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3 Free Resources to Improve Your Mindset as a Freelance Writer
So, you're a freelance writer. And that's a good thing, right? You've grabbed life by the horns and decided to embrace your passion for writing. You're out there on your own, reaching out to prospects, getting writing gigs, and paving the road to success. On your...
Exclusive Interview With Freelance Writer & Novelist Jessie Kwak
Today's exclusive WriteWorldwide interview is with Jessie Kwak, a pro freelance writer living in Portland, Oregon. Read on for Jessie's insights into leveraging your writing samples, networking with potential clients, habits and systems for freelance writing success,...
How This Stay-at-Home Mom Balances Freelance Writing and Motherhood
I am a stay-at-home mom who homeschools her children and also has a freelance writing and editing business. You could call me a stay-at-home mom, a homeschooling mom, a writer mom, a stay-at-home, homeschooling writer mom, a crazy mom, or you could just call me...
WriteWorldwide Reader Interview Number 6 – Cosmos Omondi
Welcome to the sixth in our series of WriteWorldwide reader interviews. Today's interview is with Cosmos Omondi, an ambitious freelance writer from Kenya. Read on to find out what he had to say about his writing journey ... 1) Please introduce yourself to the...
Social Media for Writers – 2 of the Best Platforms for Finding Work
As a freelance writer, your most important ongoing task is to fill your pipeline with writing gigs - and keep it full. If you're a beginner, your main focus should be on landing your first few clients and building up to a stable monthly income. But even as a more...
How to Build a Killer Prospect List and Generate Your Own Freelance Work Opportunities
If you’ve been with us at WriteWorldwide for a while now, you’ll know that we put a lot of emphasis on cold pitching as the most efficient way to go after freelance work opportunities. In fact, we have our very own pitching template cheat sheet you can grab right now....
Exclusive Interview With Freelance Writer Heidi Medina
Today on WriteWorldwide we interview Heidi Medina, a freelance writer specialising in food travel and healthy living. Heidi talks with us about her freelance writing career, the challenges she's faced, how she lands clients, what she does to improve her writing skills...
Exclusive Interview With Full-Time Freelance Writer Aly J. Yale
Today on WriteWorldwide we interview Aly J. Yale, a freelance writer in the USA. Aly talks with us about niching, how to balance a successful freelancing career with a full-time job, how to set rates, and more. 1) Hi there, Aly! Please introduce yourself to the...
3 Pitching Templates That Will Help You Land High-Paying Freelance Writing Gigs
You know you write well, but you can’t land high-paying freelance writing gigs, no matter what you do. You're stuck writing for content mills. Earning a few dollars here and there. Dreaming of those lucrative clients that other freelance writers attract effortlessly....
Exclusive Interview with Non-Native English Writer Suhaib Mohammed
Since WriteWorldwide first started, we've interviewed several native and non-native English writers to inspire our readers and encourage them to start making a living from writing. We first met Suhaib Mohammed on a Facebook group created by Bamidele Onibalusi of...
How to Find and Make Time to Write
Are you a freelance writer and busy mom? Are you a writer and full-time English teacher? Do you struggle to meet deadlines? Because time management is a dilemma many freelance writers face, I decided to write an article about how you can find and make time to write....
How To Go Nuclear On Niching With These High-Paying Freelance Writing Jobs
High-paying freelance writing jobs are a niche in themselves, and niching is one of the hottest topics for freelance writers. We’ve had much debate about the subject here on WriteWorldwide - Richard and Nick have battled it out with their opposing viewpoints, and I’ve...
WriteWorldwide Reader Interview Number 5 – Gbenga Joseph Sogbaike
Welcome to another week on the WriteWorldwide blog - we're happy you're here! To set the stage for another week of useful content, today we're bringing you the fifth in our series of WriteWorldwide reader interviews. Today's interviewee is Gbenga Joseph Sogbaike, an...
9 Killer Ways to Generate a Constant Stream of Blog Post Ideas
Generating blog post ideas for your blog or freelance writing clients can be challenging. For yourself, it only becomes more difficult as the quantity of content on your blog grows. And for writing clients that you don’t write for on-spec, there are days when you feel...
Exclusive Interview With Mariana Abeid-McDougall
Each week we interview fellow writers to pick their brains and gather insights to help you with your writing career. These interviews are either written, video, audio, or a combination of formats. This week we have an audio interview with Mariana Abeid-McDougall who...
