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 …
Talking Money With Clients: Discussing Initial Pay Rates Read More »
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 …