Freelance writer hired for guest blogging

For Employers

Examining the Cost-Saving Benefits of Hiring a Freelance Writer

For some businesses, the idea of hiring a freelance writer seems like just one more expense on the budget. This is especially true of small businesses, which have to be careful every cent in...

How Twitter Can Help Your Freelancing Career

For Writers

How Twitter Can Help Your Freelancing Career

Social media isn’t just a service you should offer to your clients. It also holds some valuable tools to help you build your freelance writing career. Perhaps no social platform is as powerful for...

Freelance writer working on a laptop.

For Writers

What Is a Content Mill, and Should I Work for One?

If you’ve worked as a freelance writer, you’ve probably heard the term “content mill” before. However, you might not be sure what a content mill is—and whether it’s a good idea to work for...

Freelance writer presenting website audit to potential client

For Writers

Should You Continue to Write for a Difficult Client?

As a freelance writer, some of your clients will be amazing. You’ll both reap the rewards of your collaboration, and you’ll wish you could keep working with them forever. Other clients—well, not so much....

Copywriter using a laptop computer.

For Writers

What It Takes to be a Successful Technical Writer

Technical writing is one of the most in-demand services among freelancers, and it’s not hard to see why. From IT hardware to bookkeeping software to online programs, businesses now have to deal with more...

Photo of a pile of colorful paperclips sitting on business forms with a calculator and pen.

For Employers

Do I Need to Pay Taxes and Benefits When Hiring a Freelance Writer?

Are you thinking of hiring a freelance writer? Working with a freelancer is a great way to grow your business. However, many business owners overlook the potential of freelance workers because they are unclear...

5 tools for an active workspace for freelance writers.

For Writers

5 Tools for an Active Workspace

The freelance writing life offers independence and freedom from the traditional office space, but sitting down for long hours can take a heavy toll on your health—and your waistline. Long hours of sitting—popularly termed...

Freelance writer typing on her laptop.

For Writers

Writing Portfolio Management 101

As a freelance writer, one of the most important tools you have for soliciting new clients is your portfolio. Your writing portfolio shows your skill and range as a writer and should feature your...

Video production using a script by a freelance writer.

For Writers

What You Need to Know about Freelance Script Writing

One of the many advantages of freelancing is the sheer diversity of options it has to offer any talented writer. Businesses and agencies need so many different types of content that you’ll never have...

Business owner interviewing a grant writer.

For Employers

How to Avoid Treating Your Freelance Writer Like an Employee

When you hire a freelance writer, it is easy to treat them more like an employee than a contractor. This especially true if the freelancer has repeatedly been hired by your business. However, it...