Read the latest articles on the Freelance Writing Pros blog. Learn marketing and PR tips aimed at more experienced freelance writers, from advanced SEO to media relations. You'll also find business tips to take your established freelance writing business to new heights by introducing new revenue streams, pursuing higher-paying clients and projects, and achieving an even better work-life balance.
In an ideal world as a freelance writer, you want more than enough prospects to fill your schedule and pay you well. But sometimes competition increases to the point where it gets tough to find new clients. We reach niche saturation. Today let’s take a look at what freelance niche saturation means, and what you can do to get out of a saturated niche an … Read more.
As you might know, I have a background in public relations. A big part of that job involves media relations and helping my clients pick up earned media coverage. In addition to tools like press releases and feature pitches, this is a place where media kits can come in handy. Let’s explore media kits and why they’re worth considering as a freelance professional. What is a … Read more.
It’s no secret that the best freelance writing gigs are rarely advertised on traditional job boards. Those gigs are often assigned through pitches, referrals, and searches by clients. But did you know you can use job boards to find unadvertised freelance writing jobs? The good news is, you can. Let’s look at some ways you can turn traditional job boards into more advanced prospect-finding tools. … Read more.
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links for SEMrush. That means if you buy their services after clicking a link in this post, I might receive a commission. Learn more in the Freelance Writing Pros advertising policy. When sharing tips on conducting a simple competitive analysis for your freelance writing business, I promised to offer you a deeper look at a tool that can help: SEMrush. … Read more.
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link to a third-party competitive analysis tool: SEMRush. That means if you click that link and choose to subscribe to their services, I would earn a commission. 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. … Read more.
How often do you think about your freelance writer website? If you put it online and haven’t done much with it since, now’s a good time to give it a once-over and see if any common website usability mistakes might be making it tougher for prospects to get in touch with you. Not sure what to look for? Here are five website usability mistakes to … Read more.
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