Category Archives: Business of Freelance Writing
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Easy Ways to Increase Your Chances of Freelance Success
Posted on September 27, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Freelance Writers, Freelance Writing, Writer TipsWhile I’m hardly one to call myself a success (unlike this couple), I have picked up a few learn-as-you-go tips that have seriously change my career and my life. To be honest, my freelancing career started without any preparation, focus or long-term planning. I basically decided one day that it was time to stop waiting [...]
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The Unromantic Truth About Freelancing: What Really Fuels You
Posted on September 21, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Freelance Writers, Freelance WritingWhen I first started telling people I was going to quit my full-time job and go freelance, I think they heard “rogue” instead. It’s as if I just announced I was going to make a living making balloon animals or shooting to outer space. It’s hard to explain their expression-a mix of disbelief, pity and [...]
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Spilling the Beans…
Posted on September 12, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, DreamsOkay, I’ve been keeping a secret for WAY too long. It’s been eating me up inside… But I think I can finally share at least one of them. Here’s what it’s not… I didn’t write a book. {Though I hope one day I can reveal a secret like that one.} I’m not quitting freelancing. I [...]
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From Full-Time Job to Full-Time Freelancer: One Editor’s True Story
Posted on August 30, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Dreams, Freelance WritingEver wonder what it would be like to take that next step in your career, to jump into unknown waters or dip your toes into the freelancing world? If you’re thinking of taking the leap from 9 to 5 to the freedom of freelancing, you’ll love reading this full-time associate editor true story of how freelancing [...]
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Not to Be a KillJoy – But Here’s the Truth About Freelance Writing Success
Posted on August 3, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Freelance Writers, Freelance WritingIt could be a fad or maybe I’m just more aware of it now. But does it seem like everybody and their brother are trying to sell you something? Here’s my guilty confession. Every morning when I open my email, there is usually about 90 spammy emails staring back at me. Except Google can’t catch [...]
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What to Do When You Get a Bad Review
Posted on May 18, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, For Entrepreneurs, Freelance Writers{flickr photo by: khaybe} Just last week I read an author’s tweet about her lackluster review on a movie based on her book. And several weeks before that, a writer expressed her frustrating over feedback from an article she wrote. Bad reviews are a part of life. They can happen whether you are a writer, entrepreneur [...]
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Top 10 Signs Your Busyness is Unproductive
Posted on May 10, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, For Entrepreneurs{flickr photo by: iamyung} Your schedule is already book for the rest of the month. You get to just 3 out of 10 goals you have for the week. You find yourself using the weekend to catch up on all of the work that you didn’t finish on the weekdays. Does that sound like you? You [...]
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How Not to Blow a Phone Interview
Posted on April 13, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Professional Recommendations, Writer Issues Solved{flickr photo by: stevendepolo} The Dreaded Phone Interview The time is ticking and you’re about to chew every single one of your fingernails in anticipation of that upcoming phone call. It could be a call to your editor, potential client or for a job interview. But whoever it is and whatever it is for, one thing is [...]
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An Easy Way to Increase Your Chances of Getting Published
Posted on April 5, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, Freelance Writers, Freelance Writing{flickr photo by: CosmoPolitician} A Boot Camp Success Story This weekend drained me. Instead of biking or catching up on my reading, I did something insanely crazy. I signed for a weekend boot camp. And no this one did not consist of me dropping down and giving anyone 20. I signed for a writer’s boot camp. [...]
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Niche Schmiche?!
Posted on March 28, 2011 by brandiwplogin in Business of Freelance Writing, For Entrepreneurs{flickr photo by Scrunchleface} I have to admit I am probably one of the last people to get on the niche bandwagon. I knew finding a specialty in business was important. But I just could not get my head around it. And then one afternoon while I was driving home, I realized why finding a [...]
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