Recently, a fellow freelance writer was offered an opportunity for another freelance job. She came to me asking how she should determine her freelance rates. We discussed what a daunting process this can be. You don't want to oversell yourself, but you also want to get paid what you deserve. When I first started freelance writing, I had no idea what to expect as far as payment. But now, with a few years under my belt and several jobs on my resume, I have a better idea of how to determine my freelance rates. And I'm here to help you do the same! Whether you are freelance writing, Continue Reading
9 Tools Needed to be a Freelance Writer
When I'm not blogging or baking brownies or doing laundry or fixing supper for my man, I'm writing. Freelance writing to be exact. I've been a freelance writer for a couple years now. I've worked with magazines, colleges, newspapers, and the like. Currently, I am freelance writing for a newspaper -- in charge of their features section every week -- and a quarterly magazine. When I tell people I'm a freelance writer, usually everyone thinks it's so cool. And that's because it is. I get to work from home, make my own schedule, use my degree, and do the thing I love doing -- write -- all the Continue Reading