Freelance writing doesn’t have to be an “either or” situation.
You don’t have to choose between writing feature articles you love but that don’t pay well and content writing gigs that pay well but bore you to tears.
You can make a great living as a freelance writer without working 40-hour weeks or writing soul-sapping copy for big corporations.
You can write for love and for money.
That’s what I did and it’s what I help other writers do too.
Award-winning freelance writer, ex-social worker and unapologetic sweet tooth.
As an online writing coach, I help aspiring and established freelance writers pitch and write articles for their dream publications and earn great money by landing high-paying content writing work.
Deep down, I’ve always felt like I was a writer.
For years, I ripped out articles that I loved from magazines and newspapers and would read them again and again.
Each time I collected another story, I’d think, “Imagine what it would be like to write articles like that. To tell stories that resonate so much with people that they want to hold onto them forever.”
I knew I wanted to do that, but I didn’t know how.
I was on maternity leave from my job as a social worker when I submitted an article to a parenting publication.
It got commissioned (which means the editor wanted to publish it) and I got paid $400.
I remember being astonished, thinking – “People are going to pay me to write!”
From that moment, my life changed.
I realised just how many publications are ‘out there’ (thousands!) that are looking to pay freelance writers to write articles for them.
I also realised that by combining feature writing for magazines and newspapers with content writing for businesses, organisations and universities, I could earn a really great living.
In my first 11 months of full time freelance writing, I made over $100K, and in the following years I hit that target over and over.
And now students inside The Freelancer’s Year programs are also seeing life-changing results.
I’ve had my byline appear in a range of digital and print publications like The New York Times and Vogue!
I felt completely out of my depth contacting editors but Lindy provided helpful and effective pitching advice, which I still refer to each and every week.
This helped me realise the real hook within each story idea. Since then, my byline has appeared in a range of new digital and print publications – like The New York Times, Vogue and The Sydney Morning Herald – most of which I would have been too scared to pitch without Lindy’s strategic advice.
- Alana Wulff, Freelance entertainment and lifestyle writer
I followed Lindy’s advice and by the following week, I had a commission for $4000!
- Jess Mudditt, Business, tech and lifestyle freelance writer
I've been published by Australian Geographic!
I cannot tell you how excited I was to see my story published in Australian Geographic – such a prestigious publication!
Lindy not only helped me brainstorm publications that might be interested in the story idea, but she also gave some valuable feedback to refine my pitch to a different targeted publication, after the initial pitch was rejected. During the writing process, Lindy was in the background supporting me with encouraging messages.
If you’re lacking confidence with pitching and wondering if you can write for your dream publications, having Lindy’s expertise and insight makes such a difference.
My dream came true!
- Jennifer Johnston, freelance writer
I tripled my annual income and in 2022, I hit $100K from my writing!
Write Earn Thrive gave me the confidence to approach bigger organisations, ask for higher rates and be open about my achievements and feel really proud of my work. I feel unstoppable and I really have to credit a huge portion of that to Lindy.
Thanks to Write Earn Thrive, I 10x-ed my word rate when taking on new clients. Last month I earned over $13k from clients I met on LinkedIn using the methods in Write Earn Thrive.
$100k has always been a huge goal for me since I started freelancing and thanks to the methods in Write Earn Thrive, I hit my $100k goal in 2022!
It’s safe to say you’ve changed my life.
- Elizabeth Harris, Health, wellness and food freelance writer
(Shhh.. it’s that they’re doing writing work for the love and the money)
It’s not as difficult as you might think.
You just need someone (hi, that’s me) to walk with you.
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