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Cold Emailing Guide: How to Write a Cold Email (Templates Included)
Freelancers: master the art of cold emailing and learn how to write a cold email in this guide (templates included).
Should You Work With a Client Who Takes Forever to Respond to Your Emails?
Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels A client reaches out to you saying they're interested in working together. You start a conversation, and everything's going well. You discuss payment, the scope of work, and the delivery date. You send over an email with the...
Blogger Outreach: How to Get an Influencer to Share Your Article (Screenshots Included)
It doesn't matter what you call it - blogger outreach, influencer outreach or content promotion, it's a superb way to get more eyeballs to your content. With blogger outreach, you simply find influencers - people with a large following - and reach out to them in the...
Guest Blogging Tips: How I Easily Got Featured at Top Publications like CrazyEgg
When people start thinking about creating a freelance writing business, the first thing that comes to their minds is... Social proof. Whether you are hunting for jobs on UpWork, applying for offers on ProBlogger, or cold pitching prospects via email, social proof is...
Why You Should Market Consistently and How to Do It
Marketing. Love it or hate it, if you want to be a successful freelance writer you need to market your business consistently. So, what exactly is marketing? There are countless definitions online, but here's my personal favourite: "Marketing is helping people buy your...
How I Diversified My Client Base and Landed a $4,000 Project
You may recall that Alina Bradford wrote a guest post on WriteWorldwide titled: The Ultimate Guide to Finding Writing Jobs: 7 Creative Ways. If you don’t, I urge you to check it out as there are many nuggets of information that will help you land your next lucrative...
What do you do if you’ve lost your biggest client?
I remember a couple of years ago one of my biggest clients decided that their budget had run dry and that they would have to put all my work on hold for the next couple of months. Cue mad panic at the loss of income followed almost immediately by nagging self-doubt....
Why Savvy Freelance Writers Should Embrace the Ecommerce Industry
This is a guest post by Kayleigh Alexandra, a community writer for Micro Startups. So, you’re a freelance writer (or you’re planning to be one) and you’re trying to figure out what directions to take — after all, you can essentially write about anything and find some...
How I Upsold My Client on a $2k Package
A few months ago, I shared my story on how I landed a $1,600 gig using LinkedIn. So far, I have built an excellent relationship with this client, and have been able to upsell them on a blog post writing package priced at $1,890. Savvy freelancers focus on improving...
How to Find Freelance Writing Clients with LinkedIn Sales Navigator
LinkedIn and cold email. For my money they're two of the best ways to find freelance writing clients. We've written in detail about prospecting for clients using LinkedIn and cold email previously on the blog. But as far as LinkedIn goes, it's time for an update. For...
Interview with WriteWorldwide Member and Successful Writer Ciaran McEneaney
Here’s the latest installment of our interview series where we talk to successful freelance writers in the hopes that their stories will inspire you to make that leap from part-time to full-time writing. This week we’re talking to the newest member of the...
How to Stay Confident on Client Calls
Client calls aren’t as daunting as you think. In fact, there are many benefits, and by implementing some basic tips you will be more confident on your first (or next) client call. Read on to learn more... "Client calls make me feel anxious." "I don't even know what to...
The 4 Super Simple Steps I Took to Land My First Freelance Writing Gig
If you're new to freelance writing, you've probably got a whole lot of questions swimming around in your head. I know I did. Which marketing method will generate the best results? How can I create the perfect writer's website? Which niche should I target? And the list...
Killer Cold Emailing: How to Craft and Send a Winning Cold Email in Less Than 2 Minutes
So, you’ve finally built your prospect list, found the person to pitch to, and dug up their email address. It’s now time to send those cold emails. And if you’re like many freelance writers and copywriters, you spend an awfully long time writing and perfecting these...
From $15 to $300 per Article – and the Most Important Thing I Learned About Pricing Along the Way
I still remember the very first article I wrote. It was a guide for the ski resort of Ischgl, an 870-word masterpiece of travel writing. At least, that’s what it should have been considering it took me the best part of an entire Sunday to write. It wasn’t terrible nor...
