I know that many freelance writers have had great success marketing articles through various websites, but I just don’t know anything about it.  So, I asked Genesis Davies from At Home Mom Blog  if she’d be willing to teach us and our readers through a guest post.  After reading what she wrote, I’m a little embarrassed [...]

We are continuing on with our series on how to get started freelancing. Today we’re talking about those ever-important freelance samples.
If you’re just getting started freelancing, then you will quickly discover that your potential clients are going to want to see some samples. It makes good sense, after all, to ensure that they’re [...]

We’re currently working our way through our top ten list of “how to get started freelancing,” and today’s post focuses on being professional. If you’re brand new to the freelancing game, you might feel like you’re anything but a professional ____ (insert your field here), and that’s OK. What you need to keep [...]

Everyone’s Talking, but No One’s Saying Anything
There is absolutely TONS of talk on the blogs about how to set your freelance rates. You will probably notice, however, that while everyone talks about how to set your rates, no one tells you what they actually charge. There are a couple of reasons for that, [...]

Yesterday we talked about how to get started freelancing, and I promised that this week we would go more in-depth into the subject. I know that there are a whole lot of people who are looking around for ways to make ends meet these days, and freelance writing might look like a good option. [...]

People are always asking us how they can get started freelancing. Sometimes we feel like the answer to that question is just so huge that there’s no way we can easily answer it. In fact, I often tell them to consider coming to the blog and clicking on the “getting started” category on [...]

Warning: It’s quite possible that I’m about to tick you off.
I’m sure that getting settled in to the new office has a little something to do with our decreased posting in the last week or so, but there’s another factor. Basically, I’ve been trying to figure out how to be polite about a topic that [...]

So, there seems to be a bit of a debate on the “Freelancing Insecurities” post regarding how much is appropriate to charge for writing services. It started with a new comment on an old post where someone said that she makes $100 for a 500-word SEO articles. Some people have congratulated her. [...]

Last year, Tamara wrote a post here called “No Spec, No Problem” about clients who ask you to work “on spec.” For those of you new to the game, that means that the potential client will basically give you an assignment, and if he or she thinks it’s up to par, you will be [...]

Now that election season has officially drawn to a close here in the U.S, it’s time for us to also bring an end to our ongoing debate with Men with Pens. We have a few more things to say on the subject, and since we called them out, it seems only appropriate to offer [...]