Are you a freelancer? Do you ever wonder how much you should charge? If you charge too much, you will never land a client. If you charge too little, you won’t earn a living wage. Setting and negotiating freelance rates is challenging, so how do you set your freelance rates? Writing, photography, graphic design, consulting, […]
Spotlight: Blogger Jobs
A new blog is created every half second according to WPVirtuoso. These informational websites feature regularly published posts that are created by everyday folks who want to share their passions. Blogging is the ultimate way to build your web presence. It essentially acts as a super resume for you. You can also focus your blog on […]
6 Easy Steps To Become A Freelancer
Are you an expert? To you have an unusually awesome talent? Why not become a freelancer? A freelancer is a self employed person who works for a variety of companies in a specific niche. Freelancers are often called independent contractors. They seek out their own work and are almost always available to work. Since they […]
What You Need to Know About Contract Jobs
Instead of hiring employees, many companies are hiring independent contractors. While these openings were once only freelance writing positions or related artistic jobs, today’s independent contractors can hold just about any open position. If you’ve been job hunting for a while, you might be ready to sign on the dotted line – but before you […]
Making Money as a Blogger
Recently, professional blogger Darren Rowse posted a chart on Google+ outlining the several different ways bloggers can make money online. Blogging is one type of freelance writing that is growing rapidly, so if you want to work in this industry, blogging a great option. Let’s go into a little more detail about the ways Rowse […]
The Best Reasons to Become a Blogger
As any blogger will tell you, working in this industry is tough. Whether you work for yourself, running the blog of your dreams, or work as a freelance writer, blogging for other people, you don’t have the security of a steady long-term paycheck like you would with an regular office job. Although it can be […]
“Free”lance Doesn’t Mean You Should Work for Free!
One of the biggest stories in the freelance writing world right now is the lawsuit against The Huffington Post. Earlier today, labor activist Jonathan Tasini filed a class action lawsuit against the online publication, co-founders Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer, and partial owner AOL because its writers didn’t get a piece of the pie when […]
How to Create a Writing Portfolio
If you want to find a writing job or work in any kind of position that requires you to have writing skills, prospective employers will likely want to see your writing portfolio. The writing portfolio you present is just as important if not more important than your resume. Here are some tips you can use […]