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How I Landed My First Gig: A Cautionary Tale

Freelancing was supposed to be easy. No bosses, no boring work (unless you want to get paid) and no unreasonable deadlines (Ha!). When I decided to take the plunge into full-time freelance writing, I had a few fairly unrealistic expectations. … Continue reading

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The Perils of Competing with Snooki

Freelancing as a journalist is a great job except, too often, for the pay. Although many publications value our work, there are some that are just looking for best deal. They want the least expensive writer that will do the … Continue reading

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Coffee Break For Freelancers: Hemingway’s Advice To Fitzgerald

The most valuable piece of writing advice I’ve ever read (and I don’t remember where I read it) was simple: Give yourself the freedom to write a shitty rough draft. That thought will often get me over the hump at … Continue reading

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The Mistake Freelancers Discover–After It’s Too Late

As a long-time freelancer, I have a pretty good handle on the mistakes that tend to bedevil independent scribes. Taking too many refrigerator breaks. Procrastinating by vacuuming the living room rug, doing the laundry, or polishing your son’s dress shoes … Continue reading

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About $200K Freelancer

Elizabeth MacBride and Elaine Pofeldt started $200K Freelancer in 2011 to help ambitious professionals make the most out of the big opportunity in today’s economy: working for yourself. We’ve written hundreds of articles, edited magazines, established web sites, consulted for … Continue reading

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12 Signs Of A Bad Client

One of the reasons people leave the corporate world is to escape bad bosses. The kind who drop voluminous amounts of deadline work on your desk right before they leave for a nice evening at home with their families. The … Continue reading

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