Comments on: 10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/ Unmissable articles on writing Tue, 15 May 2012 19:34:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Keeping track of my CCed photos http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-17577 Keeping track of my CCed photos Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:38:28 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-17577 [...] http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/ [...] [...] http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/ [...]

]]> By: Niche Pro http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-8888 Niche Pro Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:55:02 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-8888 Great tips, thanks for inspiring me! Great tips, thanks for inspiring me!

]]> By: Success Coach http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-8667 Success Coach Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:14:49 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-8667 Great tips! Finding a mentor is key in any entrepreneurial-type venture. The thing that I struggled with for the longest time was "how the heck to I find a good mentor and get them to help me." Here's what worked for me. Find someone who is already very successful at what you want to do. Get to know them personally and use your smarts and creativity to find ways to help them become more successful. Even if you have no experience, your interest and commitment to their success will pay you back 10 fold. Trust me. This has worked on multiple occasions for me. You simply have to go after it! Great tips! Finding a mentor is key in any entrepreneurial-type venture. The thing that I struggled with for the longest time was “how the heck to I find a good mentor and get them to help me.”

Here’s what worked for me.

Find someone who is already very successful at what you want to do. Get to know them personally and use your smarts and creativity to find ways to help them become more successful. Even if you have no experience, your interest and commitment to their success will pay you back 10 fold. Trust me. This has worked on multiple occasions for me. You simply have to go after it!

]]> By: Mathew Packer » Blog Archive » The Best of the Week [TBOTW] http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-3034 Mathew Packer » Blog Archive » The Best of the Week [TBOTW] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:02:26 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-3034 [...] 10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer by www.writetodone.com - Freelance writing is a wonderful profession — combine the thrill of writing with the freedom of working on your own schedule, and it’s almost a can’t-miss combo. I did it for many years (just stopped in the last couple months) and it was an ideal second job for me. Read More… [...] [...] 10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer by http://www.writetodone.com – Freelance writing is a wonderful profession — combine the thrill of writing with the freedom of working on your own schedule, and it’s almost a can’t-miss combo. I did it for many years (just stopped in the last couple months) and it was an ideal second job for me. Read More… [...]

]]> By: Writers Unbound » Blog Archive » Reading http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-2227 Writers Unbound » Blog Archive » Reading Fri, 16 May 2008 12:07:51 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-2227 [...] out 10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer as [...] [...] out 10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer as [...]

]]> By: Erica DeWolf http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-855 Erica DeWolf Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:59:34 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-855 These are some great tips! I've been a freelancer since August 2007, and have been lucky- because of my connections it has not been hard to find work. However, things are slowing down, and I'm looking to find some more clients within the next few months. Thanks for all the suggestions! These are some great tips! I’ve been a freelancer since August 2007, and have been lucky- because of my connections it has not been hard to find work. However, things are slowing down, and I’m looking to find some more clients within the next few months. Thanks for all the suggestions!

]]> By: Link Medley :: fortyplustwo http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-656 Link Medley :: fortyplustwo Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:12:43 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-656 [...] WriteToDone has a post about 10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer. [...] [...] WriteToDone has a post about 10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer. [...]

]]> By: Leo Babauta http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-607 Leo Babauta Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:15:48 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-607 @Brad Lawless: Hmm ... I was suggesting them all on the same topic, but it's actually better to tailor your queries for the specific publication. Actually, you don't need to do 10-20 if 5 queries works for you ... I was suggesting widening the search if a narrower one wasn't working. Start narrow and then widen if necessary. @Brad Lawless: Hmm … I was suggesting them all on the same topic, but it’s actually better to tailor your queries for the specific publication. Actually, you don’t need to do 10-20 if 5 queries works for you … I was suggesting widening the search if a narrower one wasn’t working. Start narrow and then widen if necessary.

]]> By: Writers Unbound » Blog Archive » Copycat! http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-603 Writers Unbound » Blog Archive » Copycat! Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:08:44 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-603 [...] a recent post at Write To Done, Babauta suggests that one copy the style of other freelancers. He advocates reading great copy (stories, whatever) and then making it your [...] [...] a recent post at Write To Done, Babauta suggests that one copy the style of other freelancers. He advocates reading great copy (stories, whatever) and then making it your [...]

]]> By: Brad Lawless http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-600 Brad Lawless Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:09:21 +0000 http://writetodone.com/2008/02/21/10-tips-for-getting-started-as-a-freelancer/#comment-600 Leo, You recommend sending out 10-20 queries at a time. Are these all simultaneous queries on the same topic, or are they queries on 10-20 different ideas? Many thanks.... Leo,

You recommend sending out 10-20 queries at a time. Are these all simultaneous queries on the same topic, or are they queries on 10-20 different ideas?

Many thanks….

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