Your guide to building a successful freelance career in media and creative industries. Go Freelance covers finding clients, setting rates, managing your business, and navigating the unique challenges of working for yourself.
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How creatives actually build reputations and get hired is changing
A designer with eight years of experience and award-level work for a major automotive brand has almost nothing to show on the major portfolio sites. Every significant project is under NDA. The shareable work gets…
Miles Jennings
Creating a winning magazine article idea and then articulating it into a knockout query letter is challenging enough for most writers, but all that hard work can be pointless if the pitch never reaches the…
Kristen Fischer
One writer shares why she ventured into an unfamiliar market -- and gives four reasons why you should, too.
Amanda Layman Low
Nobody throws you a going-away party when you leave freelancing. The launch gets celebrated. The first client win, the byline, is the day you go full-time independent. But the reverse transition happens quietly, in private…
Mediabistro
In this article: Types of Freelance Writing | Where to Find Jobs | Freelance Writer Rates | Skills Required | Getting Started | Tools | FAQs Freelance writing offers the flexibility to work from anywhere…
Mediabistro Education
Tired of writing for the FOB? Veteran freelancers give their tips on how you can move up to feature bylines.
Kristen Fischer
In this article: Hed, Dek & Lede | Slug | FOB & BOB | The Well | Slush Pile | On Spec | Over the Transom | Kill Fee | Clips | Closing Date |…
Kristen Fischer
Editor's note: This article features advice from Anne Russell, who at the time of our original interview was editor-in-chief of Shape magazine. Russell has since added to an already impressive resume, including a stint as…
Celeste Mitchell