Should You Apply? How to Spot a Scam When Applying for Freelance Gigs
The bane of a freelance writer’s existence isn’t excessive edit requests or fiddly style guides. In reality, it’s scams. Unfortunately, it can seem as if scams come with the territory when you’re a freelance...
Creating a Resume as a Freelance Writer
Here’s a riddle: What does a freelance writer have in common with a fish? The answer: They both have to keep moving. Just as a fish can never take a break from swimming, a...
Launching Your Freelance Writing Career
Do you envision a career that lets you leverage your talents as a writer while setting your own hours and picking your own clients? If so, then you’re picturing a career as a freelance...
Preparing a Pitch for a Magazine Article
Though most magazines and other publications will employ a team of staff writers, they almost always rely on additional content from freelance writers, who make themselves known by writing pitches for articles they want...
Find Your Niche in Freelance Writing
Starting out as a freelancer, you might feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of jobs that are available to freelance writers. Even once you’ve filtered out those you know you’re not qualified for based...
How Freelance Writers Can Fight the Urge to Procrastinate
If there’s one thing every writer dreads, it’s the feeling that they’ve wasted a day. You sit down to work, feeling productive and efficient, and you wind down your day several hours later in...
Why the Freelancing Life Might Be Right for You
Imagine working at home whenever you like, enjoying the freedom of a flexible daily schedule, and getting to make a living doing what you love. It may sound like a daydream, but for freelance...
When People Are Companies: Tax Tips for Sole Proprietors
When you launch a career as a freelance writer in the United States, you’re also launching something else—a business. Most freelance writers operate as sole proprietorships, which is the easiest way to set up...
Freelance Writing FAQs
Are you ready to put your writing talents to work while becoming your own boss? If so, then you’re ready to become a freelance writer! Freelance writing gives you the power to manage your...
Make that Money: Your Guide to Starting a Side Hustle
You’ve got an entrepreneurial mindset and a burning desire to do more with your life, but no time to start a business. You’ve got lots of great ideas, but no professional platform to showcase...