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My 6 favourite posts from The Freelancer’s Year 2019

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I hope you don’t mind, but this is a bit of a lazy post from me. Come mid-late December my brain starts to dissolve in the Australian heat, and my idea well seems to run dry. So this week I’ve decided to do a similar post to one I did last year – a round-up of favourite posts. So in no particular order, I’m sharing my best posts from this year. If you haven’t read them, I hope you enjoy them, and if you have, I hope you agree 🙂

Happy holidays and look forward to continuing this wonderful freelance journey together in 2020.

The best 6 posts from The Freelancer’s Year 2019

Are you writing sponsored content? If not, you’re missing a huge opportunity

The media environment is changing at such a rapid rate, but in the past year I’ve been approached so many times to write sponsored content for magazines, newspapers and digital outlets. I really believe this is one of the best ways to boost your income as a freelance writer. This post shows you how to find sponsored content opportunities.

The most common mistakes freelance writers make with letters of introduction

Want to know what a successful letter of introduction looks like? This post take you through the errors to avoid and contains an example of an LOI that I’ve used to find high-paying clients.

This is why there’s never been a better time to be a travel writer

I really got serious about travel writing this year and I’ve had some incredible experiences (you can read about them here). Despite lots of editors and publishers warning newbies about getting into travel writing, this post explores why it’s a great time be a travel writer.

How to find high-paying corporate work

One of the most common questions I get asked is about how to find high-paying writing clients. My upcoming course covers this in a huge amount of detail, but this post will get you started.

The four best rejections I’ve received from editors

Ah, who doesn’t enjoy a bit of schadenfreude? Freelance writers, it turns out, love it. When I wrote this post about some of my most embarrassing moments, I was inundated with emails and DMs from you all letting me know I’m definitely not alone.

How to become a high-income medical writer (with no experience)

I think that in the three years of writing this blog, I’ve only had two guest posts. And this one, from Lori De Milto is one of my favourites. So if you’re looking at trying to break into medical writing, you should definitely read this post.

That’s all folks, happy holidays (if you’re having them). Thanks for reading x

Lindy Alexander

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.

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