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How to change your prices as a freelancer

It might sound strange, but charging a fair but decent freelancer rate will impress many new and existing clients. It shows that you take your skills and job seriously and know your worth.

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4 signs you need to change your freelancing prices

There seems to be a misperception somewhere that you aren’t allowed to change your mind regarding your freelancing rates. I’m here to tell you that this is a total myth! Not only do freelancing rates change, but they should also change.

My writing pet peeves

I’m not saying that life as a professional content writer is full of frustrations, but…it kind of is! These little things always have a way of getting under your skin.

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How to improve views and engagements for website content

When hunting for a way to help you offer something special for readers, it’s all about sticking with the simple things and appreciating just what they would appreciate.

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Are business websites worth it?

Whether you’re using your website as an advertising platform for your products or service or selling your business or service, it has a use. In the several years since creating and maintaining Kelterss, here’s how I’ve found that it is most beneficial.

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Ask the Writer: how do you define goals and success?

I decided years ago to set goals that will keep me working on the hard days and help me see each month, quarter, and year as a success — no matter what’s in the bank account or how many people spell my name wrong.

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Tricks for keeping your queue under control

When you are looking at the idea of surviving the tidal wave and getting through to calmer seas, how you handle this busy queue will determine just how you decide if you will make it to the next round.

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Ask the Writer: what education do you have and need to be a business content writer?

There are no set goals to being a professional writer other than to study writing in some form. Most will take an English degree (like I did) and then specialize based on their institution’s offerings. As far as my own journey, I started and trained as a creative writer and ended up as a business content writer almost by accident!

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Is there a future in business content writing?

Business content writing is different from creative writing or technical writing. It requires a different approach and a different engagement need. If you’re looking for a profitable career as a writer, this may just be it.

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Ask the Writer: what do you love most about your job?

My job can give me everything that I could hope for when looking at a rewarding and sustainable career. It’s a job in which I can do all of the things that I love most and a job where I can see the difference it makes for my customers and the people they interact with.