» Freelancing

  1. New recommended rates now online

    Isolated Pound Coins
    April 23, 2013 by Tom Albrighton

    Our revised recommended rates are now online.

  2. Freelance copywriting as a second career

    Accounting was my first career, but words were my first love
    March 4, 2013 by Andrew Knowles

    How I moved from a career with numbers to a new one with words.

  3. Content mill Q&A

    Image by michaelaw at RGBStock
    February 26, 2013 by Alexander Velky

    Q&A with our co-founder Tom Albrighton on the subject of content mills.

  4. Don’t let irrational fears kill your freelance ambition

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    January 24, 2013 by John McGarvey

    Many would-be freelancers are held back by fears. But are they really justified?

  5. Aaah, the Durante Question. You know about that, right?

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    November 9, 2012 by Merryn Walters

    It’s the unwritten rule for copywriters everywhere. We have to answer the Durante Question before we take on a job. You may not have known it existed, you may not know you’re doing it – but it does. You do.

  6. Writing to sell (your writing)

    Copy, sir? Very good sir. And how would you like that done?
    October 9, 2012 by Tom Albrighton

    Do you write what the job requires – or what the client prefers?

  7. Distracted from writing copy? Who, me? No-ooo…

    Douglas knew about distractions
    September 13, 2012 by Merryn Walters

    When a robin started head-butting my shed window (from inside the shed) and one of my geese started doing Pilates moves in the garden, I was moved to ponder how much productivity we do lose each day.

  8. Is it wise to specialise?

    Rainbow Pencils
    June 26, 2012 by Alastaire Allday

    Should a copywriter be a specialist or a generalist?

  9. Fear of Freelancing – What’s Stopping You?

    "Fear" by WIlderdom from Flickr
    June 22, 2012 by Andy Nattan

    Is fear stopping you from going freelance?

  10. Artists and technicians

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    June 1, 2012 by Tom Albrighton

    Some writers are naturally creative, and some are happier improving what already exists.

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