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How To Keep Your Entrepreneurial Fire Burning

Nacie Carson — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:30:02 +0000

I’m not going to lie – living the freelance life is pretty awesome.

I make my own schedule, work where I want, and can make things like exercising, spending time with my family, and meditation a part of my daily life without issue (all things that I struggled with while commuting two hours a day to a 9-5!).

But in… Read the rest of this entry »

Ego, Passion And Expertise: How To Find Balance And Win Clients

Nacie Carson — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:00:12 +0000

I started freelance writing in May of 2008 with no professional portfolio or credentials to speak of. All I had in my freelancer’s toolkit were decent writing skills, a love of the written word, and a burning passion to make it as a self-employed professional.

Yet within four months, I had built up a strong enough client base to Read the rest of this entry »

The Truth (And Myth) About Passive Income

Nacie Carson — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:46:40 +0000

There are few words in an online entrepreneur’s vocabulary that are more seductive than Passive Income. The term is widely used by multilevel marketers and savvy entrepreneurs across the web to close sales on eBooks and training programs for one simple reason: the vision (of sitting under a palm tree while your bank account effortlessly collects money) sells.

Wikipedia describes… Read the rest of this entry »

I Quit My Job And Lived To Tell

Nacie Carson — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:00:13 +0000

I’d like to introduce you to Nacie Carson, who a few years ago took the leap, leaving the perceived safety of full time employment to become an entrepreneur. She has since built up a client base and worked hard to establish an online brand that has paid dividends. Like many of us, Nacie has strived to establish online income streams… Read the rest of this entry »

How Freelancing Can Help You Make The Leap Into Entrepreneurship

Yaro Starak — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:33:48 +0000

Ali Hale has jumped in with this post explaining the virtues of becoming a freelancer as an in-between step to become a full on entrepreneur. Since this is the exact path she is walking now, Ali in a great position to help explain what it is like.

If you’re feeling the fear regarding quitting your job to start up a… Read the rest of this entry »

Five Rules To Live By When Hiring A Writer

Yaro Starak — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:03:33 +0000

This is a guest post from Anne Wayman, who is a freelance writer, ghostwriter and blogs about writing at aboutfreelancewriting.com, a blog for freelance writers. She’s also taken all three of my programs, Blog Mastermind, Membership Site Mastermind and Become A Blogger Premium (yay Anne!)

So You Want To Hire A Writer?

Until you’ve actually worked with a writer… Read the rest of this entry »

How to Find and Secure Freelance Writing Clients

Bryan Clark — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:26:21 +0000

by Chris Bibey

It is easy to show people how to make money through freelance writing. After all, once you have clients, the writing part usually comes a bit easier. In fact, many freelance writers will openly admit that they have a more difficult time marketing their services than the actual writing process. If you are going to be successful,… Read the rest of this entry »

How Much Should You Charge As A Freelance Writer?

Chris — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:31:46 +0000

by Chris Bibey

There are many obstacles that new freelance writers run into. But when it comes down to it, none are bigger than trying to put together a pricing schedule or rate sheet. No matter what you call it, you need to know what prices you are going to charge potential clients. This can be a tricky proposition because… Read the rest of this entry »

Five Steps to Starting a Freelance Writing Career

Chris — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:20:46 +0000

Chris Bibey has joined the Entrepreneurs-Journey.com feature writing team and he’s beginning by covering his specialty – How to start a freelance writing career. Chris is very qualified to teach the topic because he’s walked the talk. He left his 9 to 5 job, become a full time freelance writer and within three months was earning $5,000 per month. In… Read the rest of this entry »

Are Freelancers Really Business Owners?

Yaro Starak — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:20:15 +0000

I just completed a great podcast interview with Collis Ta’eed from the NorthxEast blog, although the focus was not on that blog, it was on his newer blog, Freelance Switch. Freelance Switch is all about freelancing and skyrocketed in popularity in a matter of weeks, nearing 4000 RSS readers at one point – not bad for a three… Read the rest of this entry »