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No BS Freelance Writer Tools for Beginners

Before you read another word, this isn’t another “XX best freelance writer tools” article where we give you a useful list of writing tools we’ve never used followed by a summary of features that don’t really help you much.

Overwhelmed with choices, trying to separate the “gotta have” from the “not right now” while getting started as a freelance writer on a budget. What do you really need right now?

A few essential tools, mostly free, could save your butt at the right moment. Now that you’re a freelance writer, just one great client’s worth a decent chunk of change if you’re looking in the right places. Not sure how much freelance writers charge? Here’s a good place to start: How much Freelance Bloggers Earn: The Surprising Truth

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Get Paid: 22 Cannabis Writer Jobs for Freelancers

Want to write for the $61 billion and growing cannabis industry?

Our rule when picking an area of expertise as a freelance writer: pick an industry with money (so becoming a cannabis writer is looking like a great idea right about now).

This marketplace is filling up with new products, new innovations, and more ways to experience cannabis. Guess what? Cannabis startups need content marketing help to stand out in this crowd.

Are you ready to jump in and develop some expertise in a market projected to reach $100 billion by 2030?

Want more blogging gigs on other topics? Check out our Ultimate List of Better-Paid Blogging Gigs here.

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62 Political Blogs Hiring Writers: Get Paid to Write about Politics and Social Justice

Think nobody’s looking for freelance politics writers?

Think again. Black Lives Matter, vaccine mandates, climate change, and fair wages are still making headlines. If it affects their readers, blogs and magazines want to publish it.

Social justice, politics, and the people fighting for or facing hardship because of public policies aren’t going away. If you love writing about these emotion-triggering topics, get ready to start pitching.

You may run out of time or energy…but you won’t run out of publications to pitch.

Want more blogging gigs on other topics? Check out our Ultimate List of Better-Paid Blogging Gigs here.

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Get Paid $50 to $2000 to Write for Style & Design Blogs and Magazines

Looking to cash in on your love of beautiful places?

You really can make some moolah writing about fashion, beauty, interior design, gardens, and even architecture and building design.

Seriously, maybe it’s time to become a freelance design writer.

Anyone who’s tried to redo their kitchen or create a new, original look from scratch has learned it the hard way. Not everyone has a talent for decorating spaces or people.

If you’ve got this gift, stop pretending it’s no big deal.

But wait a minute…what kinds of credentials do you need to write about style, design, or architecture? They’re not just going to pay you because you can color coordinate like the wind, are they?

Want more blogging gigs on other topics? Check out our Ultimate List of Better-Paid Blogging Gigs here.

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88 Science and Tech Blogs & Publications That Hire Freelance Writers

Got a background in tech or science?

Not everyone has a talent for translating these more technical topics into plain English. So we recommend you take full advantage of your ability to understand dull, dry tech and science topics.

And making them fun to read is a completely different skill set the average scientific or IT-oriented professional rarely has.

So these science and tech publications are in need of writers who can intrigue their readers (instead of putting them to sleep or confusing them).

Want more blogging gigs on other topics? Check out our Ultimate List of Better-Paid Blogging Gigs here.

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