2023-11-18 19:51
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2023-02-14 13:55
Until you become a writer you never realize in how many ways our language is quirky, like with Valentines Day AP Style *. Sometimes, it’s our (English – American) own fault. Biza… Read More
2023-02-10 17:15
How to use cryptocurrency AP Style rules: If you have written much about tech in the last couple of years, you know that the vocabulary moves fast, and the lingo even faster. For those of us… Read More
2023-01-04 18:53
Once upon a time last century, I attended a financial advisor, representative, or whatever talk. I don’t remember the man or much of the details other than one, very important thing. T… Read More
2022-11-17 19:18
Building a successful freelance writing business means setting your own hours, choosing your own clients, and by extension, determining how much money you make. Unfortunately, no matter how… Read More
2022-10-26 17:35
A classic tale of a man who both passionately writes and builds websites. Torn between two worlds, he refuses to abandon one for the other.
Do I Already Own a Domain For This is a book of… Read More
2022-10-14 21:48
Slack is a very popular communications tool that allows users to create persistent channels where people can share ideas, files, and even short videos. While many companies utilize Slack, co… Read More
2022-10-13 16:05
Writing about financial independence, personal finance, the markets, or just news in general. You are going to need to know how to write AP Style Federal Reserve rules.
The Fed AP Style… Read More
2022-09-02 23:09
Freelance writing is about writing the write words for the audience.
Calligraphy is about writing the word beautifully.
I’ve always done calligraphy but never tried to go down th… Read More
2022-07-11 16:17
As a freelance writer I’ve been writing stuff for paying clients for about 15 years now. As a web developer and content developer, I’ve been building websites, linking pages, pos… Read More
2022-06-21 16:28
As a writer you will often think about starting new websites. After all, a new website is a new place to publish, and writers love to publish, especially to places where they have total cont… Read More
2022-05-09 22:27
Writers develop a skill of typing either fast enough, or slow enough, to match the array of thoughts floating through their brain. For difficult freelance writing topics, those thoughts may… Read More
2022-03-13 18:16
The Associated Press Stylebook is the gold standard for journalistic (non-academic) style writing. The concepts of AP Style, for the most part, simply mirror those of good grammar and… Read More
2022-03-07 18:39
I do a lot of reading on the internet, both for research and for fun/stimulation. All too often I follow links with interesting headlines that go to worthless articles.
Obviously, the ar… Read More
2021-12-16 17:15
As a professional freelance writer, I get a lot of questions about what is SEO writing (I know this isn’t the best grammar, but it is the best match to the google search for ‘wha… Read More
2021-12-06 21:51
Every year, thousands of people start down the path of becoming freelance writers. Some of them “make it” and become full-time freelance writers, some of them keep their old job… Read More
2021-11-10 16:34
I have been a professional freelance writer for over 10 years and publishing this freelance writing blog for just as long. So, you can imagine my shock when I was writing an article on a new… Read More
2021-10-20 17:26
I have a Facebook Page for Arctic Llama. Usually, I just post links to stuff I wrote back here as I have found that Facebook hasn’t really been a great source of freelance writing mark… Read More
2021-10-07 15:50
Have you ever been working on something, found a bit of interesting data, and ended up working on two things at the same time?
Welcome to my life as a professional writer with ADHD. &ndas&hell…Read More
2021-09-30 16:09
The two things that I see chase more otherwise good writers out of the freelance writing business are an inability to meet deadlines, and an inability to send out timely invoices. Writing an… Read More
2021-09-28 15:22
You still can write it.
As a writer, there are all kinds of writing envy.
