Freelance Writing TIps
Do Unpublished Authors Need a Website?
Really, I’ve been asked quite a few times “do I need a website.” As in, “I’m a fitness trainer, do I need a website?” “I sell baseball cards, do I need a website?” “I’m an […]
Articles by Ryan
Freelance Writing TIps
Upwork Fees. Yes, They Hurt, But Are a Necessary Evil.
As of November 2019, the Upwork fee is 20% of a contract valued from $0 to $500. After the first $500 earned, the fee drops to 10% until you reach $10,000, in which case the […]
Marketing
How to Promote Your Writing
One of the biggest misconceptions about any type of writing is the fact that if you write it, they will come. You see it on blogs all the time, where a writer feels they have […]
Freelance Writing TIps
Get Back Into Writing – Right Now – with These 7 Tips
Take a look at my writing journey up to this point—I mean, would you look at it: -Graduated high school -Graduated college in Marketing -Got an entry-level marketing job -Graduated from Business School -Moved up […]
Canva
How to Underline Text in Canva
Here’s the thing, I’ll be honest—you can’t underline text in Canva; well at least not in the traditional, easy, not even a question way you can do in pretty much any other program ever that […]
Canva
Canva Pro Review: What Comes With It, Cost & More
Many freelancers will admit it… It’s generally not hard to earn money and be successful creating content as a freelancer, even without experience, but it’s keeping the costs down that bit by bit, eat away […]
Freelance Writing TIps
Car Description Creative Writing Tips, Prompts, & Ideas
What makes product description writing difficult? You have to give life to the inanimate. You have to describe something that people see multiple times on a daily basis, and do so in a way that […]
Tips
Music Topics—Because Sometimes You Need a Mind Jog
Arguably the most challenging times as a freelance writer come at decision time. From thinking about or needing to choose from the most searched eBook topics, or even simply deciding on what to charge for […]
How To
How Much to Charge for a Sponsored Blog Post
If you’ve read anything on this blog, you’re familiar with my incessant nagging to be different. To stand out. And in doing so, to not just agree to something out of fear of losing a […]
Tips
Why Some Entrepreneurs Might Need a Writing Coach to Reach Their Goals
To pull back the curtain a little bit, I’m an SEO professional, and I do freelance writing and SEO in my “free time” (more like, the time I create to be “free” because let’s face […]