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Go Freelance

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 to Become a Successful Ghostwriter: A Complete Guide

An experienced ghostwriter shares her tips and what to expect on this obscure career path

A ghostwriter is a person who writes things for other people, and then those people put their names on it. You are paid to write things, and nobody will ever know you wrote it because other…

Karen Dikson

Freelancer organizing her books

The Freelancer’s Essential Guide to Managing Money

If you’re a freelancer, chances are a good portion of your time is spent on monetary tasks, like checking up on invoices and determining your rate for different clients and projects. Yup, without an accounting…

John Lombard

5 Career-Killing Mistakes Writers Make (and How to Avoid Them)

You’re a talented, ambitious and hard-working writer. Difficult editors? High editorial standards? Tough-to-wrangle sources? None of those obstacles faze you. But that doesn’t mean your writing career is unassailable. Making the following mistakes could mean…

Aja Frost

How to Land Higher-Paying Freelance Assignments

Whether it’s to earn a few bucks on the side or to move toward a full-time income with amazing “work-life balance,” there are millions of pros going freelance each year. We’re living in the gig…

Andrea Williams

Essential Safety Resources Every Freelance Journalist Needs

In the early years of his career, Luke Duggleby found himself in a situation that he hadn't quite anticipated. He had traveled to East China to meet villagers protesting against massive pollution caused by a…

Ayana Young