There is success envy, where you wish you were as successful as another writer you know, in real life, or jus… Read More
2021-09-03 06:52
As the end of the year 2021 approaches, there are several things on the minds of most freelancers, small business owners, and professional writers. However, one of the things that might be g… Read More
2021-08-24 15:17
I haven’t done research about how it works in other states, but here in Colorado when you register your freelance writer Limited Liability Company, or LLC, you have to file a Colorado… Read More
2021-05-18 16:40
A professional freelance writer is a lot of things. In addition to being a freelancer, I’m a small business owner. I’m an entrepreneur. I’m a solprenuer, if you’re th… Read More
2021-04-20 20:40
You are a writer. You need to focus and concentrate when you are writing. Unfortunately, the world is full of distractions, and while you can use a distraction-free editor to stop wandering… Read More
2021-03-10 15:39
I use this article to keep up to day on the comings and goings of WordPress updates for writers and note any problems with the WordPress update, or lack thereof, for my own websites, and for… Read More
2021-03-09 17:09
O.K., so you’re a writer. You’re a writer that requires writing official AP Style, but your AP Stylebook is out of date, or missing the word or phrase you are looking up. How can… Read More
2021-03-01 17:46
Big, sprawling content may never end up published unless you’re willing to throw off the traditional writing shackles of editing to perfect.
I’m a professional freelance write… Read More
2021-02-17 21:42
One of the questions that frequently seems to come up about AP Style writing rules is how to handle abbreviations and acronyms. Unfortunately, this is not one of the areas where the As… Read More
2021-01-25 19:20
Writing product reviews online for physical products presents its own set of challenges. Getting the product, for one, especially if the product review is for an expensive item. Then reviewi… Read More
2021-01-19 19:37
I keep getting asked, “What do I need to become a freelance writer?”
The answer, as always, depends on exactly what kind of freelance writing you are going to do, and who you… Read More
2021-01-11 17:35
Whew. Talk about a rabbit hole.
I’m supposed to be writing about why it is good for the economy that the Democrats won control of the Senate. (They will pass economic stimulus that… Read More
2021-01-08 17:11
This isn’t 100% related to freelance writing, and frankly might belong better on my Make Money Writing Online blog that I’m rebuilding, but it’s is sort of big news for me… Read More
2021-01-02 13:11
If you need professional writing, but you can’t wait to hire someone one permanently, or if you don’t need enough content to add a writer to your team, you may need to hire a fre… Read More
2020-12-31 17:38
Do freelance writers get days off?
Us freelancers get days off whenever we want. The trick is, you aren’t quite asking the right question.
Do Freelancers Get Paid Days Off?
T… Read More
2020-12-21 16:53
If you are going to work in freelance writing, sooner or later someone is going to ask you to take care of some adjacent work, like social media graphics. If you don’t get paid for thi… Read More
2020-12-15 23:05
I didn’t pick Microsoft 365; Microsoft 365 picked me.
Office 365 to Microsoft 365
It all started simply enough. Shell out $7.95 per month and you get 3 devices worth of Microsoft… Read More
2020-12-09 17:39
Greetings fellow writers building websites to make money writing online. The folks over at Automatic have kicked out WordPress 5.6.
As is usually the case, the flag-wavers are touting thi… Read More
2020-10-20 17:24
As I’m going through my morning writing blog posts and building money making blogs for myself, it occurs to me that I have a very successful process that keeps my blogs moving forward… Read More
2020-10-01 13:54
So, my freelance writing business’ name is ARCTIC Llama. That’s arctic: as in snow and ice. If my company had an official color it would be ice blue. I need a portable laptop to… Read More
2020-09-16 21:12
I’m a writer at heart. I’m constantly scribbling idea, sentences and scenes in notebooks. I’ve written thousands of articles in my head that never made it to paper, or thro… Read More
2019-05-24 17:25
If you want to be a freelance writer, you better be willing to keep up. Deadlines, projects, emails, research, client phone calls, invoices — and that’s all before staying curren… Read More
2019-04-19 16:56
If you are a professional freelance writer long enough, you’ll eventually write so many things, for so many places and people, that it can be tricky to find former writings when the ne… Read More
2019-04-02 21:21
One of the questions I get a lot is do I need a contract as a freelance writer. The answer depends a lot upon the client and the circumstances.
If you are keeping the rights to any of you… Read More
2019-02-20 04:38
I’ve got a bunch of tax advice for freelance writers articles lined up. (Stupid fact checking.) For now, though, I just want to brain dump some things are usually tax-deductible for fr… Read More
2019-02-17 18:27
As a professional writer, you’ll need to be able to write a lot.
