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10 Insider Tips for Freelance Writers from Those Who Hire Them

Elna Cain

Want to know EXACTLY what you need to gain a writing job from the people that ACTUALLY hire writers? If you’re a new freelance writer and struggling to find clients, find writing gigs, and impress clients so that they give you glowing testimonials, then learn these tips. So, always exceed deadlines, I say.

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14 Top LinkedIn Profile Tips for Freelance Writers

Elna Cain

When I started using LinkedIn as a freelance writer, I thought of it as a resume platform. If I switched up my LinkedIn profile to align with my new career as a freelance writer, I would be getting leads on tap. With the demand for freelance work, you need a place to market your skills and experience as a freelance writer.

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What Happens When a Client Removes (or Replaces) Your Article from their Blog?

Elna Cain

It was a good time, but a few years later Walmart removed my gift guides and then structured their blog totally differently with brand new articles. You wrote for a client last year and proudly displayed your article for them on your website. Her entire portfolio was outdated and many of her articles were replaced.

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How I Became a SaaS Content Writer (Content Writing for SaaS Companies)

Elna Cain

I’ve been a content writer for SaaS for almost a decade now… well, I mean, a freelancer, not just a writer. This was my first and only niche as a writer, and I must love it since I’ve stuck with it for all these years. It wasn’t until recently I noticed the rise of the B2B SaaS writer.

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9 REAL Challenges of Being a Freelance Writer (& How to Overcome Them)

Elna Cain

Freelance writers are finding it more and more challenging having a sustainable living by writing for clients. Brady Dinkel is a freelance writer and he uses his freelance income to cover his backpacking trips. In their study, they discuss the major challenges freelancers face, which can be a helpful roadmap for new freelance writers.

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Clients are Checking for AI-Generated Content and Accusing Freelance Writers

Elna Cain

You go the extra mile and get your friend to proofread it over and finalize your article. They emailed you back and can’t wait to hear how they liked your article. The email says they ran your article through an AI detection tool, and it came out over 90% AI-generated. But Originality is highly inaccurate. This is wrong.

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My Favorite Ways to Use an AI Writing Tool as a Freelance Writer

Elna Cain

The age of an AI writing tool is here, and as freelance writers, we need to EMBRACE this new way of writing. I know many writers are thinking this is the end of freelance writing, but it’s not. For this post, I want to share the best ways I use ChatGPT as a freelance writer. Write Blog Outlines. Here’s an example.

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