Freelancer 101 for Developers is a practical guide written for developers who want to launch and grow a sustainable career working for themselves. The book combines all the points I wish I had known when I started freelancing over 15 years ago. It includes practical advice on how to define and build your business for scale. Get a look at all of the content covered in the book. Everything you need to know is inside. "Freelancing 101 for Devs" comprises of 14 chapters tightly edited, designed to teach you everything you need to know about starting, growing, and scaling your business. - Chapter 1: The Freelancer Mindset - Chapter 2: Choosing Your Niche - Chapter 3: Building Your Toolbox - Chapter 4: Pricing - Chapter 5: Lead Generation - Chapter 6: Closing the Sale - Chapter 7: Working with Clients - Chapter 8: Handling Difficult Situations with Clients - Chapter 9: The Freelancer Schedule - Chapter 10: The Important but Boring Legal Stuff - Chapter 11: Freelancing While Working Full Time - Chapter 12: Embracing the Journey - Chapter 13: What's Next? - Chapter 14: Bonus: My Top Websites for Finding Freelance Work

Awarded the "Outstanding Book Award" in the service/self-help category for 2013 from the ASJA (The American Society of Journalists and Authors)! There's no shortage of books on crafting book proposals, writing novels, overcoming writer's block, and getting in touch with one's muse. But what about a book for writers who simply want to earn a regular paycheck? Writer for Hire is just the wisdom full- and part-time freelancers need. Author Kelly James-Enger details: • 101 secrets to success, organized into five overarching strategies. You'll be able to implement what you learn immediately. • Invaluable advice on managing deadlines, querying effectively, working with clients, handling taxes, invoices, and more. • Strategies for getting more writing gigs, including networking (in-person and online), establishing yourself as an expert, working more efficiently under tight deadlines, and handling rejection with confidence James-Enger looks at the "whole freelancer," addressing both the craft and business of freelancing.

If you want freedom, flexibility to express personal style, more time for your family, interests and hobbies, more variety and more control; and, you have self-discipline, a strong work ethic, good interpersonal skills, appropriate assertiveness, situational awareness, and don't mind working home alone, you may be ready to launch your business as an editorial freelancer. Being an editorial freelancer takes a variety of professional abilities, personal attributes, and business skills. You will find the essentials for developing all of these in this booklet; as well as, definitions of the types of editorial freelancing, lists of skills, tools, resources, and pros and cons of freelancing. This booklet answers the most common questions asked by editors considering the freelance life: How to get started, how to find clients and assignments, how to get paid and how much to charge. Sharing practical skills, such as what language to include in service agreements and how to send invoices and collect payments. This new revision for 2020 is updated to reflect the newest ways to manage your business using SaaS tools, and also how to find work and market your business using social media and freelancing websites.

For more information about the book, including sample content, testimonials and to purchase digital or bundle (print and digital) versions, visit the book's website at studentfreelancing101.com. With over 200 pages worth of great content, this book is structured to take the starting student freelancer all the way through the process of becoming successfully self-employed. Starting with getting you acquainted with the fascinating world of freelancing and ending with how to make your business grow, each lesson in this book has been carefully written with the student freelancer in mind. Students from all majors all across the globe are taking the reigns when it comes to their education and their future careers. Seeing self-employment as the path to follow their dreams and passions are making thousands of students turn to freelancing as an opportunity to advance themselves in their fields. No longer is it impossible for a student start a viable and successful self-employed career before graduation. For over four years freelancing as a college student, Amber Leigh Turner has experienced the benefits and challenges of being a freelancer with a full-time school schedule. It has become a passion of hers to help other students succeed in their pursuit to become freelancers. In her book “Student Freelancing 101,” she walks future student freelancers through a course designed to help them start their freelancing careers, covering the biggest topics in freelancing such as what you need to start your career, how much to charge, and how to get your first client, as well as covering topics special to the student freelancer, such as how to handle the “student” status. The paperback is a handy 8.25 inches wide by 6 inches tall, bound in a gloss cover. Inside you will find black and white printed pages ready for you to start making notes and planning your way to your freelancing career.

Popular science writing has exploded in the past decade, both in print and online. Who better to guide writers striving to succeed in the profession than a group of award-winning independent journalists with a combined total of 225 years of experience? From Thomas Hayden's chapter on the perfect pitch to Emma Maris's advice on book proposals to Mark Schrope's essential information on contracts, the members of SciLance give writers of all experience levels the practical information they need to succeed, as either a staffer or a freelancer. Going beyond craft, The Science Writer's Handbook also tackles issues such as creating productive office space, balancing work and family, and finding lasting career satisfaction. It is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to prosper as a science writer in the new era of publishing.

If you've ever considered editing as a career, this book will help you on your new path. You’ll learn about the requirements in various fields, how to get started, the step-by-step facets of setting up and conducting your editing services, working with writers and publishers, promoting yourself and your expertise, and determining what to charge. In addition to books there are articles, dissertations, brochures, reports, abstracts, editorials, reviews, ad copy, and much more. There is more to making a living as a freelance editor than correct English usage, sentence structure, and grammatical construction. Here, you’ll learn what you need to know to decide on a specialty and how to manage the business side of your career.

Grounded in real-life experiences and scenarios, this practical guide offers editorial, non-profit, foundation, and corporate photographers an honest and insightful approach to running a freelance photography business. Pulling from thirty years of experience as a freelance photographer, veteran Todd Bigelow presents a timely and detailed account of the methods and tactics best used to navigate and succeed in the profession. He explores the topics that define the business of freelancing, including: analyzing photography contracts; creating and maintaining an image archive; licensing for revenue; client development; registering for copyright; combating copyright infringement; and understanding tax issues, freelance business structures, and more. Chapters feature examples of real contract clauses and emails to better prepare readers for the practical daily activities that are essential to growing a success business. Likewise, Bigelow shares conversational anecdotes throughout to provide real insight into the world of freelancing. Based on the author’s sought-after Business of Photography Workshop, this book is an essential guide for emerging, mid-career, and experienced photographers interested in starting or improving their own freelance business.