Craft
AI Tools and Freelance Writing: An Honest Guide for Working Writers
How AI writing tools are affecting freelance work, where they help, the risks around accuracy, disclosure and copyright, and how to stay valuable.
Handling Edits and Revisions Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Margin)
How to set revision limits, read feedback calmly, respond to heavy edits and scope creep, and keep good clients happy when your draft comes back marked up.
SEO Writing Basics for Freelance Writers
A plain-English guide to SEO writing: search intent, structure and headings, using keywords naturally and what E-E-A-T means for your content.
Finding work
How to Get Into Ghostwriting: Work, Credit, Contracts and Clients
What ghostwriting involves, the main types of work, how to find clients without public bylines, and contract points on credit, rights and payment.
Where to Find Freelance Writing Jobs (and Which Sources Are Worth It)
Job boards, cold pitching, agencies, LinkedIn, referrals and content mills compared honestly, so you can spend your time where clients actually are.
Writing Job Scams to Avoid: Red Flags Every Freelancer Should Know
Unpaid tests, overpayment check scams, fake job offers and pay-to-apply schemes: how common writing job scams work and the red flags to watch for.
Getting started
Building a Writing Portfolio (Even When You Have No Clips)
What to put in a freelance writing portfolio, how to create samples when you have no published clips, and simple portfolio site options.
Choosing a Freelance Writing Niche: Where the Better-Paying Work Is
Why specialists often earn more than generalists, what makes some writing niches pay better, and how to pick and test a niche without boxing yourself in.
How to Start Freelance Writing: A Practical First-Steps Guide
How to start freelance writing from zero: pick a niche, write samples that sell, set up the basics and land your first paying clients.
Pitching
Cold Emailing Clients for Writing Work: Template and Follow-Up Cadence
How to cold email businesses for content and copywriting work: who to target, what to say, a proven structure, a template and when to follow up.
How to Pitch Editors: Research, Structure and a Template That Works
How to pitch magazine and website editors: research the outlet, shape a specific idea, structure the email, follow up politely. Includes a template.
Pricing & money
Freelance Writing Contracts and Invoices: What to Include
The essentials of freelance writing contracts and invoices: scope, revisions, payment terms, kill fees, rights and late payments. Includes sample wording.
How Much to Charge for Freelance Writing: Pricing Models Explained
Per word, per hour, per project or retainer? How each pricing model works, when to use it, and how to set a minimum rate you can actually live on.
Taxes for Freelance Writers: A Plain-English US Overview
A general overview of US taxes for freelance writers: self-employment tax, quarterly estimated payments, common deductions and record keeping.
Writing Retainers: How to Land and Structure Ongoing Clients
How freelance writing retainers work, how to turn one-off projects into ongoing work, what a retainer agreement should cover, and how to price it fairly.