writer tips

  • How to make money freelance writing

    While it might feel like you can never get your foot in the door for freelancing income, you definitely can with the proper steps to get you there. Most of my advice is about building up your own professionalism and education. Continue reading

  • How to make money as a writer

    Staying focused on “making it” as a writer means being ready to pivot from one type of writing to another and standing firm when enforcing pay schedules, pay rates, and more. Continue reading

  • My favourite working spaces

    I’ve been looking forward to writing about this because sharing my favourite workplaces is a fun way to tell you more about my life as a professional writer! It also helps people know where to find me if I disappear down… Continue reading

  • How to get work done during a personal crisis

    For most freelancers, there is very little option to take time off from work specifically to deal with whatever crisis has popped up. Is there a right way to work through a personal crisis? No. But, there is a wrong way… Continue reading

  • How to be the right writer for a client

    You have potentially good and bad clients waiting to draw you in. My two cents worth is this: if you use those tips above, you’ll attract and win the good ones. If you don’t, you’ll likely end up with more… Continue reading

  • Which career is better: staff or freelance writer?

    The important thing to remember is that what is best for one person is not best for another. So, use this as a guide to help give you an idea of what is best for you as a professional writer. Continue reading

  • Behaviour yeses and noes: the writer

    Professional content writers have rules to follow just like any other kind of professional out there.  However, since quite a few are freelance business writers, they don’t have formal rules that are agreed to and apply for all customers. If… Continue reading

  • How to write engaging product descriptions

    From the first product description I ever wrote, I knew that this was what I wanted to focus my career on as far as business content writing.  Here are some of the best tips that have helped me figure my way… Continue reading

  • How to write compelling blog posts

    Writing compelling blog posts may be a little harder than reading them, but there’s no reason that it needs to be torture.  Use these writing tips to guide you forward and, when the frustration on doing it “right” gets to… Continue reading

  • How to write compelling website content

    Whether it’s working with a difficult customer, or on a website that seems to have a million little details to remember, just focus on what the job is.  You already know how to write professional website content, and that’s the… Continue reading