Comments on: 10 Reasons to Love Freelance Blogging

By: chuck mitchell

chuck mitchell — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:56:42 +0000

Well said. I am trying to start blogging about my love of fantasy football. I am currently looking for opportunities to really showcase my ability to write about fantasy football. Great artice.

chuck

By: caladohelena

caladohelena — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:55:56 +0000

Quite frankly I heard about this several times but it always makes me wonder were do people get ideas to blog bout.

For me to have my blog weekly updated I have to do something that allows me to take photos and write a topic that I think it is interesting.
Now imagine if someone order me to write about other subjects ? maybe it is because I really try to keep the blog original and mine.

I don’t know I think the decision depends o the topics or the blog content.

By: Amy Derby

Amy Derby — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:49:39 +0000

Steven, great article. The bulk of my work now is freelance blogging, and I certainly
recommend freelance blogging to any writer looking for steady and less formal writing work (than say traditional journalism or technical writing, for example). Of course, there are some down sides too, like having to be more choosy about the clients I take on. Each client is a daily (or semidaily) commitment now on an ongoing basis — whereas web writing work or newsletter writing, copy etc, gigs used to be more occasional or one-off jobs for me. But I do prefer the blogging work by far!!

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By: Todd Eastman

Todd Eastman — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:47:30 +0000

I don’t get paid to blog, but I do get paid for providing web content. The ironic thing is that my own personal blog is what led others to find me. Without my personal blog, I probably would never have had a chance to land the paying jobs.

Todd

By: Steven Snell

Steven Snell — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:43:47 +0000

Good point Michael. There really is no risk involved.

By: Michael Martine

Michael Martine — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:00:58 +0000

Great article, Steven. Freelance blogging is one of the fastest and easiest ways to get started in freelancing from just a blog only. It’s one of the few ways you can begin making money without spending any.

By: Steven Snell

Steven Snell — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:00:35 +0000

Sue,
Thanks for the feedback. I agree that it’s good for freelancers to work on some other sources of income. I guess that’s not a passion for all freelancers, but when the interest is their, I certainly think it should be pursued.

By: Sue LaPointe

Sue LaPointe — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:37:58 +0000

Steven – Great post! I’m just getting into blogging now, and love the potential. http://buildathrivingwritingbusiness.blogspot.com/

Aside from my usual writing projects for clients, it’s been awesome helping other writers get started in building their own writing businesses. I’ve got a regular newsletter, but those articles are longer. I love the newsletter, but the blog’s so great for having more interaction, being able to do quick posts, linking to other cool stuff I’ve found (like your blog!), and even for generating some income. What’s not to love?!

I think it’s really, really important for freelancers to spend time every day working on extra streams of (relatively passive) income. It can take a while to get traction on an IM business, so better to start sooner than later – this post is a great resource for getting started. Thanks!