Tag Archives: Freelance Writing Jobs

Freelancers: Nonprofit Does NOT Mean Non-Paying

By on June 1st, 2011

A few days ago a colleague shared a story about a recent experience with a nonprofit organization. Here’s the gist of what happened: The client hired the freelance writer for a previous project at the writer’s professional rates. The client …

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Get a Free Writer Profile Until the End of May

By on May 6th, 2011

Just a quick announcement: If you haven’t already, be sure to register here at All Freelance Writing (it’s free!) and add your writer profile to our new job board / freelance marketplace. Previously I announced that profiles would be free …

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Are Your Former Freelance Clients an Untapped Resource?

By on May 3rd, 2011

When we think about marketing our freelance writing services, it’s easy to get caught up in the idea of finding new clients. But what about former clients? Sometimes they get lost in the mix, or are downright forgotten. Do you …

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How to Use (and Not Use) Twitter to Find Freelance Writing Jobs

By on March 9th, 2011

I made the mistake on Twitter yesterday of searching for “freelance writing” to see what people in the community were talking about. Wow. Just wow. I can’t remember the last time I saw so much spam and so many crap …

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How to Fill a Hole in Your Schedule (the Query-Free Freelancer Way)

By on November 2nd, 2010

You have a fairly packed freelance writing schedule. You have client orders lined up for the next several weeks, and things look good. But then something happens. A project is cancelled. A client suddenly becomes non-responsive. You get a request …

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