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Insulate Yourself From Bad Freelance Clients

By on September 13th, 2011

Do you ever land bad freelance writing clients? Maybe they’re too needy. Maybe they don’t pay on time. Maybe they expect the world while paying next to nothing. These aren’t good clients to have. Yet many freelancers face these situations. You don’t have to. Here are three simple ways you can better insulate yourself from bad writing clients. 1. Be Choosy As a business owner, you can’t say “yes” to everyone. You have to be able to turn work down when there are signs that a prospect will turn into a nightmare of a client. If you take on that …

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Follow Me on Twitter and Get Special Savings

By on January 17th, 2011

Just a quick note to let you know that if you follow me on Twitter you can get a special discount code on my recently released 30 Day Marketing Boot Camp for Freelance Writers! This discount is the first of many that will be offered to Twitter followers on products I release. So if you want to save some money, follow me at @QueryFreeWriter. Other discounts will follow in coming weeks and months and they won’t all be mentioned here. For this discount you can save almost 30% on my latest e-book, getting it for just $7 (normally $9.97). But …

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How Writing E-books Can Save You From a Low Pay Rut

By on September 25th, 2010

We’ve talked a lot about using e-books as platform pieces for freelance writers. And we’ve looked at how they can be used as residual income streams to complement your freelance writing work. But they can do more than supplement your writing income. If  you find yourself stuck in a low pay rut, e-books might even be your ticket out. Let’s look at a somewhat extreme example of someone trying to make content mill writing their full-time income. Let’s say you’re a freelance writer working for a mill where you earn $15 per article on average. You need to earn at …

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Web copywriter

By on August 5th, 2010

Name: Carolyn Hansen Specialty: Web copywriting Rates: 50 per Web page I am a freelance copywriter based in Minneapolis. In five years as a full-time professional copywriter and editor, I have written hundreds of effective websites for clients throughout the United States. I use in-depth knowledge of search engine optimization and current best practices to write effective Web copy. My optimized Web copy has won several awards, including selection as an Official Honoree at the 14th Annual Webby Awards. My writing experience has included Web sites, product descriptions, reviews, informational articles, blog entries, press releases and e-mail newsletters. Most of …

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Melissa Souza: Professional Writer

By on July 26th, 2010

Name: Melissa Souza Website: http://melissasouza.webs.com Specialty: Writing Rates: 50 per hour or project rate Melissa Souza writes regularly for examiner.com as the L.A. Horse Examiner. She has contributed to the Nashville music scene through various press releases, written several articles for eHow.com and freelances as a copywriter. A dash of prowess, a heaping handful of zeal and a pinch of talent, Melissa composes a wide variety of materials: turning drab copy into caliber marketing material for a medley of pieces a client may need to sparkle in their industry.

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Ashley Festa: At a loss for words? Let me help.

By on July 21st, 2010

Name: Ashley Festa Website: www.ashleyfesta.com Specialty: commercial writing, blogging, profiles and feature stories Rates: 50 per hour I’m a freelance commercial writer, specializing in blogging and creative materials. I’ve been writing and editing professionally for nearly 10 years and enjoy helping businesses build brand recognition. Is anyone really listening to you? Need to improve your message? E-mail me today at ashley@ashleyfesta.com to discuss what I can do to help you achieve your business goals.

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Can you Market yourself too much?

By on May 3rd, 2010

As a freelance writer, you always want to keep a steady flow of work coming in. The best way of doing this is to market your services on a regular basis. It does not matter how you do this, as long as you are comfortable and happy with the results. With this in mind, many freelancers ask the same question: is there any way to market myself too much? In my opinion, there is no such thing as doing too much in terms of marketing. The worst that can happen is that you receive more work than you can handle. …

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Why Low Paying Gigs Are and Are Not Your Problem

By on April 30th, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from Bright Hub (a content mill I used to write for) inviting me to help them write some 60 titles for a private client commission for about $20 a pop. Another content mill, Demand Studios, recently partnered with USA Today to start providing travel tips for their website.   To some writers, these partnerships and commissions are clearly a sign that the freelance writing sky is falling and we are all going to have to be happy working for pennies before you know it. I have always been surprised by the …

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Organized Marketing

By on April 15th, 2010

I interrupt this scheduled broadcast (a blog post about organized marketing) to bring you an important message from one of the most valuable teachers a freelance writer can ever learn from: experience. As in over the past few weeks I have experienced the loss of two computers and a hard drive and have had to keep business as usual up. This catastrophic situation was made all the less catastrophic by the fact that I’ve done a lot of what LaToya is telling you to do: I’ve got savings and I’ve got an emergency fund. This is a little PSA to …

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A Recent Cold Calling Experience

By on April 5th, 2010

As you may have noticed by now, I am in the guy at All Freelance Writing who talks about marketing. While most of my posts are tips and how-to articles, I wanted to give some “first hand experience advice” this time around. Last week, I decided to make 25 cold calls to local businesses. Gasp! I am sure some of you get scared even thinking about doing this. While cold calling is never easy, it can payoff in the long run if you stick with it. So, what type of results did I achieve? Before we get into that, let …

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