Meet Wally Conger, The Fearless Freelancer

What does freelancing mean to you? “Gulp, I’m on my own now. No paycheck, no safety net”? Or, “Hallelujah, I’m my own boss, and yes it’s a heckuva challenge, but my time is my own now”? Or, “Yeah, well, maybe one of these days.” Whatever it means to you, you have to meet the master [...]

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USP for Freelance Writers, Part 2

Do you honestly think you’ll get assignments by looking and sounding like every other query letter that crosses your editor’s desk?

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Hey, Writers: What’s Your USP?

In freelance writing, your unique selling proposition has little to do with you and everything to do with the strength of your idea.

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A Bar Conversation With a Freelance Writer

I’m in the middle of taking a free writing course from John Carlton, and I urge you to jump in with me. Click here to check it out. No cost. It’s a cool little series of free lessons called the Simple Writing System Express. No cost. It’s quick and easy. But super instructive. You’ll see [...]

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The ‘Rules’ of Writing a Query Letter

“Can I submit more than one story idea in a freelance query letter?” That subject came up on a freelance writers’ forum recently. Some people said no, you shouldn’t; just lead with your best shot. Others said it’s fine to include two or three pitches. I weighed in. I said I once submitted a query [...]

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How to Write and Sell an Ebook Part 1

First in an occasional series Notice that the title of this series is “How to Write AND Sell an Ebook.” Dig those capital letters. For some of us, writing comes easily. For others, selling is a snap. For most mortals, both are a challenge. But you know me—I’m all about freelance writers making the money [...]

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Writers: What Scares You the Most?

“The thing that is scaring you the most is exactly what you need to do.” I was listening to a podcast this morning—successful entrepreneurs James Schramko, Dean Hunt, and Peter Parks talking about what makes them tick. The question was raised: “What advice would you give to yourself if you could go back to when [...]

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Freelance Writers: A Caution About Content Farms

Grammar Ranter Drops by eHow.com If you’ve read my book Write Where the Money Is, you know I exhort caution when it comes to building up your clip file by submitting articles to blogs or so-called articles sites. I cite several reasons. Among them: Your submissions will almost certainly go through unedited. Ergo, your goofs [...]

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A Little Rant About the Secrets of Successful Freelance Writing

I just put a bunch of my best freelance-writing tips into a special report called 7 Stealth Secrets of Successful Freelance Writing. It’s free. Really. Just fill out that form over there to the right. Now, you could argue that there’s really no such thing as a “secret” when it comes to freelance writing for [...]

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Writers: Are You Reinventing Yourself?

Are you reinventing yourself? I am. So are a lot of my friends. The world is changing like crazy. It’s reinventing itself right in front of our eyes. And that’s good. If we go with it. If we fight it, it all seems nuts.

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