Category Archives: freelance writing jobs

More and more companies are out-sourcing their marketing and writing, so freelance writing jobs are everywhere.


Writing Jobs: Christmas in July

I’ve written for magazines for many years, so July always means Christmas to me… now’s the deadline for getting and completing Christmas and holiday-related writing jobs. (It’s also the time to create the products and projects which will make money … Continue reading

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Your Writing Career: Are You A Professional, or A Hobbyist?

Are you a professional writer, or a hobbyist? You make the switch to professionalism when you automatically think about your clients’ needs, rather than your own. For example, rather than finishing a writing job and calling it done, your focus … Continue reading

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Writing Jobs Are Not Created Equal

Writing jobs are not created equal. I receive “help me, please!” messages every week from writers who are tired of tapping their fingertips raw for pennies. If you’re stuck with horrible jobs, it’s a habit into which you’ve unwittingly fallen. … Continue reading

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Writing Jobs After Panda: There’s a Whole World out There

Over the past month, I’ve had many messages from writers who’ve been stung by Google’s Panda Update. Their income from the content factories, while always pitiful, has vanished. If you’re in this group of writers, this is a good thing, … Continue reading

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“Brand” Journalists: The New News Writing

When companies develop a content marketing strategy, they run up against an inconvenient truth. Sooner or later, they run out of content about widgets (that is, whatever it is that they’re selling.) Nevertheless, they need to keep pushing out content. … Continue reading

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Freelance Writing Rates: “It’s My Time, Energy and Skills…”

In Fab Freelance Writing Ezine this week, our theme was “How Much Do You Charge?” That’s a vexing and befuddling question for many writers. Unfortunately, only YOU know how much you should charge. You need to ask yourself some questions. … Continue reading

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Writing Jobs: What Do You Bring to the Table?

Here’s an interesting new development in Web writing. Some sites are paying you more for your writing, depending on what you bring to the table. For example, this site, LookingForClues – Write for LFC! – Our Writers’ Guidelines says: “We … Continue reading

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Writing Jobs and Following Up: Enthusiasm is Powerful

I talked about the power of following up in this post, “Your Key to Getting Writing Jobs: Follow Up“, and I can’t emphasize the importance of this too much. I’ve currently writing Issue 2 of Fab Freelance Writing Pro, in … Continue reading

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Your Key to Getting Writing Jobs: Follow Up

In our writing tips ezine this week, we discussed getting writing jobs. I’ll be providing more hands-on information on the techniques we discussed in the ezine in issue #2 of Fab Freelance Writing Pro, which is due within the next … Continue reading

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Get Freelance Writing Jobs via Email

Can you get writing jobs via email? Mostly, yes you can, but you need to go about it in the right way. The “right way” starts with getting to the point. In this blog post, Get to the Point: Online … Continue reading

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