Not my wisest decision — Over a month ago, I published a story about burning out and stepping away from writing. Apparently, I didn’t step away long enough and it caused me to fall right back into a slump. Couple that with my reselling business taking off at the beginning of Q4 and catching a…

Your writing teacher never taught you these in school — I’m about to piss off every writing teacher I’ve ever had, but most of them were wrong. Whether you’re writing for money or writing for pure enjoyment — being a good writer is a crucially important skill. It tells the reader to better digest the information or story you’re trying…

New leadership and new ideas have arrived — As 2022 winds down, I’ve started to analyze my Medium stats from this year. Shocking to no one; they are piss poor compared to last year’s or the year before that. Changing algorithms and CEOs likely had a big role in the decline in readership. But it’s now all bad…

Clients are not the only way to make money — I’m a big fan of preaching to writers that clients are not the end-game or only route to making money. I’m not too prideful to admit that clients do pay well and typically offer consistent work. But there are a lot of stipulations that come with writing for clients, such…

They say good things come in 3s — Believe it or not, not everything can be learned from a YouTube video or even in a book. Some things have to be learned from actually participating and doing. Years ago, I started writing online and had no idea what I was doing. I won’t even call it a business…

Don’t be blinded by the money — The wonderful world of freelancing is great. It opens up opportunities to work with clients, learn and most importantly — get paid! But all of that comes with a catch — paperwork. You’ll likely be under a client-freelancer contract to some degree. As someone who’s signed multiple contracts as a…

New clients can be exciting, but don’t be fooled — For the majority of freelancers, the idea of a new client sends sparks flying in our minds. We think about how much more money we can earn, how we’ll approach these new projects and how we’ll feel working remotely from the beach. But the truth is, accepting a new client…

Avoid my mistakes — I’ve been writing online since 2018. Since that time, I’ve earned tens of thousands of dollars from multiple different platforms and had both wins and losses in this industry. But mainly, a lot of losses. Seriously, I am the kind of Ls. Anyways, I’ve learned a lot from the ups…

Here’s exactly how I did it — Many aspiring writers often struggle with finding paying clients. I know I did when I first started out. With many freelance services like Upwork and Freelancer.com claiming they excel at connecting clients with writers — it all can get a little messy. At the end of the day, it shouldn’t…