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Many dream of breaking free from the 9 to 5 grind, travelling the
world and making a living. Freelance writing is one easy way to do
it. Here are 3 concrete things you can do to start achieving this
dream.Contributor: Yuwanda BlackPublished: Jun 03, 2010
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Every now and then I'll get interview requests from middle and high
schoolers who are doing a "career" assignment. They'll ask about a
freelance writing career- how much work is it? How much money does
it make? What degree should they get? (and etc.) One thing that I
try to do for these kids is to push them, to give them some impetus
or motivation. More than anything I want to tell them that this
career is certainly viable--but it's not for the weak. The
discipline here is key. I tell them that there is no teacher, no
parent and no boss looking over their shoulder. I tell them that
they can be the absolute best writer to ever come out of their
school, city, or state, but that no one's going to care if they
don't sit down and DO. I've written before that the DOing is the
key to a successf...
Three NEW Ways to Get Freelance Writing Jobs
In general, I tell people that the way to start freelance writing
is to put together a resume/credits and start perusing job boards.
But those boards sure can be crowded! Instead, try these three new,
unique ways to get freelance writing jobs!Three NEW Ways to Get
Freelance Writing Jobs originally appeared on About.com Freelance
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Job Boards and Freelance Writing Jobs
In my post What a $1500 Day Looks Like, I mentioned that many of my
jobs came from freelance writing job boards, or that they were
repeat clients first found through freelance writing job boards.
Readers Nan and JulesS wanted to know how I got work through job
boards. I realize that job board postings can be considered a
gamble for two reasons: they receive thousands of resumes, and the
quality of the job and the pay are often in question. Here's how I
make freelance writing job boards work for me. Job Boards and
Freelance Writing Jobs originally appeared on About.com Freelance
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Freelance Writing Gigs Website Sold
I’m not going to get all emotional or anything, but something
a little bit sad happened today that happens to hit home on a
personal level for me as a successful freelance writer. When I
first started my freelance writing business a few years ago, I did
not really know how to go about finding freelance [...]
Freelance Writing Jobs List Grows
Some of you (a few thousand of you!) use my 19 Places to Find
Freelance Writing Jobs (Telecommute) list quite often. Well, based
on notes and surfing over the past year, I've added ten more places
to find freelance writing jobs to that list, making it (drum roll)
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