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The Freelancer’s Guide to Referrals
Referrals are the lifeblood of many freelance careers. In fact, I estimate that 43% of my writing income from last year came through referrals. I’ve a huge fan of this business development strategy and...
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10 Time Management Tips for Writers
These days, it seems everyone is pressed for time. And writers are no exception. The issue of how to manage your time and juggle paid assignments with social media and blogs has come up several times...
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Making the Mental Shift from Employee to Freelancer
Three years ago, when I left my job to freelance full time, I had a hard time shifting my mental math from salary to an hourly rate. When a client agreed to pay $30/hour for my copywriting services, I...
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The Ultimate Money Guide for Freelance Writers
Tax Day has come and gone (at least for those of us in the United States), but for many freelancers, money woes are a constant, nagging concern. In fact, two years ago, when I asked readers to share...
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5 Lame Excuses from Late-Paying Clients–And How to Respond
Last week I ran into some payment delays with a client. Now, as most freelancers know, payment problems are not terribly unusual, so it’s a good idea to build an extra cushion into your budget just in...
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Boost Your Skills, Negotiate Better Contracts & More
It’s been unusually quiet here at The Urban Muse, and a lot of that has to do with the insane number of deadlines I’ve had lately. Yes, it’s a high-class problem to have, so I won’t complain about it...
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More Than Magazines: 5 Opportunities for Writers
Have a question about freelance writing? I’ll be answering questions as a guest on Carol Tice’s The Freelance Writer’s Free-for-All this Wednesday at noon PST/3pm EST. The live phone chat is free but...
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Vblogging is considered the new hotness for social media, because videos give people another way to consume content and search engines love them. I’m experimenting with vlogging, so I hope you’ll check...
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Mail Bag: How Do You Know if a Website Pays?
Pinar asks: How we can find out if a website is a paying market when they have posted writer’s guidelines and/or an email address for story submissions but haven’t revealed whether they pay or not?...
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Open Thread: How Do You Invoice?
The question of when and how to invoice came up last night in my freelance writing class, and I thought it might make an interesting discussion here. Do you use a special program like Freshbooks or do...
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