Starting a Freelance Writing Business After Retirement
For many people, retirement doesn’t mean sitting around and watching the paint dry. It often means launching a second career and doing things that they love. If you’ve dreamt of being a writer throughout...
What It Takes to Be a Successful Finance Writer
Although many freelance writers start out their careers as generalists, most eventually focus in on a niche area. Writing in a niche makes is easier to search for jobs, since it limits the types...
Taking the Plunge: Are You Ready to Freelance Full-Time?
Many freelance writers follow a similar path. They dip their toes into freelancing as a side hustle, and then slowly but surely build up a client base. After working this way for a while,...
Why Freelance Writers Need to Be Lifelong Learners
If you are the type of person who is always searching for answers to questions and looking for new books to read and podcasts to follow, then freelance writing may be the career for...
Turning a One-Off Freelance Writing Client into a Steady Customer
Part of building your career in freelance writing is finding the clients who will pay you to write. Starting out, you may wonder how so many freelance writers sustain a steady income. After all,...
Picking Profitable Writing Niches
Are you looking for a way to make the most of your freelance writing income? If so, then writing for a profitable niche could be the answer for you. Niche writing has a lot...
“Can I Get Hired to Write Poetry?” What to Expect with Freelancing Writing
Freelance writing can easily sound like anyone’s dream job at first glance. With flexible hours, creative flexibility, and the ability to work from anywhere, who wouldn’t want to be a freelance writer? Of course,...
The Benefits of Being a Generalist as a Freelance Writer
When writers start freelancing for the first time, they are often surprised, if not overwhelmed, by just how many different kinds of jobs are out there. There are clients who need a freelance writer...
How You Can Become a Freelance Science Writer
Are you fascinated by science? Do you find yourself taking breaks from work to watch videos about single-celled organisms, look at newly published photos of asteroids, or read about the latest breakthroughs in quantum...
Should You Fire Your Problem Client?
As a freelance writer, you know that working with clients can sometimes be challenging. In many cases, you can salvage a difficult client relationship with some careful communication—and lots of patience. However, in other...