All Entries in the "Freelance Writing Articles" Category
Does Fancy Really Work?
If you are a freelance writer then it is safe to assume that you have a web site. It’s also a safe bet that your site has a blogging component. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, having the blog on your freelance writing website is about marketing your services as much as anything. There are [...]
Twitter as Blogging Fodder
A lot of freelance writers have clients who need blog posts written and posted for their website or websites. Sometimes the client is very specific in their directions to the freelance writer. Other times the writer is encouraged to take the ball and run run run. There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these [...]
Freelance Writing: Bitches, Snarkys, Politicos Need Not Apply
Over the past year or two I’ve noticed a trend in social media circles and blogs that I find a bit disturbing and counter-intuitive. More and more I’m seeing a tendency for folks to label themselves as being bitchy or snarky and seeing this as a cool thing. I guess in some arenas this may [...]
When Freelance Writing Is Just A Job
If you’ve been a freelance writer for a while, think back to when you were chewing on the decision to start a freelance writing career. If you are new to freelance writing, do the same thing – think about your motivations for starting. In either instance, did you think about freelance writing as a job [...]
Client Relations – The Ups And Downs Of Freelance Writing
Freelance writing clients, ya gotta love ‘em. You want to hug them when they put money in your Paypal account and you want to strangle them when they send you a fresh set of revisions for the project they promised was the “final final” version last week. Managing clients is one of the most difficult [...]
Can Freelance Writing Be Inspired Writing?
When I first started my website, the tag line read, “Inspiring Writers Every Day.” Although I don’t use that tag line anymore I still kind of like it. I think it applies to a lot of what I do at Tumblemoose. I started thinking about it as I was working on a freelance assignment today [...]
Should You Blog?
I was writing an article about freelance writing and I made some reference to the fact that most freelance writers these days have a web site. I made the assumption that if a freelance writer has a web site then it probably has a blog. Then it occurred to me that perhaps there are freelance [...]
Freelance Non-Writing
When I first started as a freelance writer, I assumed that I would be hired by folks to write stuff for them. It made sense to me, but I what I’ve learned over the past few years is that (like so many other things) I was wrong about freelance writing just being writing. A majority [...]
What To Do When The Work Slows
Even during the best of times, there can be slow periods for freelance writers. Work tends to run in cycles and those times when we seem to be buried are often followed by periods of the doldrums. When these slow times hit, you can sit around wringing your hands and worrying, or you can see [...]
Open Your Writing Horizons
As freelance writers, the world is pretty much our oyster. There really is no shortage in terms of where we can market our work or find a new client. In a lot of ways there has never been a better time to be a freelance writer. The problem for most of us is that we [...]
Sticky Freelance Writing
I’ve been freelance writing for a little over two years now. When I first started, I’m not certain that I had any particular intention or goal of being a freelance writer, at least not in the sense that I’ve come to know the term. Good, bad or indifferent, being a freelance writer is not what [...]
Has It All Been Said?
In the last week, two different writing blogs that I follow and respect have posed ranting soliloquys lamenting the fact that nearly everything that could be said about writing has been said. In some ways I agree. I mean, there are only so many writing tips. In honest reflection, I don’t think I’ve seen anything [...]
The Ethical Freelance Writer
I think it’s time for this worthy writing topic to rise to the surface. Here is a list of ethical considerations for the freelance writer: Charge your clients what is fair and decent – not what you think you can get away with. Yes, we all make our living from writing and these days every [...]
The Bad Info War
I’ll bet most of you freelance writers have seen this one before. You sign with a client who has a specific project that requires some writing and a little more, say some publishing or marketing. You describe the appropriate strategy and method and get to work. About half way through, the client emails and tells [...]
A Freelance Writing Gig? No Thanks!
When was the last time you turned down a freelance writing gig? If you’re just starting out I know it’s hard to imagine turning down work, but believe me it happens. Here is a list of reasons for turning down freelance writing work: Too Much Work – The best of all reasons. It’s entirely possible [...]
Protecting Your Hourly Rate
I recently read a post from a fellow freelancer who had just learned a valuable if not painful lesson about freelancing. She had secured a client and the job seemed straightforward enough so she didn’t press into the details too much. It also happened that there wasn’t a written agreement in place addressing things that [...]
What’s So Great About Freelance Writing?
I think that sometimes we get so caught up in the day to day business of writing that sometimes we forget about all of the great things that come to us through freelancing. There is no doubt that this is not the easiest profession in the world and there are certainly days that we wish [...]
Learning From the Masters
Writing is hard work. Few of us are born to it, gifted with a silver pen. Learning the craft takes time patience and perseverance. This is true no matter your writing skill level. If you have consistent feedback from folks telling you that your writing is superb, then good on you. Still, it’s no excuse [...]
