freelancing

Why Can’t a Freelancer Be a Millionaire?

You just don’t hear about millionaire freelancers. The big thing these days — the status we tend to aspire to — is the six-figure freelancer. There’s a big difference between earning six figures and hitting that seventh figure, but is it enough of a difference to keep freelancers out? The short answer, at least as [...]

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Ask Me Anything: Getting Started and Copyright

Mike Dougherty asks, How does one get started? Meredith Eaton asks, How do you get established as a freelancer? Do you start by contacting publications or writing articles? I’m answering Meredith and Mike’s questions together — I hope you two don’t mind! The first thing you should do if you’re considering becoming a freelance writer [...]

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The Real Benefit of Freelancing

On Saturday, I’ll be packing up my laptop and other work necessities and getting in the car. For the next two weeks, I’ll be working from my grandmother’s kitchen table. If I had a ‘real’ job and I got a call that my family needs me now, my options would be pretty limited. If I [...]

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Freelancing in Hard Times

It seems like half the articles I read this morning had at least a mention of people cleaning out their desks. It made me happy to be a freelancer. Right now, I have more work than I can really handle. I think that I might have a little less in the months to come, but [...]

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Evangelizing Freelancing

I was chatting with a friend of mine this afternoon who has been having some trouble find work. I, of course, recommended picking up some freelance work. I know that the guy in question is a decent writer, but I’m slowly realizing that I probably would have recommended freelance writing to him even if I [...]

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5 People Who Should Consider Freelancing

I admit, I’m a big proponent of freelancing as a career. I send my mother markets I think she should write for and ask my friends when they’re going to strike out on their own. I know there are some people who may not be ideal for the approach to work required of a freelance [...]

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Too young to start freelancing? Never!

There are a slew of reasons that high school students may look for part time jobs: extra cash, resume builders for college applications, preparing themselves for after graduation. If you think about it, freelance writing can offer opportunities for each of those. Consider it this way: for college applications, you absolutely have to have a [...]

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