Are you worn down by the well-travelled path? How many times have you found yourself following a familiar working pattern, even though it no longer delivers the same level of positive results? The routine runs like clockwork – set-up, prospecting, emails, social media, yadda yadda. If you’re not paying careful attention to your business you …
A lightbulb moment without the bulb. Recently, a flurry of LinkedIn messages (thanks, all, by the way) reminded me that this is the anniversary month for daring to stick my head above the parapet and call myself a writer – for pay. I did things a little out of sequence, having previously reached two writing milestones:a) …
Hats Entertainment Freelance writing means different things to different people. But irrespective of whether you’re a blogger, a columnist, a copywriter, a feature writer or a ghostwriter, you will need to wear many hats if you want to thrive in business.Join me as we browse some the multiplicity of metaphorical millinery and indulge in a little hatter …
Whilst it’s undoubtedly true that the world of writing is a competitive one, it can also be a cooperative environment as well. And, while we often play the numbers game and look for a niche to nip into with the fervour of a Saturday shopper in a car park, writers are a community. I recently …
Key inventions that changed the world. No 24: The pooper scooper. All freelance writers have a perennial set of challenges to get their heads around: – Writing content to order. – Meeting deadlines. – Revising work where requirements have changed or were less than…ahem…fully defined. – Establishing which rights are being sold and who …
I like to think that I’ve experienced most of the surprises that freelancing has to offer, but don’t count your chickens – or your clients – before they’re hatched. I recently ticked off a brand new one for the journal by firing a client. The client wasn’t a difficult person; they weren’t hard to get …
Every freelance writer is in effect a working temp – and sometimes just a temp. And when work is slow, the only thing to do is follow Dolly Parton’s mantra and work 9 to 5 for someone else, using whatever skills you picked up before the writing zephyr swept you out of the conventional jobs …
