How to Stay Sane and Healthy: one simple question
As freelancers it is all down to us: health, relationships, finances, running our business, planning our business . . .  Especially in the early days it is us who gets to do all this.  The result is often that we neglect our needs and our health [...]

Hey Freelancers! I am so happy announce that you can now find Want To Freelance on Facebook!   Become a fan of Want To Freelance and get exclusive access to discussions, additional freelancing information, and job postings of the jobs you need to apply for right now.  So what are you waiting for? See you on [...]

Alright, Freelancers - today we have a very special treat!  One of the most established and well-known freelancers, Jodee Redmond, has crafted a post for our Share Your Voice event.  Jodee is one of the great mind behind Freelance Writing Jobs, the best place to find work online.  Listen up - this lady’s advice is [...]

Income for freelancers can be categorized into 3 main parts: Portfolio, Active and Passive income. Portfolio income is the income gathered from investments including capital gains, interest, and dividends. Active income is the income from performed services, like wages, tips, salaries, commissions and income from businesses of material involvement.  Passive income, which is our topic [...]

Hey Freelancers! The first post of our Share Your Voice event, running through October.  This comes from fellow freelancer Jonathan Benton, a journalist and newspaper writer, who shares his experience about taxes and on the road hunger pains.

One thing that most freelancers should know is how their employer classifies them as workers. More often then [...]

Attention all freelancers!  Want To Freelance is hosting its first ever Share Your Voice Event!
As you know, the whole point of Want To Freelance is to provide the ultimate resource for freelancers, by freelancers.  We believe that your unique freelancing experience, whether it is as a total newbie or a seasoned veteran, is worthwhile, interesting, [...]

These days, everyone has a very busy and hectic schedule. But something we often forget amidst all this busyness is that being busy and being productive are two totally different things.  And while they go hand in hand sometimes, being busy is not synonymous with being productive.  Confusing this fact causes strain, stress, and worst [...]

You know how in movie theaters they always tell you to know your exits in case of an emergency? Well for freelancers with clients it no different.  Taking the time to review how you are going to get out of a situation in case it gets a little dicey is an integral way to help [...]

We’ve had some discussions before about the ups and downs of working with Demand Studios. If you haven’t yet looked into this content writing site, or if you’ve been away for a while, recent changes to the site’s policies might make it worth taking another look!
Previously, content editors would rate writers on their grammar and [...]

First off, if you missed it earlier this week, check out Part One of Break into Grant Writing.
Second of all, pertinent to that first article, since then I’ve been pointed to Waddy Thompson’s great article “Getting Your First Freelance Grant Writing Assignment“.   Check it out, it’s full of great advice.
Today’s section is going to [...]