You may have heard about people who make a pretty great living blogging on their own websites. You may also have a few friends, family members, or co-workers who have their own blogs. There are hundreds of thousands of blogs on the internet now, and so you may be wondering, “Why can’t I start one?”…
When you thought about starting a career as a freelance writer, you no doubt have wonderful visions of spending quiet, stress-free days writing at the computer in a quiet house or perhaps in a neighborhood coffee shop. Your first few weeks or months as a freelance writer may have even been as easy-going as you…
Freelance writers really have a lot of control over their income. In some professions, you get paid a certain salary, and you earn the same amount regardless of how many extra hours or how much extra effort you put into your job. As a freelance writer, you generally get paid per project or per single…
Freelance writing rates can vary significantly depending on a variety of factors. It is common to see rates equivalent to about $1 to $3 per 100 words, but there are also some instances when the rate may be significantly higher or lower than this, too. As a freelance writer, you no doubt want to find…
Many freelance writers today are making at least a portion of their income writing articles for the web. They may be working directly for clients writing and writing pre-sales articles, writing promotional pieces through one of the article service websites online,writing information-based articles that establish a client as an authority on a topic, and so…
If you are like many freelance writers and would-be freelance writers out there, you no doubt are intrigued by the opportunities that self-publishing websites provide. The income of freelance writers is largely determined by our ability to find paying clients who can keep us busy every day and who can pay us a rate that…