Comments on: How Freelancing Made Me a Better Writer

By: It's Not You Voice, It's Your Client's | SEOpsCentre

It's Not You Voice, It's Your Client's | SEOpsCentre — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:55:22 +0000

[...] Taking on freelance writing projects which require you to write about unfamiliar subjects and develop beyond your comfort zone can also be a great way to improve your own overall writing skills. [...]

By: SEO Genius

SEO Genius — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:19:25 +0000

Thats my plan for summer to do my own article writing but also allow people to pay me to write articles for them, therefore increase my experience and skills.

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BlogBroker » 25 Freelance Tips for Maximizing Your Income — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:54:45 +0000

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By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:30:39 +0000

This post and the comments make me want to get off my lazy ass and stop blogging for paid to post services and start actually writing.

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:41 +0000

“Consider volunteering your services to businesses, or charities that you particularly like.” Chris, doing a blog and an enewsletter for a charitable group has been a boon for me. Not only am I supporting a cause I believe in, I’ve gotten stellar testimonials from them, and the organization even sent me to a conference on their dime. It’s been rewarding on many levels.

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Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:35:20 +0000

[...] How Freelancing Made Me A Better Writer – I can absolutely relate to this article. Since I have started doing a ton of writing, I find myself learning a lot, and more importantly, improving my writing abilities with each “weird” article I end up writing for different clients. [...]

By: ScribbleSheet

ScribbleSheet — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:29:08 +0000

Freelancing is a brilliant way to build up ones writing skills. As you have said many times before Chris, its about practice.

Freelancing takes it a bit further by having an audience. You need an audience because it encourages you to write at your best. Plus you can get feedback which can turn out to beinvaluable.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:51:59 +0000

Chris, Blogging for me has truly made me conscious (again) about how I write. I had fallen into the “oh, you know me” trap on email (even in business) and since I started blogging, I have worked hard to stop that trend. Now I’m educating others I work with, in a non-confrontational way, of course. Now, I go nuts when I see emails that have just been thrown together, as if I am supposed to read minds. The difference is that I feel more justified now to be angry, since I’m working on my writing. (Ironically, this comment may be horribly written.)

By: bhumika

bhumika — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:24:44 +0000

Chris,

Even if one freelances but keeps writing for a particular medium- like for corporate films or for brochures, it can get boring. Apart from working with new clients, one needs to write for different medias and experiment with various genres.

Blogging definitely is a great way to experiment and and showcase your writing skills and get feedback for the same.