Why Active Reading is an Essential Skill For Making a Living as a Freelance Writer
Making a living as a freelance writer requires that you're skilled at stringing words together. But there's another skill that’s equally important in helping you become a stronger and more efficient wordsmith. This skill is something we practice from an early age and...
4 Mistakes I’ve Made in My Freelance Writing Career (And How to Avoid Them)
It's not always easy building a freelance writing career. If you're prospecting, writing regularly, and focussing on growing your business, you'll find yourself juggling a growing number of responsibilities. But when you're busy, It's easy to overlook things and make...
Exclusive Interview With Ben Settle – The World Leader in Email Copywriting
“I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, and I don’t pretend to be. My big goal in life is not to be liked; it’s to hopefully be respected. But, I don’t really care if people like me or not". - Ben Settle 14 years ago Ben Settle was a broke copywriter. Then one day he got a...
5 Ways to Add Value to Your Freelance Writing Clients
Throughout your freelance writing adventure, you'll find that consulting and writing are two essential skills every freelance writer should possess. Prospective clients often expect you to provide solutions and new methods to improve their businesses and drive more...
7 Quick Tips To Set You On The Road to Freelance Writing Success
Today's guest blog comes from freelance writer and WriteWorldwide reader Bamidele Ojo. Read on for his 7 quick tips that'll set you on the road to freelance writing success! The desire to be successful resides in every human being - who among us doesn't want a taste...
Exclusive Interview with Copywriter Café Founder Steve Roller
Hi WriteWorldwide readers, and thanks for your continued support of the blog! This week we're bringing you an exclusive interview with Steve Roller, founder of the popular Copywriter Café Facebook group and Café Writer membership site. Read on for some great tips from...
How Being an Introvert is an Asset To Your Freelance Writing Career
At WriteWorldwide we've always put a lot of emphasis on taking action if you want to succeed in the world of freelance writing. There’s no getting around it - if you want a successful freelance writing career, you have to put yourself out there. That means marketing,...
7 Problems Writers Face (And How to Overcome Them)
I’ve been freelance writing for less than a year. In that time I’ve noticed that there are common problems writers face (myself included). Some of these problems reveal themselves early on in writers' careers and others later on. Problems include (among others)...
WriteWorldwide Reader Interview Number 4 – Dennis Sebufu
Hi WriteWorldwide readers, and welcome to the fourth in our series of reader interviews. Today we're featuring Dennis Sebufu, an up-and-coming freelance writer from Uganda. Please take the floor, Dennis! 1) Please introduce yourself to the WriteWorldwide readers. My...
The Ultimate Guide on How to Improve Your English Writing Skills
The Internet is littered with articles that tell you how to land high-paying gigs and where to find them. It’s easy to get caught up in the hype that freelance writing is a lucrative career and forget that your ability to write well is crucial...
How to Write SEO-Friendly Blog Posts for Your Freelance Writing Clients
Today, many businesses rely on organic traffic and SEO to generate leads and sell products. Posting SEO-friendly blog posts to promote products organically has been one of the highest trending marketing methods for decades. As a freelance writer, you should have an...
4 Reasons Why Writing For Content Mills is a Bad Idea
Are you writing for content mills? If yes, you may feel like you're in a rut, especially with "SEO" content. In fact, one of the main purposes of WriteWorldwide is helping freelance writers move away from writing for content mills and...
Exclusive Interview with Full-Time Freelance Writer Leah Presser
Hello WriteWorldwide readers! And welcome to another week of useful content on the blog. To kick things off this week, we're bringing you our exclusive interview with full-time freelance writer Leah Presser. Leah reached out to me a few weeks ago through my writer's...
Exclusive Interview With Top Non-Native English Freelance Writer Luana Spinetti
A few months ago, I became aware of Luana Spinetti through her engagement with WriteWorldwide's posts on Twitter. Since then, I accidentally stumbled upon two of her blog posts on CoSpot and Envato while I was conducting research for a blog post. Luana Spinetti's...
3 Long-form Freelance Writing Projects That Will Boost Your Career
At WriteWorldwide - and in the larger freelance writing community - a huge amount of focus is put on blogging when discussing writing jobs. This is understandable, given that over the past 15 years or so blogs have become an important and ubiquitous method for sharing...