Comments on: How Can I Get My Freelance Writing Career Started? Ask Anne, The Pro Writer

By: J.K.RANI

J.K.RANI — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:02:32 +0000

I want to improve my self writing skill as well as the writing job.

THANKS AND REGARDS .

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:27:24 +0000

Do you have any resources for letters of agreement, and also info on how to estimate time on a project? I am interested in a ghostwriting job and am talking to the author soon. I don’t know how to price the job if I don’t know how long it will take.

Thanks!
BQ

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:21:59 +0000

Good advice… a warning re elance… it’s a bidding site so you’re apt to get paid only a pittance as Jean indicates, so limit your projects there to one or two unless you have a specialty that gets higher prices.

By: Jean Murray

Jean Murray — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:29:16 +0000

1. Put your writing profile and portfolio on Elance and search for small jobs that you think you can do. Search for jobs that will help you get your name out there. For example, I did a couple of books that paid almost nothing but that got my name in print in the field I want to write in.

2. Start a blog and write, write, write – a post a day, and 100 posts minimum. Use a ratio of 75% interesting, relevant content, 25% self-promotion.

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By: Kurt Evans

Kurt Evans — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:12:19 +0000

You could start writing some stuff on the squidoo website. It’s free to join and you can make mini web sites.