Freelance Writing

Become a Successful Freelance Writer

Learn how to achieve freelance success as a freelance writer. No matter what type of freelance writer you are (or want to become), I try to offer resources to help you. I run the All Freelance Writing blog, the All Book Marketing blog, Writer's Guidelines directory, and Web Writer's Guide blog and pending e-book series.

Here you'll find my latest freelance writing posts (where I share anything from freelance writing jobs to tips on setting your freelance writing fees), the latest discussions on my writing forums, resources to help you find writers' markets, and more.

Freelance Writing Income - 2008

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Become a Six Figure Freelance Writer

Your Blueprint to Earning a Six Figure Income as a Freelance Writer

NOTE: This review first appeared on my Six Figure Freelancing lens.

The Six Figure Freelancer e-book by David Drake is an excellent starting point if you want to become a six figure freelance writer.

What I loved about this e-book is the fact that it doesn't simply target high-end freelance writers, but rather all writers, no matter what their skill level or level of experience are. Even if you're just starting out, this e-book will cut through a lot of the crap you'll find elsewhere, save you time in the learning process of becoming a successful freelancer, and put you well on your way to earning at least a livable income from your writing.

The e-book is a great resource, but it wasn't perfect. I did make a few suggestions to the author (which he's taking under advisement, and promised some changes), including:

Fixing a length statistic regarding those interested in writing press releases - the length he gave was unrealistically long (which jumped out at me, as my full-time work is running an online PR firm; my own specialty).

Adding more thorough information on setting freelance writing rates (some of which you can find below on this lens, or you can learn more by reading my article on my All Freelance Writing blog: Setting Freelance Writing Rates the Right Way).

With those issues out there up front, here are some of the topics that I've always found vital when trying to help new freelance writers (especially Web writers), all of which are covered in the Six Figure Freelancer e-book:

How to successfully use freelance bidding sites (One thing I disagree with is that I don't believe you should lower your rates just to compete with international competition - if you run into that problem, it's your target market that you need to alter. You'll already know your minimum working rate when you set your freelance writing fees up front.)

Setting up a writer website / portfolio (which I feel is vital for any serious freelancer; writer or otherwise)

Marketing tips to help you drive potential clients to your website

Going beyond bidding sites to earn a significantly higher income

Coming up with your personal best strategy to reach a six figure freelancing goal

and more...

I don't generally recommend a lot of e-books, and when I do I usually have to review them personally first. Six Figure Freelancer is one of the few that I'm comfortable enough referring to you. Whether you're brand new to freelance writing, or you're looking to increase your writing revenue (especially on the Web), you'll find something useful in this e-book.

All Freelance Writing Blog

Here you'll find the latest posts from the All Freelance Writing blog (formerly SixFigureWriters.com). Get freelance writing tips, freelance writing jobs, marketing tips for writers, and more.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

Freelance Writer: Mintel - Chicago, IL
we now seek to hire a Freelance Writer. Last year we... and expertise of our writers. Our most urgent need currently is for researchers/writers with expertise in... ...
Freelance Writer: ICMediadirect.com Inc. - New York, NY
ConnectThru.com : we are looking for paid freelancers! ConnectThru.com: We are looking for more freelancers to join and share your ideas and suggestions about... ...
Freelance Writer: Beyond.com - ,
Freelance Writer Are you looking for an opportunity... for business professionals, is looking for freelance writers to produce articles and initiate blogs on a... ...
Freelance Article Writers: Demand Studios - ,
Studios is looking to recruit experienced freelance writers and bloggers to contribute to our vast library... As a Demand Studios writer, you can write on a... ...
Freelance Multimedia Writer: WUSA-TV (Washington, DC) - Washington, DC
--Description-- WUSA 9 News Now is looking for a Freelance Multimedia Writer for several newscasts and the web on an as-needed basis. Candidates should have at... ...

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Recent Writing Discussions

Here are some of the recent threads on the writing forums from All Freelance Writing.

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Freelance Writers Markets

Find Freelance Writers Markets at These Sites

All Freelance Writing: Freelance writing jobs, writers' markets, and articles on building a successful freelance writing career.
SFC on Myspace: More writers' markets from the (former) Six Figure Challenge.
All Freelance Writing Forums: Writers' markets are available in the forums' marketplace area.
Writers Market: A popular subscription-based writers market database
Writers Weekly: Freelance writing ezine with writers market postings
WritersWrite Writers Guidelines: Writers guidelines database from WritersWrite.com

Earn a Living as a Writer

How do you intend to reach your 2007 income goals as a writer (whether it be fulltime, freelance, creative... you name it)? Discuss more about your goals, and how you plan to reach them here.

Heliumdotcom

Freelance writers should try Helium's Marketplace. You can compete against other freelancers to be published and paid up to $200 per article.

Check out Helium's lens for more information: http://www.squidoo.com/Helium_Marketplace

Posted February 08, 2008

kellfinder

Great lens! Take a look at my resume at Kelly Baxter: Freelancer For Hire. Thanks!

Posted October 25, 2007

EditorDave

Nice Website! I've noticed that you have lensrolled me to your website, would you like to reciprocate by adding my http://www.squidoo.com/WorkingWords/ to your website (lensroll). --BTW, I'm working on continuing 6-fig writing for this year! Regards,
EditorDave

Posted August 28, 2007

FreelanceWritingSuccess

Good luck with your challenge!!!

"Achievement is largely the product
of steadily raising one's level of
aspiration and expectation."

Jack Nicklaus (1940 - )
American golf champion

*SmiLes* Suzanne

Posted July 05, 2007

DeeBovis

5 stars! Good job. Great challenge.
This lens of mine might be of interest to your readers.
Internet Marketing Info

Posted June 29, 2007

terryheath

Six figures doesn't seem as far away as it did a few months ago . . . not this year, but soon!

I'll be back to really dig into the links and resources you've posted. If you get a chance, my lens is here and your feedback would be appreciated.

Posted June 27, 2007

CliveAnderson

Better late than never I say jhmattern, I just wanted to wish you every success with your six figure challenge this year and when you've succeeded feel free to drop me a line and let me know how you got on. Best of Luck L-U-C-K = Labour, Under, Correct, Knowledge. Clive Anderson...

Posted May 27, 2007

Creative_Copywriting

6 figures would indeed be fantastic. Hopefully I can achieve it but it's a bit of a stretch as I write articles and content full time during the day. Hard to separate my freelance income from the daily but I can always hope right?

Posted May 01, 2007

financegirls

hi,im also a finance consultant and a freelance writer,great resources you got here.
i would also like to share my thoughts on
How You Can Profit by Outsourcing Some of Your Work feel free to drop by,thanks!

Posted March 22, 2007

jhmattern

Because I'm taking part in the Six Figure Challenge this year, obviously my goal is to earn a six figure income. I recently posted my 2007 Action Plan with more details on how I intend to go about it.

Posted January 02, 2007