Freelancing and Journalism

How to select a content marketing niche that is not only profitable, but fun and fulfilling. If you want to understand the importance of specializing in a content marketing niche (or two), here’s a story for you. Two years ago, my husband had a strange twitching in his eye that was painful and limited his […]

Average rates: $1 a word. (With some caveats.) You’re interested in content marketing writing because you’ve heard it’s profitable, right? That’s the key. How much does it pay? And this is a good question to ask—a great question to ask­—if you’re in business for yourself. A freelance writer who doesn’t make money doesn’t remain freelance […]

Make the leap from journalism to content marketing and start earning average rates of $1 a word and up. The leap from journalism to content marketing is an obvious one. Think about it—both use the same storytelling and research skills, both kinds of work require you to become an expert on the topic very quickly, […]

Content marketing pays well, particularly for specialist writers, with rates starting at $1 a word. Here’s how to get started. Freelance writers are in greater demand than ever. It’s just that, increasingly, their skills are valued more by businesses than newspapers. Here’s a step-by-step guide to content marketing if you’re new to this gig. In […]

An award-winning journalist from India on what she learned from top foreign correspondents. Here’s a funny thing that I noticed during my time in India: When journalists came to India from abroad to work as foreign correspondents, they had a far easier time making it as freelancers than local journalists born and brought up in […]