If you like to write or have any journalism or digital content experience, there are plenty of different freelance writing opportunities you can take advantage of. For someone who’s good at doing research and is looking to help companies grow and make a difference, I’d highly recommend getting into grant writing. Grant writing is ... Read More
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How to Get Paid to Write Poetry From Home
Are you a lover of poetry with notebooks full of your own prose? You’re not alone; a recent study found that poems are reaching new heights in popularity, with 28 million adults indulging in the ancient art form a year. That’s a lot of haikus! It’s no wonder then that there’s a healthy market for freelance poets. There are more ... Read More
How This Mom Ditched the Cube and Launched a Home Business From Scratch
Becky Flansburg is WAHM, Influencer, Blogger, and Freelance Writer. Her veteran blog Franticmommy.com shares her unique and humorous perspective on children’s books, parenthood, and women in business. She is also the project manager for the non-profit children’s literacy event, Multicultural Children’s Book Day and is one half of the ... Read More
From Employee to Freelancer to Six-Figure Business Owner – Gina’s Story
Gina Horkey is a married, millennial mama to two precocious toddlers from Minnesota. Additionally, she’s the founder of 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 marketing consultant and a ... Read More
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
Something More Important Than How Much You Are Paid . . . and Seven Ways to Improve it
What is more important than how much you are paid for your freelance, work-at-home assignments? Many people would say “nothing.” After all, for a person trying to make a living, what you are paid is darned important. Some would give a more spiritual answer. Perhaps self-fulfillment is more important. Doing work you love. Making ... 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