More specifically, you’ll need to be able to write more often than just when you are in the writing groove. It&rs&hell…Read More
2018-12-15 18:51
As someone looking to hire a freelance writer, one of the first questions you may have is how much does it cost to hire a professional freelance writer? The odds are that the answer won&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-12-13 21:30
This article represents a super-quick brain dump while testing out the features in WordPress 5.0. While I think it is useful, it isn’t the typical standard fare around here.
There i… Read More
2018-12-07 21:48
OK, that’s a phony headline. This isn’t really about freelance writers other than I am one (check out my Denver-based freelance writing business here). What is actually happening… Read More
2018-10-09 16:13
I write the best, most in-depth, clever, informative, and entertaining blog posts and articles while I’m driving the car.
Too bad I never remember (or have the discipline) to jot down… Read More
2018-09-13 20:23
OK, yesterday I got going on building a social media marketing campaign for my personal finance website by doing the very simple task of firing off some tweets from the Finance Gourmet twitt… Read More
2018-09-12 20:18
So, I’ve got a website called Finance Gourmet. It’s a pretty great personal finance blog, if I do say so myself.
At first, I published it mainly as a way to build up some credibi… Read More
2018-06-20 19:45
I’ve been on vacation, but I’ve just heard that bookmarking (sort-of) service Stumble Upon is shutting down.
It isn’t really surprising, they never really had any business… Read More
2018-02-21 18:14
If you are a writer, I highly encourage you to have a professional writing website, and writer’s blog. Not only is it a great way to reach new freelance writing customers, it is a good… Read More
2018-02-16 19:23
A lot of writers use WordPress for their blogs and websites. Some of them select it for its power and ease of use. Recently, WordPress even upgraded so that updates could be installed automa… Read More
2018-01-26 22:17
As you know, I’m a freelance writer in Denver. I also dabble in fiction, although I have a tough time writing it. The catch is that as a professional freelance writer, I can, and do, m… Read More
2018-01-16 04:25
Often when speaking with other writers or clients, about pricing, I mention that easier, generally speaking, is cheaper. This leads to the occasional misunderstanding that shorter is cheaper… Read More
2017-08-23 20:09
In a world where tricky spam, and even trickier phishing scams, constantly flood your inbox as a small business owner, it can be hard to know what is and isn’t legitimate email, especi… Read More
2017-07-24 18:07
As a professional freelance writer, one of the things you will need to deal with is edits.
Edits sounds like such a benign thing. “Oh, yes. We found a thing or two in your carefully re… Read More
2017-07-17 19:21
Writing can always be a tricky task. Sometimes the muse just isn’t having it. Unfortunately, she can be especially finicky during the summer months when the bright sunshine, and allure… Read More
2017-04-19 17:16
I highly recommend that freelance writers learn how to build their own websites. There is no better way to showcase your writing chops than with piles of writing samples published all over t… Read More
2017-04-14 20:38
As you probably know, search engine giant Google, makes most of its money off of advertising. What you might not know as an online writer, is that those ads are not just shown on Google&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-03-03 17:07
You’re a freelancer. That means you work hard for the money (doo doot, doo doot), but it also means that you have to deal with things like bookkeeping and record keeping. Ideally, you… Read More
2017-03-01 19:34
There are a lot of ways to do taxes for your freelance writing business. You can use a tax professional, or an accountant. If you already use someone like this for your taxes, there is no re… Read More
2017-02-17 15:57
I’m finally getting back to my complete freelance tax guide, which will be a complete, cross-referenced, eBook that you can use to guide any freelance writer through their taxes. I&rsq&hell…Read More
2017-01-26 21:43
Well, a new redesign has been a long time coming, and it’s almost ready. We’ll have a new look here on the blog, but most importantly, my main freelance writing business website… Read More
2016-11-21 16:04
In a perfect world, a talented writer would sit down at his, or her, keyboard and start typing the novel conceived in a moment of brilliant inspiration. The muse, perched comfortably on the… Read More
2016-11-03 18:52
Day 3 of NaNoWriMo. Go write! Hopefully, things are going well. Eventually, maybe today, things will start to come a little less easy. When that happens, it is easy to get discouraged by the… Read More
2016-11-02 17:59
O.K. You’ve fired up your word processor, or you’ve pulled out your trusty notebook, and you are adding words to your story. To stay on track, you need 1,500 words per day (or 2… Read More
2016-11-01 15:40
It’s November 1st, start of NaNoWriMo 2016, or National Novel Writing Month 2016, if you prefer.
