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When you find a marketing tactic that works in your freelance writing business, you might stop testing others. Here's why that's a mistake.| Freelance Writing Pros
When you find a marketing tactic that works in your freelance writing business, you might stop testing others. Here's why that's a mistake.| Freelance Writing Pros
Freelance Writing Pros is a blog offering advanced marketing and business tips for more experienced freelance writers.| Freelance Writing Pros
In the freelance writing community, “competition” is often treated like a dirty word. The idea of doing a competitive analysis can be seen as malicious or underhanded. But it’s not. It’s good business. I’ve known many freelance writers who act like there’s a hard line between “competitors” and “colleagues.” But you don’t have to choose one or the other. We’re often both. And that’s OK. ... Read more. The post How to Conduct a Competitive Analysis in 5 Simple Steps ap...| Freelance Writing Pros
An outdated freelance writing business plan can hold you back. Here's what to review, and when you should update it.| Freelance Writing Pros
When it comes to freelance writing income, it’s not only about how much you charge, but also how you charge. Sometimes using advanced fee strategies can increase your income even without directly having to raise your rates. Let’s take a look at three examples of semi-unconventional fee strategies that can work for you as an experienced freelance writer. 3 Advanced Fee Strategies to Consider You’re familiar with ... Read more. The post Advanced Fee Strategies for Experienced Freelance ...| Freelance Writing Pros
No matter where you are in your freelance writing career, a blog can be a valuable marketing tool. In this post, we’ll look at three reasons you should consider blogging to land freelance writing clients if you aren’t already. The best part? A blog is something that continues to work for you over time. And as experienced freelancers, you already have a wealth of knowledge ... Read more. The post 3 Ways Blogging Can Help You Land More (& Better) Freelance Writing Clients appeared first on ...| Freelance Writing Pros
Get more out of your professional freelance writer blog while spending less time on it with this one-day-per-month blogging schedule.| Freelance Writing Pros
Learn what niche saturation is in freelance writing and how you can beat a saturated specialty by drilling down or creating a new niche.| Freelance Writing Pros
In this year’s post at All Freelance Writing about my 2023 freelance writing resolutions, I mentioned that I’ll spend this year continuing to ease towards a freelance “retirement” of sorts. What does that mean exactly? How long might it take? And why might a freelancer look to move away from client work? What is Freelance Writing Retirement? For me at least, a “retirement” from freelance ... Read more. The post Easing Toward Freelance Writing Retirement (My Plan & Other Options) a...| Freelance Writing Pros
Whether you take on SEO-oriented projects for clients or not, as a freelance writer there are some things you should understand about search engine optimization. Specifically, you need to be aware of the shadier side of SEO and how it could impact you and your business. What are these shadier aspects of search engine optimization? We’re talking about what’s known as “black hat SEO” and ... Read more. The post Negative & Black Hat SEO: What Freelance Writers Need to Know appeared first...| Freelance Writing Pros
The next post on the blog will cover a variety of negative SEO and black hat SEO issues you should be aware of as a freelance writer. But as a preview, I’ll share a story about how a colleague and I recently had two fake law firm sites taken down, and how they were used to target a freelancer and her client. The Background Fellow ... Read more. The post Taking Down a Black Hat SEO Extortion Scammer appeared first on Freelance Writing Pros.| Freelance Writing Pros
NEWSLETTER 20 New on the Blog: Here’s the latest post on the Freelance Writing Pros Blog: Ancillary Products and Services for Freelance Writers This week we continue to explore ways you can earn more as an experienced freelance writer. With all your project-type experience or subject matter expertise, why not offer products like books and premium content to the target market you’re already working with? ... Read more. The post The Easiest Ancillary Service for Freelance Writers appeared f...| Freelance Writing Pros
There are more ways than one to increase your earnings as a freelance writer. You can raise your rates. You could target a new market that’s more lucrative. Or you might create ancillary products and services. Let’s explore ancillary products and services that might complement your freelance writing business, and why introducing one or more could be the financial boost you’re looking for. What are ... Read more. The post Ancillary Products & Services for Freelance Writers appeared first...| Freelance Writing Pros
Learn how to target a new freelance writing market without having to start over from scratch in a new specialty.| Freelance Writing Pros
What's the difference between a non-compete clause and a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) when it comes to freelance writing contracts?| Freelance Writing Pros
