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What Freelancers and Small Businesses Should Know About Pinterest
Pinterest for Freelancers and Small Business- What are you missing with Pinterest? What freelancers ought to know about Pinterest!
Dealing With Published Mistakes, Typos and Other Mishaps
If you've found a big OOPS! in your recently published piece, you're going to need to do some damage control in order to preserve your reputation, clip and client. Here's how to deal with mistakes in your freelance pieces.
Pinterest Secrets for Writers
Learn Pinterest Secrets for Writers- how to use Pinterest to write books, pitch magazine articles, and drive traffic to your blog, portfolio or site.
Freelance Tax By the Numbers
A look at freelance taxes by the numbers- 1099s, Schedule Cs and W9s are all explained.
Writing As Sales
Why a writer is really a salesman- you're selling more than you think!
Editing and Your Word Count- A How To Sample
Editing, especially when it comes to word count and wordiness, is an essential skill for freelance writers. The author used her own writing to show us how to master this skill.
How To Write a Writing Resume
An example writing resume is given with notes on how to write each section. A writing resume is an odd thing, especially when most freelance writers' qualifications are difficult to write into a resume because they are a very unique mixture of projects, long term clients, full time employment, and publications. This sample should help writers sort out their own qualifications, and figure out how to write them into a resume that gets them more clients.
What To Do Between Writing Projects
Do you have some sudden writing down time? Here are some suggestions on what to do between writing projects.
10 Steps to Writing Success
Ten steps to achieving writing success as a freelance writer.
So You Want to Write SEO
How to become an SEO Writer- What is SEO and SEO Writing?
How To Research and Choose Your Freelance Writing Niche
Many freelance writers have been asking for advice on developing a niche. I point them toward some research to help in their niche development.
The Story of My Freelance Writing Niche Development
Many writers ask for guidance on finding a niche specialty. This is the story of my niche development.
How To Tell If You Need Office Space
Freelance writers- do you need office space? Is it about that time? Find out here.
When Your Freelance Writing is Ready to Be a Freelance Business
Your freelance business is going well- is it now time to make it into an actual business? How do you know when your freelance business is ready to become an LLC or other company? What are the deciding factors? Let's take a look.
Sample Proposal for Freelance Writer
A sample proposal for a freelance writer. Nonprofits often hire contractors through RFPs- Requests for Proposals. Here is how to WRITE a proposal so that you get that job!
How To Handle Problem Clients, or Client Problems
You will run into a problem client as a freelance writer (link), or you will at least have a problem WITH a client. You’ll need to handle it fast, and you’ll need to handle it well. There are three ways to deal with potential problem clients.
Connecting with Clients at Conferences
Guest writer Lori Widmer explains how to successfully secure clients via conferences.
Sample Contracts for Freelance Writers
We've previously covered contracts for your freelance writing. Now let's look at other alternatives, such as Letter of Agreement or a Statement of Work.
All About Writing Speeches
Speechwriting- writing speeches for others to give- is an interesting and potentially lucrative area for freelance writers to explore. There are also full time speech writing opportunities out there.
List of Writers Associations
All writers need camaraderie and training, and a writer association is one way to find that. But what writer association is the right one for you? Here is a list of writer's associations.
All About Your Writing Invoice
For a freelance writer, the invoice is the final step in the project. Here are some considerations in generating your freelance writer invoice.
Financial Records From One Sample Freelance Writing Business
Freelance writers need to keep immaculate records- and not just for the tax man! This is an example of the kinds of information you can glean from a sample freelance writer's business records.
How To Create Your Freelance Budget
How to create a budget for freelancers. Since this career features such sporadic pay, budgeting is all that much more important. Here are my budgeting tips.
How To Self-Edit
Editing your own words is definitely not so easy. Here's a list to help you in the process.
Different Types of Freelance Work
Freelance work comes in many different varieties, such as long term projects, "one off" projects, and short term projects. Understanding the many different types may help you to balance your freelance work and keep your income flowing.