If someone had told me the way things were going to be when I first started freelancing, I wouldn’t have stumbled so many times. Here are 10 things freelance writers can learn from a seasoned freelancer.

1. 10 THINGS
I WISH I HAD LEARNED WHEN I
WHEN I BEGAN FREELANCING

2. #1
SEE CRITICISM AS A
GOOD THING

3. IT MAY SEEM ROUGH, BUT IT
HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR
CLIENTS BETTER AND YOU’LL
BECOME A BETTER WRITER DOWN THE ROAD

4. #2
KNOW HOW MUCH TO
CHARGE YOUR CLIENTS

5. DON’T PUT UP WITH LOW-
PAYING CONTENT MILLS;
MAKE SURE WHAT YOU’RE WRITING
FOR IS WORTHWHILE

6. #3
DON’T BE TETHERED TO
YOUR EMAIL ALL DAY
LONG

7. DON’T THINK THAT YOU HAVE TO
CONSTANTLY BE RESPONDING
TO EMAILS ALL DAY

8. FOCUS ON WRITING AND
EDITING YOUR WORK

9. CLIENTS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
YOU IF YOU SHOW THEM THAT
YOU’RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE

10. CHECK/RESPOND TO EMAILS A
FEW TIMES A DAY, YOUR
CLIENTS WILL UNDERSTAND

11. #4
KNOW HOW TO
PREVENT BURNOUT

12. SCHEDULE A FEW HOURS FOR
WRITING, THEN TAKE A BREAK

13. THIS KEEPS YOUR MIND FRESH AND
PREVENTS YOUR MIND FROM
BECOMING CLOUDY

14. #5
DON’T PUT ALL YOUR
EGGS IN ONE BASKET

15. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE
WORK THAT’S KEEPING YOU BUSY
MAY DRY UP

16. HAVE A VARIETY OF CLIENTS
THAT YOU WORK FOR

17. KEEP MARKETING YOURSELF EVEN
IF YOU’RE BUSY WITH WORK

18. #6
CREATE A TO-DO LIST

19. KEEP ALL YOUR CLIENT AND
PERSONAL PROJECTS IN ORDER

20. ALSO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR
DEADLINES AND GOALS

21. #7
ALWAYS WORK ON
PERSONAL PROJECTS

22. YOU CAN’T WORK ON CLIENT
PROJECTS FOREVER

23. WORK ON PERSONAL PROJECTS
TO CREATE A MORE
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND
MORE STABLE INCOME; IT’LL
BOOST YOUR BUSINESS!

24. EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL PROJECTS
 A WEBSITE
 AN UPDATED BLOG
 A BOOK
 A WHITEPAPER
 AN EMAIL SERIES TO SEND OUT TO
SUBSCRIBERS

25. #8
HAVE FUN!

26. “DON’T GET SO
BUSY MAKING A
LIVING THAT
YOU FORGET TO
MAKE A LIFE.”
– DOLLY PARTON

27. REMEMBER: YOU’RE A
FREELANCE WRITER BECAUSE
YOU CRAVE FREEDOM

28. YOU CAN WORK FROM
ANYWHERE – THE LIBRARY, A
COFFEE SHOP, EVEN THE
BEACH!

29. TRAVEL.
MORE EXPERIENCES,
BETTER WRITING

30. BALANCE YOUR WORK
AND PERSONAL LIFE;
WORKING TOO HARD CAN
ACTUALLY HAVE A NEGATIVE
EFFECT ON YOUR BUSINESS

31. #9
KNOW THAT YOU DON’T
KNOW EVERYTHING

32. YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO
CONSUME KNOWLEDGE AT EVERY
TURN IF YOU WANT TO
BECOME A BETTER FREELANCE
WRITER

33. FIND NEW TECHNIQUES IN BOOKS,
ATTEND WEBINARS, AND
CONNECT WITH OTHER
EXPERTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

34. #10
KNOW WHEN TO GIVE
CLIENTS THE BOOT

35. ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU
NEED TO IF YOU DON’T
UNDERSTAND THE CLIENT’S
DIRECTIONS CLEARLY

36. HAVE INTEGRITY AND BOUNDARIES
AND KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD
BE TREATED AND PAID FAIRLY
BY YOUR CLIENTS

37. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE
FOR YOUR FORMER-SELF
OR FOR FREELANCERS
JUST STARTING OUT?
L E T U S K N O W I N T H E C O M M E N T S B E L O W !

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