Whenever we read about a money-making opportunity, the “six figures” phrase often pops up, as in “make six figures writing”. Why? It’s mainly because it’s a pretty attractive goal – clearing that income hurdle of $100K per year, when you can make money writing as your primary income. As a writer, is it just fantasy [...]

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If you want to write, but also make money, writer jobs probably aren’t the best choice. And, you should know that the two traditionally do not go together. So many writers shrug off the lack of money and say, Well, I love to write regardless of the pay. But wouldn’t you love writing that much [...]

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If you’re online as a writer for any length of time, you’ll quickly hear about the six-figure bloggers that are blogging for money, and how they’ll sell you their courses-books-workshops etc. etc. etc. so you can do it too. I’l be honest, I started out this blog that way. I know how tempting it can [...]

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Freelance writers are uniquely positioned to make money in a down economy. Working for ourselves, being creative types, having the freedom to pick and choose clients – all can make us money, right? There are tools you can add to your toolbox though that go beyond finding more and better-paying clients and competing for more [...]

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Despite the radio silence here on SFW of the past few months, I’ve been busily working on new writing gigs and projects.  The reason I’ve been cranking up the output is that as the economy slows (and according to the “experts” I’m listening to, that’s a given) I believe freelancers are possibly in the best [...]

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I’ve  been asking my list and on the forums, What do you want to know about finding and getting freelance writing gigs? Since Hope Clark of Funds For Writers will be on the BlogTalkRadio show with me this afternoon (3 PM Eastern), post your question here, anything having to do with finding freelance jobs, grants, [...]

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