Make the leap from journalism to content marketing and start earning average rates of $1 a word and up. The leap from journalism to content marketing is an obvious one. Think about it—both use the same storytelling and research skills, both kinds of work require you to become an expert on the topic very quickly, […]
The Beginner’s Guide To Content Marketing
Content marketing pays well, particularly for specialist writers, with rates starting at $1 a word. Here’s how to get started. Freelance writers are in greater demand than ever. It’s just that, increasingly, their skills are valued more by businesses than newspapers. Here’s a step-by-step guide to content marketing if you’re new to this gig. In […]
How To Turn Your Biggest Disadvantage Into Your Biggest Strength
No matter what your difficulty or weakness, I assure you there’s a way to turn it into an advantage. Here’s how. When I first started my career as a freelance journalist, I was convinced that the fact I was based in India was a huge disadvantage when getting assignments from US and UK-based clients. I […]
What Local Journalists Can Learn From Foreign Correspondents
An award-winning journalist from India on what she learned from top foreign correspondents. Here’s a funny thing that I noticed during my time in India: When journalists came to India from abroad to work as foreign correspondents, they had a far easier time making it as freelancers than local journalists born and brought up in […]
Find New Clients: 21 Small Things You Can Do Today
A six-figure freelancer on the top strategies she’s used to find new clients and how you can easily replicate her process in an hour a day. It’s probably one of the most clichéd lines in the freelance writing world, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Freelancing is a numbers game. To find new […]