Freelance writing is one of the best ways to make money from home. You don't need any specialized training, the opportunities are plentiful, and you don't even need a website to get started. As long as you can provide well written, thoughtful content -- you can make a good amount of money. Not convinced? New York Times Best Selling ... Read More
Freelance Writing
How to Find and Land Freelance Writing Jobs for Beginners
Getting started as a freelance writer can seem daunting. After all, how do you land your first job when you have no relevant education or experience? Are there freelance writing jobs that are ideal for beginners? Is there even room left in the marketplace for new freelance writers? These are common doubts that would-be freelancers ... Read More
How to Start with Freelance Writing When You Don’t Have a Blog
Freelance writing saved my family and me. In the summer of 2015, we had moved from Philadelphia to San Diego. Expenses in San Diego were three times what they were in Philadelphia. Since moving back was not an immediate option, I decided to start freelancing. I started out with social media management for local businesses. In ... Read More
From Surveys to Blogging – How This Mom Found the Path to Six Figures
Anna Thurman's work-at-home journey started with surveys, writing articles, and working online for sites like ChaCha. Through these side hustles, she was able to replace the income she had previously earned outside the home. But even though she was earning a steady income, she was amazed at what was going on in the work-at-home niche ... 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
New Bloggers, You Can’t Be Scared of the Word No
As new bloggers, we're scared of hearing the word NO. This keeps most of us huddled behind our computers pumping out content on our blog. While it's great to continue writing fresh content for our blog, we never get new eyeballs on our blog, which means you're basically writing awesome content for yourself. So, what should you ... 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 Make Money Freelancing Online, Even Without Experience
A couple of years ago I quit my job abruptly and decided to work-at-home. My plan? To become a freelance copywriter and make money using Elance (now Upwork), a popular online freelancing platform where hundreds of jobs are posted each day. Taking advantage of a freelancing platform like Elance seemed a no-brainer to me, because ... 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
Thriving Freelancers Show You How to Make More Money with Your Writing
One of the most common complaints I hear from freelance writers is that they're tired of living from paycheck-to-paycheck. While there is plenty of demand for their writing services, it seems that all too often they get stuck writing for pennies on the word, seriously! While I write here on the blog, providing writing services for ... 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
Blog Your Way into the Writing Business
Are you trying to break into the writing business without doing a bunch of free work? Blogging can be an excellent place to start. Monetizing your blog may be one way to create recurring and diversified revenue over the long term. But an easier way to start making money fast is by ghostwriting blog posts for successful ... Read More
Offering Professional Writing Services From Home, Interview with Christine Peets
Christine Peets has been a professional writer since 1991 with work published in Canada and internationally in newspapers, magazines, academic journals, and on websites and blogs. Her business, Captions Communications offers writing, editing, and proofreading services. Read on to see how Christine started providing professional ... Read More
Tips and Resources for Launching Your Freelance Writing Career
Freelance writing is a pretty awesome career path. How many other jobs let you choose your own hours, work-from-home, and set your own pay rate? Not many! However, you can only consider freelance writing a career if you actually make money. While there are many benefits of freelance writing, there are a few drawbacks too. Most ... Read More
Find Freelance Writing Jobs Online
Whether you are searching for a way to supplement your income in a competitive job market, building a portfolio or simply reveling in the joy of the craft, freelance writing jobs are some of the most available, accessible and interesting jobs offered on the internet. Freelance writing work covers practically any topic, ensuring ... Read More
