Your online presence is important as a freelance writer. Clients want to see samples. They want to know what you can do. And when they search for a freelancer, they expect to find you in those search results. If you can't be found, you're missing out on opportunities. Maybe you're thinking about freelance writing but you aren't sure where to start. Perhaps the idea of building your first professional website is intimidating on a technical level. Or maybe you'd love a more professional presence online but you simply haven't gotten around to setting up a site of your own yet. That's where Write ..read more

We’ve talked about how AI could impact the freelance writing industry, how AI can lead to plagiarism problems, and even the best way freelance writers can make money with AI. Now it’s time to explore the many different AI uses cases that could impact your freelance writing business. We’ll look at how you can use AI tools for ideation, outlining, writing, editing, marketing, and much more. This is a long one, so to help you navigate to AI use cases you’re most likely to try, you can click the links below to be taken to their summaries. And that’s what we’re covering today: summaries. There wil ..read more

We’ve looked at the impact AI content could have on the freelance writing industry, ethical AI issues you need to be aware of, and specific AI writing tools you can try. Now it’s time to move on to the fun stuff. What better place to start than the absolute best way to use AI to make money as a freelance writer? If you search blogs or YouTube for ideas on how to use AI to make money, chances are good you’ll be bombarded with advice on “autoblogging” or using AI-generated content to push affiliate products. You’ve seen the clickbait. “Publish 1000 articles in 6 minutes and become an affiliate ..read more

We’ve talked about whether or not AI writing tools are coming for your job as a freelance writer. We’ve explored some of the legal and ethical AI concerns you and your clients should be aware of. Now let’s look at some examples of generative AI tools you can test right now for your freelance writing business. But first… What is Generative AI? Generative AI is artificial intelligence that learns through existing content and data sets, then uses that knowledge to create (or generate) something in a predictive way. This new AI-generated content might be text, like an article or answer to a quest ..read more

Will they, or won’t they? That’s the question many writers and publishers face right now—whether or not they’re willing to publish AI content or use AI tools in their businesses. They have legal and ethical AI concerns. And that's fair. Are there ways to engage in ethical AI use in your freelance writing business? Absolutely. But to do that, you first have to be aware of the legal and ethical issues facing the AI space and how these tools are used. That’s what we’ll explore today—key ethical issues in AI, and some of the earliest legal cases facing big players in the field. Note: I am not a ..read more

  If you’ve followed developments around freelance writing, blogging, SEO, or technology in general in recent months, you’re aware of “generative AI.” In particular, you’ve heard about—and might have tried—an AI content tool called ChatGPT. And if you’re like many of our fellow freelance writers, you might have some concerns. Namely, is ChatGPT a threat to your freelance writing business? We’ll get to that. But first, a quick introduction to ChatGPT and a note on upcoming content surrounding it. Post Series on AI for Freelance Writers I initially intended for this first post about genera ..read more

New freelance writers are full of questions. "How do I get started?" "Where are the high paying freelance writing jobs?" "Should I sign up for freelance marketplaces or find my own clients?" I hear questions like these all the time. But are they the kinds of things beginner freelance writers really need to know? To find out, I caught up with some more experienced freelancers -- the type of people I'd personally trust for advice -- and I asked them: With all that you know now as a successful freelance writer, what one thing do you wish you had known when beginning your freela ..read more

I hope your new year is off to a great start. Have you run through all your basic new year business tasks yet? If not, no worries. I'm still hashing out some of mine too. Not sure what kinds of tasks I mean? Let's look at ten new year tips and reminders appropriate for most freelance writers -- things you might want to review or update before we get too far into January. You can put these new year tips on your annual to-do list, and consider repeating some every quarter or six months as-needed. 1. Update your copyright notices. If you have a professional website or blog and your footer copyri ..read more

Happy new year fellow writers. It's been quite some time since we've talked about new year's resolutions and goal-planning here at All Freelance Writing. Now feels like a great time. I'm a big fan of resolutions, both on the personal and professional fronts. So today I'm going to share some of my 2023 freelance writing resolutions and goals related to freelance-adjacent areas of my business. For some of you, freelance writing might be your entire business. In my own case, I have a three-prong approach to consider: Freelance work (freelance writing, marketing and PR consulting, training, thou ..read more

One of the most common questions I get from new freelance writers is “Where can I find freelance writing jobs?” And a common place for freelancers to start is to seek advertised gigs on job boards and related sites. Not sure where to start a search of your own? Let’s explore 15 places where you can find freelance writing jobs, and then let’s talk about why (and how) you can do even better. Where to Find Freelance Writing Jobs These are the 15 places to find freelance writing job that we’ll take a closer look at below. There are no ratings or rankings. They’re grouped by resource type. All Fr ..read more