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The year is ending. A new beginning, if you believe in that kind of thing. At the very least, a new morning.
Perhaps you’ve made resolutions, or contemplated your past and your future. Perhaps you’ve thought philosophical thoughts about your place in the universe.
This year, there are 9 laws I plan to live and work by. A mini-manifesto, if you like. Here’s what I believe:
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Being a part-time freelance writer at the same time as holding down another job can feel exhausting. Like, falling-asleep-on-your-keyboard exhausting.
But when the alternative is to give up writing and focus on your day job, somehow you find the time and energy for freelance blogging work after all. Being a writer matters to you; you’d write even if nobody was paying.
The big question, then, is can you make freelance writing pay your living?
And the answer is yes, you can — if you do it right.
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For those of you who don’t know, my name is Lauren Tharp and I was the Be A Freelance Blogger official Community Helper for quite a while. (And I’m trying my very best to not let my moderate amount of power go to my head…)
Basically, I helped answer comments and questions on the blog and social media, and I was in charge of guest posts/writers for the blog. That’s right: I’m the one who made sure your guest post got uploaded into the BAFB backend, didn’t have any typos or weird grammatical errors, included your author bio and appropriate links, and was otherwise magnificent. 🙂
I was also the person you had to pitch your ideas to.
Yeah…
Anyone who wanted to write for Be A Freelance Blogger had to write to me first with their pitch. From there, I made the decision to reject your query outright or send you along to Sophie (the gal you really have to impress). I was the first gatekeeper.
I loved my job. But sometimes it made me a little sad. Out of all the writers who pitch, only 10-15% of them actually made it to the next step. I had to reject a lot of pitches.
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Trying to make a name for yourself?
Yep, most of us are. That’s why we roam the Internet, visiting blog after blog, signing up to mailing lists, for webinars, tutorials, and otherwise investing in our freelancing careers.
We ask ourselves questions like: How can I reach a wider audience? How can I prove that I’m the expert my client needs? How can I become a recognizable face in my field?
One word: consistency.
Consistency in quality, content and image can get you more results with your marketing efforts than you think.
Speaking of becoming a recognizable face, let’s start with…
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The accessibility of self-publishing appeals to you.
That’s why you enjoy reading and writing online, where most of the content is self-published and an idea can go from brain to web page in hours or even in minutes.
But getting a real-life book deal with printed copies in high street bookstores, and an advance payment big enough to support your writing work? For most of us that’s just a daydream.
Doesn’t have to be. My friend Kathy ver Eecke teaches writers how to get a full-on traditional book deal. She’s shown me some facts about recent book deals that are so interesting exciting  encouraging I want you to see them too, so this post is a write-up of our conversations over the past month.Â