How to Find Profitable Freelance Writing Niches (Plus 10 Examples)
This list was originally published on the 9th of September 2017. I have updated it to cover more information & details. As a freelance writer, you probably struggle to narrow down the perfect niche for your business. You want to find a suitable niche...
Interview with Cold Email Expert Jon Buchan
"I help people get the attention of busy people." – Jon Buchan Marketing is one of the biggest challenges that freelance writers face. Sure, you may be a good writer, but it can be tricky to market yourself effectively, stand out from a sea of other writers, and...
Interview with James Johnson, Founder of Freelance Writers School
Hi WriteWorldwide readers, and welcome to the latest in our series of inspirational and advice-packed interviews with professional freelance writers. Today’s interview is with James Johnson, founder of Freelance Writers School. Keep reading to find out why James uses...
The Ultimate Guide to Finding Jobs as a Freelance Writer: 7 Creative Ways
This blog post is an excerpt from The Fluff-Free Freelance Writing Master Course Workbook. Professional freelance writers are always blogging about these sweet gigs they're working on that pays $100 to $2,000 per article. Where the heck do you find these fantastic...
How Much Should You Charge For Your Writing? (Free eBook)
So you’ve gone through all of the WriteWorldwide learning resources, you’ve tightened up your grammar skills, learned how to write engaging headlines, and you’ve even managed to find a niche that’s ripe for the taking. But now that it’s time to send out your first...
How to Start a Freelance Writing Business (When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed)
The other day I stumbled upon a real gem of a post in a Facebook group, the Copywriter Café. Some of you may know this group as one of the most valuable FREE online resources for copywriters. The entire WriteWorldwide team is - in fact - members of the Copywriter...
We Have a New Team Member at Writeworldwide – and It’s Another Ciaran!
Today we’d like to introduce you to the latest member of the WriteWorldwide team, Ciarán McEneaney, a 6-year freelancing veteran who just so happens to have 14 years of ESL teaching under his belt. We’ll let Ciarán take it from here. When Ciaran...
35 Travel Magazines That Pay Writers up to $3 per Word
Disclaimer: all prices below are subject to change. If you know of any rate changes, do not hesitate to reach out to me via email: yassir@writeworldwide.com This list was originally published on the 5th of August 2017. I have updated it to include more...
How to Make an Extra $1000 (Or More) Each Month as a Freelance Writer
Do you want to make more money as a freelance writer? If the answer to this question is "yes!", then you're in the right place. You CAN make good money as a freelance writer. Just ask Nick, who built a successful freelance writing business that brings in $2000 plus...
How to Easily Create Your Freelance Writer Website
Yassir Sahnoun originally published the post on the 9th of July 2017. Nick Darlington has updated it to include new information. Last week we received a question from a WriteWorldwide reader. He understood the importance of creating a writer’s website to...
Balancing Work and School: How to Study and Work Like a Boss
I get it. You started your freelance business because you wanted to be different. Unlike your friends, you want more freedom and fewer limitations. This is in your DNA. But... As the time goes by, you realize that balancing work and school is...
How Becoming a Freelance Writer Changed My Life: Part 1
Our mission here at WriteWorldwide is two-fold: Firstly, to give the most valuable and relevant writing advice on the internet. Secondly, to share our journey with you as we build our careers. In a series of posts I'm going to show you the exact steps I took to launch...
3 Essential Tips For Freelance Writers (From a Clinical Psychologist)
It’s fair to say there’s a lot of advice on the internet for freelance writers. In fact, there’s so much, why would we need any more? What could possibly be left to know that hasn’t already been covered, especially on blogs just like this one? Well for one thing, the...
Writing for the Web: 23 Things to Do Before Hitting Publish (+Checklist)
You've checked your grammar and spelling. Now what? It's time to hit the publish button, right? No, not yet. There's so much more to writing than grammar and spelling, especially if you're writing for the web. Print writing is so much less fussy because it...
11 Effective Freelance Writing Tips for Stay-at-Home Moms
As a full-time mom, you don’t think that a full-time office job is an option at the moment. You don’t have anyone to help with the kids, but you still want to make some money. Have you considered freelance writing? Today, many women from all around the world turn to...