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Is Guru.com Worth It For Freelance Writers
Is Guru.com worth it for a professional freelancer. A simple search for projects reveals the answer.
Archive for the ‘Being A Freelancer’ category
When A Client Does Not Pay
As a freelance writer, eventually there will come a time when a client doesn’t pay, or is paying very late. What to do about it can be a delicate dance. You don’t want to anger a lucrative client who just hasn’t gotten to it yet, but on the other hand, you don’t want to be [...]
Good Website for Writers and Aspiring Writers
Every time I start talking with someone about becoming a freelance writer, or someone who is a freelance writer looking for some new ideas or other help, I find myself nervous that I will accidentally send them into the hands of a shark who will somehow scam them out of their money or identity. So, [...]
Freelance Writing is Work
Yeah, it is actually work. I try and be helpful and friendly to people who contact me asking for help or advice. It’s just in my nature, and it is probably the right thing to do for the business anyway. So, it was nothing new when I began trading emails with a guy who was [...]
Jobs, Rates, and Freelance Writing
Like a lot of other jobs, Freelance Writing comes with tiers of work ranging from low-level to critical high visibility. Likewise, there are many levels of pay that go along with those tiers. Too many writers focus on what they “should” be making, or what they “want” to be making. Instead, focus on what work [...]
How Much Does a Freelance Writer Get Paid
If you hang around the universe of professional writers for very long, you will inevitably come across both the questions and the answers to freelance writer pay. Some of these will have a specific focus, for example, what bloggers get paid, while others will be more general. Professional writers should make X. Either way, there [...]
Experience in AP Style or AP Style Required
Why, do so many job postings or Requests For Proposal demand an ability to use AP Style? Most often, it is short hand for, “You have to be able to write better than the average non-professional writer.” I once heard someone say that photography and writing are the two professions that everyone thinks they can [...]
Moonlighting as a Freelance Writer
Don’t wait to be full time to start your freelance writing career. Get going now, and build your results faster.
Expert Status
Expert Llama I won’t pretend to know how hard it is or anything, but I have been awarded “expert author status” on EzineArticles.com. I hope to use Ezinearticles as a place to publish some of my writing that hasn’t found a more traditional home. Sometimes you like to write about what you want to write [...]
Becoming a Freelancer
If you want to become a freelance writer and are looking for how to get your foot in the door, read this and find out about how to go about building a useable online portfolio.
