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The Writing Journey
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There are many things you will find at the Writing Journey. Most of the time, Bob (that’s me!) will write about his experiences writing on the Internet, and how you can experience the same successes that he has experienced. Along this journey, Bo
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Business Tips for Writers
I’m happy to announce that today is my debut post over at Freelance Writing Job’s Business Tips for Writers. In recent months, FWJ has expanded from a single blog into a thriving blog network, and I’m excited to be part of the team....
Effective Client Communication
Something has occurred to me recently that has really changed my perspective on communicating with my freelance writing clients. Before I tell you what it is, though, Let me start off by telling you a story. When I was a younger man, I was horribly s...
How to Start your Freelance Writing Business: The Last Word
I’ve been struggling a bit with how to end this series. You see, it isn’t that I don’t have any more writing advice; I’ve got plenty of ways to help you supercharge your writing. I mean, that’s what this blog has always ...
How To Start Your Freelance Writing Business: Finding Work
Now, I won’t pretend to know it all when it comes to landing freelance writing work. After all, my first gig was one that the client approached me about, rather than the other way around. In fact, some of my more successful long-term client relatio...
How To Start Your Freelance Writing Business: Building Your Portfolio
As several folks mentioned in the comments from the previous post in this series, having a good business plan doesn’t mean that your business is going to succeed. Now, NOT having one can have a seriously detrimental effect on your business, and...
How To Start Your Freelance Writing Business: Honing Your Craft
Last time, I talked about the importance of becoming educated if you want to start a freelance writing business. I talked about becoming educated about business, about the nature of freelancing and about writing itself. I want to use that last concep...
How To Start Your Freelance Writing Business: Part 1
One of the most common questions I get asked by my readers is “how do I get started writing online?” In some ways, I feel underqualified to answer the question. Like I’ve said before, I sort of fell into my writing career while I wa...
Every Time I Build Up Hope, Then I Fail
From time to time, I like to go through my blog stats and see what brings people to my shores. While search engines aren’t my main source of traffic, they do bring in quite a few people. I’m always interested by what searches lead people ...
Handling Freelance Setbacks
It doesn’t happen very often, but it has happened to me twice in ten days. Last week, I had a client kick a project back to me. The client didn’t ask me to revise the project; instead, he said “I’ve already paid you for this h...
How Big Is Your Cup?
It feels darn good to be back. I can honestly say, my little blogging break has done me a world of good. It’s allowed me to focus on the things in my freelance business that really matter, sort out some priorities, and hone in on my core compet...
Internet Writing Growing Pains
(Before you read today’s post, check out Yaro’s Blog Mastermind opening page. He reopens the program at 10 AM today. If you want to learn to make money blogging, sign up. You won’t regret it.) If you want to make it as a writer, you...
