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    Be a Freelance Writer Now: A Quick Guide to Starting Your Business Today
    Be a Freelance Writer Now: A Quick Guide to Starting Your Business Today
    Be a Freelance Writer Now: A Quick Guide to Starting Your Business Today
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    Be a Freelance Writer Now: A Quick Guide to Starting Your Business Today

    By Adria Laycraft

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    A complete guide on how to make money from your writing while working from home. Written by the copywriter who owns and operates The Write Initiative, this book shows you how to find clients, bid on jobs, create a market niche, and much more.

    For anyone who has an interest in the writing life and working from home, Be a Freelance Writer Now will get you started. Take the plunge and start making money from your writing!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAdria Laycraft
    Release dateMar 31, 2011
    ISBN9780986933103
    Be a Freelance Writer Now: A Quick Guide to Starting Your Business Today
    Author

    Adria Laycraft

    Adria lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband and son. As the owner/operator of The Write Initiative, Adria has first-hand experience with freelancing. She is also a published fiction author.

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      Be a Freelance Writer Now - Adria Laycraft

      BE A FREELANCE WRITER NOW

      A Quick Guide to Starting

      Your Business Today

      By Adria Laycraft

      Smashwords Edition

      Be a Freelance Writer Now

      Copyright 2011 Adria Laycraft

      http://www.thewriteinitiative.com/

      All Rights Reserved

      A Write Initiative Production

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. Ebooks may not be re-sold or given away. Please go to Smashwords.com to purchase individual copies. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Every effort has been made to make this ebook as complete and accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.

      For Anna…because she asked.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter One: Living a Freelance Life

      Chapter Two: Getting Started

      Chapter Three: Finding Work

      Chapter Four: Promotion

      Chapter Five: The Business End of Business

      Chapter Six: Conclusion

      Recommended Reading

      Introduction

      Ever since I created The Write Initiative many people have asked me how I did it, and if they could do it too. It's a tough question to answer quickly. I realized that to really do the subject justice, I needed to set it all down. So here is a straight forward guide to starting and running your own freelance writing business, whatever kind of writing you like to do.

      So why choose freelance writing? Well, there are a few wonderful reasons. I like to earn a good living while working from home. No more rush hour traffic, I write off part of my mortgage and utilities as a tax expense, and I set my own hours. Freelancing is also one of the few entrepreneurial endeavors you can launch without a big financial investment to get started. No visit to the bank loan manager necessary. You can get started today with equipment you likely already own.

      The origin of the word 'freelance' comes from a knight or mercenary who sold his protective services to any lord willing to pay; hence he was a 'free lance', not belonging to any one lord or king.

      A freelance writer also sells his or her services to a company or individual on a per project basis. Each project should have a set time frame and a clear goal, and once that project is complete the 'free lance' moves on to the next lord…I mean, client.

      As a freelancer, you provide a meaningful service that rewards you with excellent pay. There are many possibilities and hundreds of opportunities for freelance writers to complete projects for outside clients. You can also write your own money-making websites and e-books. You can take all the knowledge you've gained over your lifetime and turn it into intellectual property, then use that asset to earn money through a website, an e-book, or through traditional publishing.

      For me, the best part of being a freelancer is the quality of life. I love being my own boss. I know that how much I make (or don't make) is all up to me. There is absolutely no limit on how much I can make, unlike a traditional job where my pay is pre-determined and not likely to increase all that frequently. As a freelancer, the potential is limitless.

      And being my own boss also means I choose how to schedule my time. I might cut out early so I can spend time with my son or play in my garden. If you're a parent who wants

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