What I did when I had zero freelance writing work on my calendar

Last week, I started the week and realized that I had zero work on the calendar. Seriously, like nothing at all due. Unlike many freelancers, I don’t book out months in advance. Instead, I purposely take projects with shorter deadlines. Yes, I know I’m weird, but long deadlines stress me out because I feel like…

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Should freelance writers respond to a cold outreach on LinkedIn?

Writers often post in my Freelance Content Marketing Writer group on Facebook about a potential client who reached out on LinkedIn with potential work. But they aren’t sure if they should respond. They areworried that they are a low payer. Or perhaps a scammer. And the writer might think that the whole thing will be…

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January 2022 Roadmap

Yes, I know I’m posting my January Roadmap a week late. But I figured it’s better late than never. This roadmap can help you create a plan and get started putting your 2022 goals into action.  But before we dive into the roadmap, I want to share some exciting results from the recent 2021 Income…

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Can You Put Unbylined Clips in Your Portfolio?

Writers often ask me questions via email, at conferences, through Facebook messenger or in The Freelance Content Marketing Writer group on Facebook. And over the years, I’ve been surprised that this is consistently the most frequently asked question. Sometimes this question comes in the form of a problem: “I don’t know what to do for…

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