The pros of becoming a full time freelance writer are that you will be earning a living while doing something that you love. What could be more fulfilling than that? The cons are that you might not get enough work and could end up broke. It's not easy to face the fact that your financial responsibilities might be too much for

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Every freelance writer has topics that they love to write about. They could write about them forever and always find something new to say. Then there are the other topics, where after a while they start to feel jaded, as if there's nothing more left to say about this particular topic. It's not burnout, exactly, just topic bur

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Recently I got an email regarding an application I had made to write a web article. The client explained that his first pick had let him down, but that he had also prepared a shortlist of other possibles and I was on it. The catch? He needed the article in less than 24 hours. Here's what I learned about the application process - hope it will

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As freelancers, if we don't work, we don't earn. Not for us the luxury of knowing we'll get a paycheck or a Christmas bonus. Instead, if we want to buy presents and enjoy the holidays, we've got to do a lot of work - and can sometimes end up taking on too much. I know that's happened to me in the past. I spent most of last

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We all know what the big occasions are. They include New Year, Valentine's Day, Easter, 4th July, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Mother' Day is another biggie. These are all occasions to write seasonal content and sell it to websites and magazines.

However, there's a trick. You have to do it early. That's because

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It couldn't have come at a worse time. The end of the year always brings a rush to get things accomplished and I, like many others, am busier than ever. I could type one-handed, but it would take hours and I might ruin the other hand. So what can you do in a situation like this? Here are some strategies for keeping your busine

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