How can I reach potential clients and new avenues for my health business? Would love specific suggestions for online networks, writing and speaking opportunities, and individual consultations. My business revolves around holistic health, life coaching, homeopathy, and intuitive skills. [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 1 answers
I'm an arts and entertainment writer for a blog, and I also do freelance writing for a number of newspapers and magazines. I cover movies, art, TV, music, theater, and video games. What kinds of things can I write off on my taxes? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 10 answers
I've been offered a ghostwriting gig. Help me with my expectations, please. [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 4 answers
How to get started writing comedically? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 9 answers
Freelance writers, help! How -- and how much -- should I charge for this book project? [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2007 - 11 answers
How can I parlay the sudden improvement of my freelance writing resume into career advancement?
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posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 6 answers
I'd like to hire one, or maybe two, bloggers to keep my subject-specific weblog updated while I go on vacation (two weeks only). Is there a website that hooks up bloggers with potential clients for this purpose?
posted on May 28, 2007 - 9 answers
I have written a couple of travel/food articles for large U.S. newspapers. Once they are published, I am free to resell them. The questions: Where? How? [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2007 - 1 answers
Two competing companies want me to work for them. How do I negotiate this to my advantage? [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2007 - 10 answers
Writers: do you benefit from Blackberries, PDAs and other nifty handheld devices? [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2006 - 10 answers
I recently left my comfortable position in a safe, nonprofit enclave to try the big bad corporate world and see if I could make a go of it. Three months in, the fit is pretty lousy. Ah, but I think I know what I really want to do. And yet, should I give the new place more time to see if things improve? What's that? Yes, or course, there's ... [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 5 answers
Do I need to contact a company before I pitch a profile to the local newspaper? [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2006 - 3 answers 
Will I win my small claims lawsuit against this deadbeat publisher? [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2006 - 10 answers
How does one become a top tier magazine contributor? [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - 13 answers
I'm in an enviable position, I guess. I am a freelance writer, with a free schedule (no outside commitments), an outside office to work in, no immediate financial pressure. So what's the problem? [more inside]
posted on Oct 3, 2006 - 14 answers
How do you make an idea timely? [more inside]
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - 5 answers
Freelancers, how do you store the original copies of your clips? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2006 - 7 answers
Anyone out there ever forked over money to join a freelance writing marketplace website, like the one at MediaBistro, or Freelance Work Exchange? What's it like in there: are reputable folks hiring? Is it drawing away employers from free sites like Craigslist, or vice-versa? And was it worth it?
posted on Dec 20, 2005 - 5 answers
Help me find good non-paying writing assignments. [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2005 - 11 answers
What should I bid for my freelance writing project? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2005 - 5 answers
I'd like to find more about selling my writing (not books), please! [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2005 - 1 answers
Freelance writers: help a newbie make a bid on a writing project. [more inside]
posted on Jul 28, 2005 - 6 answers
Does anyone have any experience or first-hand knowledge about working for the AcademicWord company? Is it a legitimate operation or is it too good to be true? I'm confident I have the skills, do they pay their bills? (MI) [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2005 - 2 answers
Inside, there's a lengthy question about freelance writing and resumes.
posted on Jun 22, 2004 - 6 answers
How do you emphasize non-conventional experience in a resume? [mi]
posted on Apr 28, 2004 - 12 answers
How does one become a freelance writer? I've written for money before, but it's all been for assignments that fell in my lap. How do I begin to seek out places to write for? Do I just put together a portfolio and submit to various publications? Any tips would be appreciated, as I'm basically starting from square one.
posted on Apr 27, 2004 - 11 answers
