Planning to write an ebook? Good job! Ebooks are a fantastic way for freelancers to demonstrate their expertise. They're also good lead generators, as people...

Nearly every freelancer I meet seems to be starting a blog, or at least thinking about it. But there's a problem: Many freelancers tell me they're posting...

Every once in awhile an opportunity arises for freelancers to present their work or expertise to peers and prospective clients. Agreeing to take part is at...

How do you feel when someone steals your ideas? At some point in your freelance career, you may find yourself successful at what you do. Chances are, if...

For years now, I've done freelance writing for newspapers and magazines as a way to make side income, supplementing my full-time job. But this year, I've...

Do you have this dream? You go down to your nearest big newsstand one day and check out all those big, glossy magazines. You flip one of your favorites...

When I was in journalism school (in both the late 1990s and mid 2000s), the AP Stylebook was our bible. We didn’t go to class without it and frequently had...

Launching into a career as a freelance editor is relatively easy. Unlike our web and graphic design colleagues, editors can start working on their own...

A few times a month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of FreelanceSwitch. This article by Shaun Crowley was first...

Internet and the English language brought people with common interests together from all around the globe, and blogging earned its big slice in launching...

Freelancers are more likely than most people to love Moleskine notebooks. We need to keep and manage our own schedules and to-dos. We're creative, so we need...

If you're looking to be a freelance writer, your bread and butter will likely be submitting articles to magazines. And while the big names in the business...