Today, I received and email from the folks at Bright Hub. Sadly, Bright Hub is shutting down. Officially, Bright Hub and brighthub.com remain in business and the website will stay up along with all of the content they commissioned from writers over the years. However, revenue sharing payments will cease on December 15th and any [...]
Recently, I have noted that Seed.com has shutdown. Then, it seems that Demand Studios has shut down for all intents and purposes. Now, Bright Hub, one of the first online publishing sites I ever wrote for, is cutting so far back that many writers are no longer able to claim any article writing opportunities and [...]
Recently, I wrote about how Seed.com is gone as far as freelance writers are concerned because it no longer offers paying writing assignments. Shortly thereafter, I wrote about the lack of titles at Demand Studios available for freelancers to write and concluded that it may be either natural ebb and flow, or an attempt to [...]
The guys over at Business Insider have posted an article speculating on the current status of AOL’s Seed freelance writing platform. The article notes a “commenter” on another article has said that there are no articles to claim and that he thinks that Seed is defunct, to use BI’s words. There is even a note [...]
Freelance Writing Quick Startup Guide I got a question on Google+ about getting started as a freelance writer. I felt like being helpful this morning, but as I typed my answer I realized it wasn’t really suitable for a G+ post. So, I copied it over here and then finished it out. Consider this the [...]
I’ve started getting more and more requests for information on how to get started in freelance writing. So, I thought it might be time for me to write a guide to getting started as a freelance writer. How To Become a Freelance Writer Get a piece of paper to take notes, because this is going [...]
One of the toughest things to deal with in any business is rejection. By definition, running your own freelance writing business means that there will be times your work is rejected, or even worse, when you are rejected before ever getting to show what you can do. The former happens when you submit freelance articles, [...]
I have a bit of a soft spot for Bright Hub, so much so that until today I have never mentioned or written about them for fear of sending too much competition that way. When I was first starting out as a freelance writer a few years ago, Bright Hub was one of my first [...]
Actually, this is an online marketing guide for everyone, but it should be used extensively by freelance writers as well. If you know anything about online marketing, SEO, or social networking (social marketing, to some) you know that there are tons of sites out there and even more ways to use those websites, services, and [...]
A professional freelance writer needs many different ways to find new clients. The idea, of course, is to keep a healthy network of connections that can send prospective clients your way and keep that writing project pipeline full. Unfortunately, that is easier said than done, which is why there are shelves of books about networking [...]
I’ve gotten some questions recently about setting up a home office for a freelance writer. Truthfully, there isn’t much different about a freelance writer’s home office than most other home offices. Basically, you’ll need a computer, Internet access, a phone, and a printer. Those are common to just about any home office. There are a [...]
