Gina Horkey is a married, millennial mama to two precocious toddlers from Minnesota. Additionally, she’s the founder of Fully Booked VA (formerly Horkey Handbook), a website geared towards helping others find or become a kickass virtual assistant. Gina’s background includes making a living as a professional writer, an online business ... Read More
Freelance Writer
How Moms Can Earn More By Creating a Lifestyle Career
By Susan Finch Living as a freelance video editor and writer in New York was a thrilling experience that helped me build confidence as I figured out how to cover my expensive bills, go out with friends, and put a little away. I prided myself on being able to take care of myself financially, but one day realized I was going in ... Read More
Finding Your Niche: Write Up What Lights You Up
“Do what you love, and the money will follow.” – Marsha Sinetar, writer So you want to write. And you’re good at it! And you even have a tiny bit of experience! Now you’re ready to get your blog up and running. Or pitch some clients for freelance writing opportunities, right? Well, almost. While some people find success in being ... Read More
How to Work From Home as a Copywriter
I remember the first time I heard the term copywriting. I thought it was a profession based around copyrighting books; basically registering legal documents for books and other publications. It turns out I was completely wrong. What is copywriting? Copywriting is the process of writing persuasively to promote a person, product, ... Read More
How to Earn Big by Writing for Women’s and Parenting Magazines
You’re looking to work at home – or maybe you already do and are longing for an additional gig to fill in the financial gaps. Sure, there are tons of writing jobs that advertise through bidding sites and content mills. And those are fine – if you don’t mind earning $10 per 1,00 words (or less). But I have a better idea: How ... Read More
How One Niche Blogger Created a $300,000+ Offer
If you don’t have a lot of blog subscribers, it’s tough to earn well. I know; I’m one of those bloggers who put up an Amazon book cart on my blog the day I launched and earned $1.50 from it. If you listen to your audience and deliver exactly what they need, though, you have the potential to earn big money, even if your list is small ... Read More
How to Spend Time on Promising Leads – Not Dead Ones
I’m in the service business. In other words, time is money. Can you relate? As a copywriter who writes all kinds of marketing materials for other companies, simply put, I’m a slave to my clients. Blunt? Yes. True? Hell yes. Anyone in the service business will agree. Everything I do, and the entire way I make money comes down to ... Read More
How to Be Fairly Paid as a Freelancer
By Yohana Petrovic Has the siren call of the flexibility and autonomy of a freelancer’s life gotten to you? If it has, and if you have already ventured into those rough but exciting waters that make up a freelancer’s journey, you now know how easy it is to underbid yourself just so that you can get a contract – just so that you ... Read More
Tips To Becoming A Successful Freelance Writer
So you like to write, and you’ve been hearing so much about people quitting their day jobs and making a living off of freelancing. Why can’t you be one as well? You already know you can write and that you love doing it, so what’s stopping you? There’s nothing to stop you from taking the plunge. You can even make the transition ... Read More
Working From Home as a Freelance Marketing Consultant
Anne Hebert has been working from home as a freelance marketing consultant since 1995. She has worked with hundreds of companies, organizations, and individuals in dozens of industries, creating a strategy and digital content to help them effectively deliver their messages and define their brands. Her specialties include marketing ... Read More
How This Mom Joined the World of Freelance Copywriting
Mindy McHorse had always loved writing, but when she went off to college she decided to take a more traditional career route and focused on pre-med. After obtaining her Master's Degree in Public Health and landing a cushy job in project management, she felt like something was missing from her life. As fate would have it, writing made ... Read More
Insider Tips on How to Get a Job as a Freelance Writer
Like most other opportunities for freelance work, freelance writing jobs can seem scarce and highly competitive, especially for people who have little or no previous experience. I recently had to hire a few freelance writers, and just in three days, I received over 400 applicants from my two ads on Craigslist and ... Read More
Top 10 Writing Websites for Freelancing Work-at-Home Women
Freelance writers often work-from-home, as opposed to paying for office space. Women who choose this career path may want the flexibility of being able to work on their own schedule in order to balance family responsibilities. These writing websites can help you find the gig you want, hone your presentation and land your next at ... Read More
From Broke and Homeless to Flourishing Freelance Writer
When Sophie Lizard began her freelance journey in 2009, she was broke, jobless, homeless, and pregnant. Then she started writing blog articles for other businesses. Fast forward, and now she supports her whole family only working part-time hours. Read on to see how this professional freelance writer and blogger became a ... Read More
How This Digital Nomad Became a Christian Author
Kimberly Rae has lived in Bangladesh, Uganda, Kosovo, and Indonesia. She rafted the Nile River, hiked in the hills around Mount Everest, and tried cow brains just to say she’d done it! She now writes Christian books from her home in Madison, Georgia, where she lives with her husband and two children. Read on to see how this digital ... Read More
