Beyond the Rhetoric

One of the biggest challenges that you will face in your freelance career, particularly early on, is attracting and securing your clients. It’s also a challenge that will follow you throughout your career as, for better or for worse, many clients are not going to be around forever. There is a natural churn, and as [...]

When a potential client asks me for a freelance writing quote, I usually have to ask them whether the project is on a ghostwriting basis or if I will be receiving a byline. This is an important distinction to make, not only for the service provider (i.e., me), but also for the client. From the [...]

As a freelance writer who also happens to own a personal blog, I oftentimes find myself treading the increasingly narrow path between my professional life and my personal life. Some of my best clients also happen to be among my best friends, both online and offline. As such, I am very cognizant about how I [...]

I don’t do much active marketing or advertising for my freelance writing business, because I find that the majority of my work comes by way of referrals and what I like to call “word of mouse” marketing. People send me a message via my freelance writing website to inquire about my services and we go [...]

Nobody is perfect and we all work differently. What might be a great system for one individual may be a positive disaster for someone else. That’s just human nature and it boils down to our individuality. Coming from my own perspective and my own experience, however, I have encountered my fair share of difficult clients [...]