Entries Tagged as ‘freelance writing’

October 1, 2008

Too Slow for Rewrites

As much as I write a decent amount of words a day, I’m not used to writing re-writes, well let me re-phrase that; I am not at this present time able to re-write a 500 word article in 15 minutes. I’m down to half an hour for one article, because I do at least two re-reads. Although my writing speed [...]

September 29, 2008

Does a Freelance Writer Need a Contract?

There seems to be mixed reviews about whether contracts are necessary for freelance writers. I personally feel  they are necessary, whilst not per se, an email outlining and confirming the project could serve as a contract. There are some writers who feel that when you are only buying say, one article, there is no need [...]

September 17, 2008

Sell Your Writing Online … Finally Subsribed

Well I finally subscribed to Angela Booth’s Sell Your Writing Online .  I had been  toying with purchasing it for some time. I had actually made an enquiry about one of her programs a while back, but she did not respond. So I guess I was a little peeved. But not one to bear a grudge, I  cited possible reasons as to why she didn’t, [...]

September 10, 2008

About.com

Working as a freelance writer for About.com (or guides as they are known) takes your freelance skills to a whole new level. As a guide, your aim is to build and maintain your own guidesite.
About.com is a one of the leader providers of every topic under the sun. It attracts around 22 million visitors a month and has more than [...]