Comments on: Want to be a Freelance Writer? Get Ready for Business! http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/ Solutions for Writers Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:59:53 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tumblemoose http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-219606 Tumblemoose Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:01:20 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-219606 I have to agree. Customer Service may be one of the best ways to make yourself stand above the others in this field. Success formula: Exemplary writing skills + Excellent customer skills = plenty of work and an excellent foundation for building a freelance writing business Tumblemooses last blog post..<a href="http://tumblemoose.com/?p=122" rel="nofollow">Twitter Dee and Twitter…</a> I have to agree. Customer Service may be one of the best ways to make yourself stand above the others in this field.

Success formula: Exemplary writing skills + Excellent customer skills = plenty of work and an excellent foundation for building a freelance writing business

Tumblemooses last blog post..Twitter Dee and Twitter…

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-196143 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-196143 My pleasure, John. I hope that the information helps some people to have better success, now that they're more aware of the requirements. And I did indeed enjoy my break. The sky didn't fall in, either - though I didn't get to sip margaritas by the beach bunnies like SOME people did. ;) My pleasure, John. I hope that the information helps some people to have better success, now that they’re more aware of the requirements.

And I did indeed enjoy my break. The sky didn’t fall in, either – though I didn’t get to sip margaritas by the beach bunnies like SOME people did.

;)

]]> By: John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-196141 John Hewitt Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:42:52 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-196141 James, Thank you for taking the time to contribute an article to my guest blogging month. You have some great advice there. Customer Service has always been a difficult task for me, as well as organization. Being prolific helps though. I hope you enjoyed your own break. James,

Thank you for taking the time to contribute an article to my guest blogging month. You have some great advice there. Customer Service has always been a difficult task for me, as well as organization. Being prolific helps though.

I hope you enjoyed your own break.

]]> By: Living by The Internet | Work From Home With A Home-Based Business Online http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-193087 Living by The Internet | Work From Home With A Home-Based Business Online Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:04:15 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-193087 [...] Want to be a Freelance Writer? Get Ready for Business! - About the Author: James Chartrand is one of the daring duo found at Men with Pens, your best resource for freelance writing on the Internet. Want another great shortcut to top pro advice? Subscribe to the Men with Pens feed. [...] [...] Want to be a Freelance Writer? Get Ready for Business! – About the Author: James Chartrand is one of the daring duo found at Men with Pens, your best resource for freelance writing on the Internet. Want another great shortcut to top pro advice? Subscribe to the Men with Pens feed. [...]

]]> By: All Freelance Writing: Your Freelance Writing Resource: » Freelance Friday - June 13, 2008 http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-193080 All Freelance Writing: Your Freelance Writing Resource: » Freelance Friday - June 13, 2008 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:25:12 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-193080 [...] Want to be a Freelance Writer? Get Ready for Business! [...] [...] Want to be a Freelance Writer? Get Ready for Business! [...]

]]> By: James -Men with Pens http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-192924 James -Men with Pens Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:37:36 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-192924 Wow, thanks everyone for the comments, and I'm glad to see so many experienced writers out there chiming in to support the post's advice. That only helps to drive the message home to all those new hopefuls out there: writing is a business, and it can be a tough job. I think there are far too many sites who promote the freedom and liberty of freelancing, when the reality is very different. People launch themselves into writing as a career and suffer disappointment and a broken heart when it doesn't turn into the Great Dream they expected. I think that straight-shooting advice like this should have a bigger place on the Internet. Yes, by all means, do pursue the dream of writing to earn income. But do it smart, do it right, and set yourself up for success, not failure. Cheers everyone :) Wow, thanks everyone for the comments, and I’m glad to see so many experienced writers out there chiming in to support the post’s advice. That only helps to drive the message home to all those new hopefuls out there: writing is a business, and it can be a tough job.

I think there are far too many sites who promote the freedom and liberty of freelancing, when the reality is very different. People launch themselves into writing as a career and suffer disappointment and a broken heart when it doesn’t turn into the Great Dream they expected.

I think that straight-shooting advice like this should have a bigger place on the Internet. Yes, by all means, do pursue the dream of writing to earn income.

But do it smart, do it right, and set yourself up for success, not failure.

Cheers everyone :)

]]> By: Meryl K. Evans http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-192806 Meryl K. Evans Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:48:23 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-192806 I tell people all the time that being a writer involves marketing, bookkeeping, and customer service. For without marketing, you have no clients. Without bookkeeping, your money goes out of control. Without customer service, your clients don't come back. But hey, if you love writing for yourself and no one else... you can skip 'em all. Meryl K. Evanss last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Meryl/~3/309741618/" rel="nofollow">Jumping out of a Plane</a> I tell people all the time that being a writer involves marketing, bookkeeping, and customer service. For without marketing, you have no clients. Without bookkeeping, your money goes out of control. Without customer service, your clients don’t come back. But hey, if you love writing for yourself and no one else… you can skip ‘em all.

Meryl K. Evanss last blog post..Jumping out of a Plane

]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-192798 Jeanne Dininni Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:14:05 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-192798 James, Wonderful piece! You've presented virtually every tool a writer needs to succeed as a freelancer. Let's hope that every aspiring writer who reads your post takes it to heart. Thanks for sharing the wisdom gained through your own experience with the rest of us! Jeanne James,

Wonderful piece! You’ve presented virtually every tool a writer needs to succeed as a freelancer. Let’s hope that every aspiring writer who reads your post takes it to heart.

Thanks for sharing the wisdom gained through your own experience with the rest of us!

Jeanne

]]> By: Todd Eastman http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-192776 Todd Eastman Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:38:50 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-192776 Excellent article. One thing I would add as a subcategory to "Marketing" would be "Networking." Establish relationships with local printers, graphic designers, PR firms and anyone else who may have clients that need your writing skills. Print shops and graphic designers are particularly good for networking. They will often see the need for a good writer, and writers often see a need for a good print shop and/or graphic designer. By cooperating with each other and sending business and referrals both ways, you can rapidly expand your client base. Todd Excellent article. One thing I would add as a subcategory to “Marketing” would be “Networking.” Establish relationships with local printers, graphic designers, PR firms and anyone else who may have clients that need your writing skills. Print shops and graphic designers are particularly good for networking. They will often see the need for a good writer, and writers often see a need for a good print shop and/or graphic designer. By cooperating with each other and sending business and referrals both ways, you can rapidly expand your client base.

Todd

]]> By: Do you have what it takes to be a successful freelance writer? « 1WriteWay http://www.poewar.com/want-to-be-a-freelance-writer-get-ready-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-192745 Do you have what it takes to be a successful freelance writer? « 1WriteWay Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:00:30 +0000 http://www.poewar.com/?p=4232#comment-192745 [...] making a career of freelancing writing, then you’ll need to heed James’s advice. Click here to read the entire post. [...] [...] making a career of freelancing writing, then you’ll need to heed James’s advice. Click here to read the entire post. [...]

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