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Below are my most popular posts on different topics to help you navigate your way through this site and freelance writing.

New to freelancing?

  • How I built up to full time freelancing
  • The 7 inevitable truths about freelance writing
  • How to get started as a freelance writer
  • A week in the life of a freelance writer
  • Are you ready to become a full time freelance writer?
  • The 3 best business decisions you can make as a freelance writer
  • The 9 lessons I learnt from my first year of full time freelancing

Earn more money as a freelancer

  • How an excel spreadsheet dramatically increased my income
  • How I got a $2/word writing job on LinkedIn
  • November – the month I hit $100K
  • How to use LinkedIn to find high-paying clients
  • “What’s your rate?” How to answer the trickiest question in freelance writing

Travel writing

  • 6 great travel publications that pay freelance writers
  • Writing for in-flight magazines: how freelance writers can break in
  • Getting sponsorship for travel
  • 5 things I learnt from my first famil
  • Travelling the world with freelance writer Nina Karnikowski
  • From editor at Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia to full time freelancer

Feature writing for magazines and newspapers

  • Get writing work without pitching: how to get editors to come to you with commissions
  • Following up with editors – a guide
  • Where to find the best story ideas for articles
  • Landing a column – what it takes
  • Anatomy of a feature article
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Recent posts

  • The 6 inevitable truths about being a freelance writer February 17, 2021
  • How to make part-time freelance writing work for you February 10, 2021
  • How freelance writers can ask for (and get) amazing testimonials January 27, 2021

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india block@indiablock·
23 Feb

Belated profesh news! I am now the acting US editor for @dezeen although, for obvious reasons, I am still in the UK. I am open to ✨opinion pitches✨ about architecture and design, anyone not a white straight male critic gets a queue jump. Dm me for rates, we're very transparent

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There’s never been a better time to be a freelancer. But how do you make the leap from writing as a hobby to full time freelancing? The Freelancer’s Year has all the tips and tricks you need to be a successful freelance writer.