Blogging is an enjoyable form of freelance writing work. Whether you are lucky enough to have found a blogging job, you have your own blog just for fun, or both, once you start blogging you must continually come up with new content that keeps your readers coming back for more. Sometimes, it is easy. You go about your day and then when it is time to sit down at your computer and write, you recall something that you saw or did that day which just so happens to be excellent fodder for a blog post. You spend the next ten … Continue reading →

Lately, I have been talking a lot about freelance writing. There are a couple of reasons why I talk about it so much. Firstly, I love it. I had no idea that I could have so much love for a career that I basically stumbled into as I looked for work that was compatible with being a stay at home mom. Secondly, many of the topics that I talk about in regards to freelance writing can be applied to freelance work of all kinds. The variety of work available to freelancers of all sorts is simply amazing. The third reason … Continue reading →

I recently submitted an article for publication in a magazine that was accepted. I don’t normally do this since I have regular work coming in. But the magazine was of interest and I thought I had a suitable topic. The editor recently sent me a reply that my article had been accepted and provided some contract information, including a request for my name, phone number and Social Security Number (SSN), so that I could be paid. I was a bit wary of providing my SSN. After doing some research, I found that many publishing companies request this because anything they … Continue reading →

One of the keys to a successful career as a freelance writer is figuring out how to price your services so that you can win the jobs that you want, and hopefully even get repeat work. Since writing projects vary so greatly in what skills they require and how long they take to complete, it can be hard to determine what to quote for any given situation. Some job postings ask for you to submit your bid with a certain type of pricing, either hourly or for the project. That takes the guesswork out of which type of bid to … Continue reading →

In my last couple of blogs I have been talking about building a platform as a writer. It is the first step toward marketing anything you wish to sell. It is also what can bring in more readers and subscribers. In today’s blog we are going to be looking at how you build a platform through a website or blog. Social media is one of the best ways to do this but next in line is your personal blog or website. Ideally, you should purchase your own domain name. You will have to first check and see if someone already … Continue reading →

If you do freelance work, chances are there are a lot of things that you love about it. There might also be one thing that you do not like so much about it – the irregular nature of the work. Since much freelance work is done on a project basis, there is the possibility that you may finish one or more projects and then have nothing on your plate for a while. From a leisure perspective that is great, you have some free time to do what you wish. From an economic perspective, though, a period of time without any … Continue reading →

It is eleven o’clock in the evening and something important has gone missing. I have been poking around in the corners of the internet looking for it and not finding it there. I have stared blankly at my computer screen and it is not there either. I am looking for my inspiration – that trusty spark, which, night after night graces me with one or more ideas for my blog posts. Have you seen my inspiration? If so, could you please send it back. You see, it may have wandered off and become lost. Perhaps it is somewhere out there … Continue reading →

In my last blog I introduced you to the importance of building a platform as a writer. In today’s world of writing, you just won’t get very far without having one. As a reminder, I said that building a platform is the means in which you promote, market, and sell your work. Without a platform, you likely won’t get a publisher to pick up your book. And even if you decide to self-publish, without a platform no one will buy it. So in this blog we are going to look at how social media helps in building your platform. In … Continue reading →