Hey there, fellow freelance blogger!

My name is Lauren Tharp.

I’m a freelance blogger for hire, but I also do tarot readings as a hobby.

My most recent reading was unusual though.

I had done it on myself; however, I realized that it could easily apply to you as well. Yes, you, fellow freelance blogger. No, really! Humor me.

Let me take you through your freelance blogger’s tarot reading… [Read more…]

Are you thinking of starting your own freelance blogging business?

I was in your shoes less than 6 months ago, weighing the benefits of keeping my sales job with the potential gains of quitting and doing my own thing, in an area I was more passionate about.

It’s not easy to take the jump if it means saying goodbye to something with great benefits and stability — especially if you have a mortgage, kids, and other dependencies.

Starting a successful freelance blogging business is not something that should be done with haste. 

Instead, take some time to plan your course of action before taking the leap for a better chance at success and a lower amount of stress. Use this month-by-month guide to properly prepare yourself for what’s to come.  [Read more…]

Am I ever really going to make a go of this?

Why would I ever think I could be as successful as some of those other freelancers?

Should I just give up now?

Whether you’re just starting out as a freelance blogger or you’ve been doing it for a while and have reached a plateau, it’s easy to fall prey to fears and doubts like this — especially when you compare yourself against those bigger, better freelancers who seem to have already “made it.”

But here’s a little insider secret to success: There are no insider secrets to success.

Many of those bloggers you envy started out with nothing, just like you, and it’s only through a combination of skill, moxie and sheer dogged persistence they managed to get to where they are are today.

Know what that means for you?

You can get there too.

To prove it to you (and give you some super-helpful tips you can put to use today), we interviewed 15 freelance bloggers who built their own successful businesses from “nothing” and asked them how they did it, what they learned along the way and what they wish all aspiring freelancers knew about the journey.  [Read more…]