Category Archives: News and Updates

All Freelance Writing Forum Temporarily Closed

By on April 15th, 2013

Just a quick announcement: Due to ongoing technical problems with our current forum platform, I’m locking down our forums temporarily. When they re-launch, we’ll have completely new and re-organized forums. In the meantime, the forum will remain available in read-only format so you can still browse the archives.

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30 Day Marketing Boot Camp for Freelancers – Save 50%

By on December 30th, 2012

If you’ve missed it so far, don’t miss this chance to get my 30 Day Marketing Boot Camp e-book for half price. The sale ends tomorrow (December 31st). To buy, just visit the e-book page to learn more and enter discount code December2012 before clicking the buy now button at the bottom.

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Happy Holidays! Preparing for 2013

By on December 21st, 2012

Update: I’ve decided to extend my vacation until Monday, January 7th to spend some more post-holiday downtime with family. I will not be back to regular posting here until that week, but our other contributors will continue to post on their usual schedules.  This week was my last work week in 2012. I’m now on vacation until January 2nd. I hope you’re all enjoying a bit of downtime to recharge before the New Year too. In the meantime I thought I’d look back on 2012 and to some plans for the future. Looking Back on 2012 This year wasn’t a …

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Thanksgiving E-book Specials for Freelance Writers

By on November 15th, 2012

We’re kicking off Thanksgiving a little bit early this year with two special e-book offers for freelance writers. It’s our way of saying thank you for being an All Freelance Writing reader. You can find the details and discount codes below. The last day for these sales is Thanksgiving Day — November 22, 2012. Web Writer’s Guide & 30 Day Marketing Boot Camp Our Web Writer’s Guide to Launching a Successful Freelance Web Writing Career is being retired at the end of this month. As a result, you can already get it at 50% off its usual price of $37. For this …

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Blog Maintenance and Optimization

By on November 14th, 2012

All Freelance Writing started to undergo a long maintenance and optimization process last night, and it will likely continue over the next two or three weeks. I want to give you a brief look at what’s going on, how it might affect you as a visitor, and what problems could arise. Redirections Last night I made changes to our permalink structure (the Web address format for our posts). It was much too long for a long time, but there was no simple way to change them and have the old links redirect to the new ones due to our custom …

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Why I Won’t Pursue a Publisher for The Query-Free Freelancer

By on July 27th, 2010

Yesterday on Twitter I noted that I finally made a decision regarding the book I’m working on — The Query-Free Freelancer — and whether I would pursue a traditional publisher or opt to self-publish the book. I’ve chosen the latter. I put a lot of thought into this over the last few months, and was already leaning towards the self-publishing route. But recent events in the publishing world solidified that decision. Today I’d like to talk about why. Why I’m Choosing to Self-Publish I can afford to. While this isn’t a reason on its own to self-publish, if you really …

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Late Shift

By on April 6th, 2010

Note: This post originally appeared at FreelanceTheater.com on February 9, 2010. The Freelance Theater audio play series is now a part of All Freelance Writing. One of the sometimes best / sometimes worst aspects of freelancing is how much time you’ll spend working alone. While it can be nice to avoid the politics and drama of a traditional office environment, there is also no 5pm closure reminding you to go home and no one to talk to on a whim (especially if you’re working in the dead of night). If you live alone on top of working alone, it can …

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The Dead Don't Write

By on April 2nd, 2010

Note: This post originally appeared at FreelanceTheater.com on October 30, 2009. The Freelance Theater audio play series is now a part of All Freelance Writing. Have you ever had a “vampire client” — one who seems to suck the life out of you? Maybe they don’t pay enough so you push yourself to the edge of burning out regularly as you cram in countless projects. Perhaps they’re extremely picky or they’re the type who doesn’t know what they want until they see it, meaning you’re asked to do an unusually high number of revisions. You might even have the type …

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Does Query-Free Freelancing Work with Larger Media?

By on February 12th, 2010

In Yo’s last post, she mentioned the ups and downs freelancers face. Today I’m going to share a story that incorporates a bit of both. First, it’s an excellent case of query-free freelancing attracting more than commercial writing clients. On the other hand, it also shows how breaking one of my own rules ended up being a waste of time on a day when when I really couldn’t afford to waste it. Let’s go back to Wednesday of this week. It was my first day back to work after a 5-day vacation. I started that vacation being hit with a …

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30 Day Marketing Bootcamp for Freelance Writers – Day 30

By on October 20th, 2009

It’s the final day of our marketing bootcamp for freelance writers. You’ve come a long way towards laying the foundation for your writer platform, and you deserve a big CONGRATULATIONS for that! But you’re not finished. Marketing and platform building don’t end today. The rest is simply up to you. Today’s exercises will help you chart the course for your promotional work moving forward. Background It isn’t enough to build your visibility within your niche or specialty area. It’s equally important that you maintain it. While you can often cut down on the amount of marketing time required as your …

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