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The Ultimate Guide to Freelancing
Independence, flexibility, and unlimited financial potential — these are all inviting parts of a freelancing lifestyle. This is especially attractive for employees who want more from their workplace. But, there’s still some mystery surrounding the enigmatic career choice. As a freelancer, how do you make money? Where do you find work or jobs? How do you figure out what to do? What about insurance and benefits? These questions are what typically stop people from pursuing a full-time freelance career. Keep reading for the answers to these questions and more, with expert insights from professional freelancers. You can also jump to […]
4 Key Places for Writers to Find Those First Freelance Clients
Typing this question in a search engine will send you down a rabbit hole so deep and voluminous as to make you reconsider why you considered freelancing in the first place. First, the ads that pop up range from apps to job sites to current freelancers who want to teach you how to be a freelancer. Everyone has a trick, and no two offers of advice are the same. (20 Literary Agents Actively Seeking Writers and Their Writing.) Believe it or not, that’s a good thing! The wide diversity of advice tells you that there is no right way. You, […]
11 Pros and Cons of Writing for Free
Free writing can be a wonderful exercise where a writer sits down and writes without inhibitions. Writing for free, however, may be a completely different matter. Freelance writers can often be asked to write for free and/or produce “speculative/spec writing” and this can confuse and frustrate many a prospective, new, or established freelance writer. (How Much Should Writers Charge Per Word or Per Project?) When you consider a freelance writer’s time, effort, and subject matter expertise, they should be paid a fair rate. Routinely, however, a freelance writer will be asked to create without compensation. Novice freelancers or writers writing […]