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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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A Simple Secret for Getting Paid

Most freelancers start to develop a radar over time for the clients who will pay them and those who will suddenly disappear when an invoice comes in. But every once in a while, even savvy independent professionals can get fooled … Continue reading

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Why People Work With Freelancers

As an assigning editor, I can absolutely attest to the truth of this quote from a speech given by Neil Gaiman at the University for the Arts.  I hadn’t heard of Gaiman, who writes what might be characterized as literary … 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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Surviving Life without Sick Days

We’re very big on celebrating the independent life at the $200KFreelancer. But, like every other career option, it has its downsides, too. I was thinking about that recently when I caught the flu from my kids and ended up with … Continue reading

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5 Ways to Get Freelance Clients to Come To You

Freelancing can be a lot of fun if great, well-paying clients come to you, so you don’t have to  spend time continually marketing yourself. But many freelancers find it challenging to make this happen. For advice on what employers seek … Continue reading

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Is Journalism the Best Job in the World?

A friend’s son interviewed me over the weekend about the field of journalism. He was doing the interview for his history class, so some of the questions centered on my recollections of a specific mass layoff at a New York … Continue reading

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One More Sign That A Freelancer’s Blog Isn’t The End — It’s The Means To An End

A couple of days ago $200kfreelancer posted a story about Jonathan Blum, who has abandoned the high-traffic model of blogging in favor of producing quality content for a select group of clients. Right after we published, this story turned up … Continue reading

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High-End Business Model Helps Freelancer Thrive

Jonathan Blum’s love affair with the Internet is long gone. The freelancer, who has a regular column for TheStreet.com and who writes for such outlets as Entrepreneur Magazine, was an early and prolific blogger and eventually built up a high-volume … Continue reading

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She Traded Corporate Life for Freelancing–and Loves It!

Debbie Feldstein spent 25 years in an enviable career at the New York Emmy Awards. She worked her way up from secretary to executive director of the nonprofit, which recognizes excellence in TV programming. She spent a decade at the … Continue reading

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