Category Archives: Freelance Writing Jobs

Why Clients Come Back After Going the Cheap Route

By Jennifer Mattern on June 17th, 2013

One of the biggest complaints I hear from new freelance writers is that clients don’t seem willing to pay professional rates. Prospects are tempted by bottom-of-the-barrel offers from hobbyists, scrapers, and people who do little more than regurgitate other people’s articles. The prospect gets more content for their site for less money. The “writer” gets paid. And professionals get screwed in the deal. Let’s emphasize something up front — you’ll only get screwed as a professional writer if you target these low-paying non-prospects in the first place. Having a solid marketing plan and knowing how to target appropriate buyers can …

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Where to Find Freelance Blogging Clients

By Jennifer Mattern on May 22nd, 2013

Have you thought about getting into freelance blogging? Are you already a freelance blogger, but you’re struggling to find new clients? Blogging is one of my favorite projects to take on as a freelance writer. Finding clients was easy for me early on because the client base I was working with on PR writing projects also happened to have a strong need for blogging services. But these days things are a bit different. There are more blogs out there. But there are also more bloggers competing for gigs. So if you’re just starting out, where should you look for freelance blogging clients …

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3 Online Writing Jobs for Local Businesses

By Jennifer Mattern on May 21st, 2013

One of the biggest benefits of writing for the Web is that it gives freelance writers the ability to work with clients all over the world. These days everything can be done online from invoicing to delivery. But that doesn’t mean you have to work with clients outside of your area. Some writers are more comfortable working with local clients, and that’s perfectly fine as long as there is enough local business to keep you busy. If you’d prefer to pitch more projects to local business owners and your passion is writing for the Web, what exactly might local businesses need? Let’s …

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3 Freelance Fiction Writing Jobs to Explore

By Jennifer Mattern on February 18th, 2013

When we talk about freelance writing jobs, we usually focus on nonfiction writing like magazine features or business documents. We talk about that side of freelance writing more for two reasons. First, it’s where most of the jobs are. It’s also where most of the money will come from for the bulk of us. But there’s another side of freelance writing — writing fiction on a freelance basis. If freelance fiction writing is something you want to pursue, here are three freelance writing job sources you should look into. Literary Journals These are publications (in print, and in more recent …

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When to Seek New Freelance Writing Opportunities

By Jennifer Mattern on February 13th, 2013

It can be easy to get comfortable in a routine as a freelance writer. And sometimes that means we don’t continue to market our services as much as we should — something we should do even when our schedules are full. So today let’s look at some signs that you should seek out new freelance writing opportunities. Some are signs that you’ve waited too long and need to kick your marketing into high gear, and some are simply signs that you might be due for a change. You lost a client. I know this one is obvious, but it doesn’t …

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Freelance Writing Jobs for Beginners: Where to Start

By Jennifer Mattern on February 12th, 2013

I’m a big fan of query-free freelancing. That means I don’t generally pursue freelance writing jobs. I do things that attract clients to me instead. For example, I run blogs that keep me fresh in prospects’ minds and I make sure my business site is well-optimized for search engines so I’m one of the first writers prospects find when they search for someone. While the query-free freelancing approach works very well for most types of freelance writing, and it can work fairly quickly if you work hard at it up front, I know it doesn’t suit everyone — especially beginner freelance writers …

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Have You Seen Our Writer’s Markets Lately?

By Jennifer Mattern on December 11th, 2012

I know I don’t aggressively push our writer’s markets directory much, but I wanted to bring it to your attention today. That’s because we’ve been adding several new listings every week for the past few weeks (and we’ll continue to do so moving forward with a minimum of five new writer’s markets added weekly). If you haven’t checked out the writer’s markets yet, now would be a great time to take your first look. And if you haven’t stopped by in a while, you might just find something new. (And it’s completely free!) How to Use Our Writer’s Market Directory …

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When Clients Attack: An Elance Story

By Guest on October 31st, 2012

By: Genevieve Coates I had just finished graduate school and needed a job. The problem with getting a Master’s in English with emphasis in Creative Writing is that there is no career development course in the curriculum. There may not be one in any other major either, but with this particular course of study, it seems to be completely necessary. If you’re really interested in being a teacher, you’ve got it made. Otherwise, you’re SOL. But, I had to do what I know how to do best, so I set out to write. First, I started by writing and pitching …

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Why You Should Pursue Too Many Jobs in Freelance Writing

By Guest on October 10th, 2012

By Megan Harris Freelancing can be a difficult job. You work long hours, sometimes after a full-time job and other responsibilities, and have to deal with the feast and famine cycle that is common with contracting work. A good way to combat this is to pursue more jobs than you can take on each month. Here’s why you should do it and a few ways this will help you battle feast or famine and keep business consistent. What’s With This Crazy Idea? If you’re reading this and think I’m crazy, just hear me out. Freelancers worry all of the time …

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