How to Set Rates as a Freelance Writer
Ask any freelance writer what the toughest part of their job is, and they are likely to all give the same answer: setting their rates. It’s hard to know exactly what you should charge...
A Look at the Difference Between Freelancers and Interns
There are a few different employment categories to sort through as you enter the world of freelancing, and sometimes, the lines between them can become blurred. An employer or client may post a job...
What Canadian Freelancers Need to Know about Taxes
The freelance life brings freedom and independence, but there are still certain requirements you must fulfill. Since you are your own boss, you need to keep careful track of your income and expenses, and...
Freelance Writing After Retirement: Launching Your Second Career
Are you looking to launch a second career? If so, you’re not alone. For millions of people around the world, retirement is no longer the end of working. If you’ve always dreamed of becoming...
Tips for First-Time Freelance Writers
So, you’ve decided to become a freelance writer. That’s the first step on the journey toward doing what you love for a living and being your own boss. However, now there is the realization...
What Do You Do? How to Explain Your Freelance Writing Career
Working as a freelance writer can make the question “What do you do?” a complex one to answer. But—depending on who’s asking—it may be a very important question that you want to have a...
Tips for Managing Rewrite Requests
It can be a confidence-shaker when a client asks for a rewrite on a deliverable you’ve just sent off, but as a freelance writer, you will need to understand that rewrites do happen. Often,...
Forget These Myths About Becoming a Freelance Writer
If you have considered entering the world of freelance writing, then there is a good chance that you have discovered that people have a lot of opinions on the subject. You may have been...
Freelance Medical Writing: Is This Niche Right for You?
When you start out as a freelance writer, you might take a wide variety of writing jobs to get a feel for the work and discover which subjects you truly enjoy writing about. As...
How to Beat Freelance Writer Burnout
It happens to every writer eventually. Even though you know you still love to write, and even though you know that your livelihood depends on you writing, you just can’t bring yourself to tap...