As a freelance writer, you are bound to come across clients that ask for free samples, whether you have just started freelancing or you have been at it for years. I still get requests from clients to provide ‘samples.’ Of course, none of them use the term ‘free,’ They call it test drives, test gigs, …
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Most freelance writers, including me, start by working around their day jobs. They give a few hours everyday and only quit their day jobs for a full-time freelance writing career when they are absolutely sure of it. Of course, the most difficult part is getting started. When you are already spending over nine hours in …
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Half of the population of the UK is self-employed, 35% of the US workforce are freelancers, and India’s independent workforce comprises of over 15 million people, which makes for over 40% of the total freelancers in the world. As you can see, the number of freelancers is increasing around the world and so are freelance …
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Paying income tax as a freelancer in India can be tricky, and confusing if you are new to the whole scene. But as this financial year comes to a close, you need to put all your receipts together to pay the income tax on time. Now, I am not a chartered accountant, and I …
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As a freelance content writer in India, Upwork wasn’t really my first choice to find jobs. In fact, when I started freelancing, there was no Upwork, there was oDesk and Elance. I always preferred to work through Elance just because the quality of jobs over there were pretty good. But soon, the bad news hit …
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As a full time freelance content writer, I am my own boss, but it also means that I am my own assistant. In an ideal world, a freelance writer like me would sit on a beach, and write her heart of out. But in reality, things don’t always go as planned. Firstly, with the blaring …
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Portfolio is the first thing any client asks a freelance writer. Even before the client sees your portfolio, he will judge you on the fact whether you send a direct link portfolio, or keep uploading DOC files of your work. Pro Tip – Do not send DOC files, it looks unprofessional and it’s messy. …
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Ever since I started working as a freelance writer, I had one goal in my mind – I needed to earn from it. Not because I needed the money, but because I wanted to prove to myself and to everyone else that I could in fact make a living through freelance writing. I had already …
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Do you still send every new clients links to all your articles separately? Or do you send doc/pdf files? Then, it is time for you to switch to a web-based portfolio. These portfolios do not just make you look more professional but they also make it super easy for you to send direct links to …
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Setting your freelance writing rates in 2020, especially as a new freelance writer in India will be one of the biggest dilemmas you will face. For new freelance content writers, who are still discovering what content writing really includes and how they can become better at their jobs, deciding how much to charge for content …
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