrison & A Giveaway Read More »
Have you ever felt like you lost thread of a conversation because you didn’t know what certain words meant? You realized it was jargon but what did it mean? When I started freelancing, I remember being reduced to ‘Hmmm’s’ ten minutes into a conversation with a fellow freelancer because I didn’t know what certain words …
8 Terms Every Freelancer Needs to Know (to Avoid Looking Like a Fool) Read More »
If you’ve been freelancing for more than a few months, you’ve faced days where you wanted to bang your head against the wall at the thought of your freelance writing business. Maybe you’re stuck writing about drainage pipes when you want to write about start-up businesses or you’ve taken on far too much work to …
5 Guaranteed Ways to Fall (Back) in Love With Freelancing Read More »
As a a freelance writer you’ll be receiving replies to the emails you send out to prospective clients along with getting queries about your work from prospective clients. Sounds cool huh? Getting work queries without having to apply. Trust me, it doesn’t happen that often. When it does happen though, chances are they’re not gonna …