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…
With most careers, when you want to find a new job, you prepare or update your resume to fire off to prospective employers. As a freelance writer, largely you only need to send off a portfolio of your work to prospective clients. Things that you may normally put on a resume, such as prior work…
If you are just starting to work in your exciting new career as a freelance writer, you no doubt have noticed that some assignments pay far better than others. In fact, the pay on some assignments is so low that you barely earn the equivalent of minimum wage for your efforts while others pay so…
When you start most careers, you find a job that offers a nice salary and hopefully a decent benefits package to boot. You know exactly what your income will be for your efforts, and this often takes a lot of the stress of starting a new job out of the equation. If you have decided…