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Can You Find Freelance Writing Success Without Selling Out?

By on February 6th, 2013

There are many types of freelance writing success, and only you can determine what exactly that means for you. But no matter what your definition of success is, there are plenty of ways to get there. And it’s important to know that you don’t have sell out to make that happen. What Does it Mean for a Freelance Writer to Sell Out? Selling out is when you put money before your personal and professional ethics. It’s when you do things you aren’t truly comfortable with simply because you’re being paid to do it. For example: You accept payment to write …

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The 10 Commandments of Freelance Writers

By on July 23rd, 2010

As freelance writers, we all share a secret, unspoken code of ethics. It’s not enough for me that this code of ethics remains secret and unspoken though—I want to publish it and speaketh it. So here goes. 1. I am the Lord thy Client. Thou shalt not have strange clients before me. None of your clients wants to hear about your other clients. None of your clients wants to know that they pay less than the others or that their project is considered lower in priority. If your clients are like mine, they want to think they are your only …

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