I’ll be publishing daily tips here on the ol’ freelance writing blog, even… Read More
2016-10-18 16:36
National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is coming up fast. One of the keys to successfully completing NaNoWriMo and writing an entire novel in just 30 days is preparation.
How To Prepare… Read More
2016-10-10 18:53
Every November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo (say nah-no-wri-mo), for kind-of-short. So, the upcoming NaNoWriMo 2016 is just around the corner.
The idea behind National Novel… Read More
2016-09-24 14:14
Freelance Writing Quick Startup Guide
Ever wonder how to get started as a freelance writer. Consider this the no nonsense, quick start guide for freelance writing.
Many of the ite… Read More
2016-09-09 15:26
“I’d love to just read some stuff on the basics of being a freelancer.”
It’s funny, the more you do something, the more you begin to feel that “everyone”… Read More
2016-08-24 18:50
As an online freelance writer, I have a lot of content that I have published around the web that wasn’t produced for clients. One of these places is Finance Gourmet, a personal finance… Read More
2016-07-08 03:31
Recently, a friend shared a post from another friend, who was sharing the post of one of his friends who owns a music store in the Denver area. (It’s not in Denver, specifically, but a… Read More
2016-05-26 16:22
These days staying safe online is a constant challenge. I’m sure that you already know the basics of online safety, and they apply to both you and your business. But, let’s do a… Read More
2016-05-19 18:54
AP Style is technically a writing style guide for the Associated Press, or journalists, but it is widely used as a default arbiter of “professional writing.” For years, well… Read More
2016-05-09 15:58
When it comes to blogging, or otherwise maintaining a presence online, fresh content is crucial. The longer any website goes without an update, the more search engines, like Google and Bing… Read More
2016-05-04 04:18
I write technology news articles as part of the freelance technology writer part of my freelance writing business. For my gig writing technology news at Tom’s IT Pro, I generally just… Read More
2016-04-15 16:13
For most freelance businesses deducting website expenses or deducting domain name registration fees happens on the Schedule C. The Schedule C isn’t really that complicated, especially… Read More
2016-03-09 18:12
O.K. Let’s just do this. Taxes are not that hard once you get a handle on them. The language is often dense, and people worry that they are missing out on things, but for 95% of all fr… Read More
2016-03-06 17:44
It’s tax season! Well, for some of you, this might even be a little late (overachievers). So, here we go with tax tips for self employed writers, freelance writers, and writers working… Read More
2016-02-23 18:18
Tax season! Whoo hoo!
Just kidding. No one likes tax season (except accountants), especially small business owners, freelance writers, and other sole proprietors who have to turn into tax ex… Read More
2016-02-11 18:22
Every January, as I collect 1099s from my clients I think about taxes and how small business taxes effect freelance writers. (I even had this clip art waiting from an article I had written b… Read More
2016-02-08 17:33
As a freelance writer and web developer, I build a lot of websites and blogs online. When I do that work for a client, they either fill in my articles with images as they publish them… Read More
2016-02-01 17:04
A freelance writer works with lots of different clients. Clients, like people, come in different shapes, sizes, and yes, personalities. Some clients are easy going, some are demanding, some… Read More
2016-01-20 17:57
Finding a way to manage your time once you start running a successful freelance writing business is an important detail.
When you first start getting paid writing assignments, managing your… Read More
2016-01-15 18:00
If you have a business, a blog can help your website. But, how can a blog help your website? All too often, in the advice that a CEO, manager, or small business owner receives, the deta… Read More
2015-12-18 18:43
Every so often, someone shoots me an email or corners me at some event and asks some variation of the question, “How much does the average freelance writer charge?”
Depending upo… Read More
2015-12-10 16:54
Once upon a time, when I first started blogging, I used a tool from Microsoft called Windows Live Writer. Windows Live Writer had a lot of really great features that made it more powerful th… Read More
2015-12-09 06:41
Update: Since I wrote this post, I have updated this, and several other WordPress blogs to WordPress 4.4. So far, I have not encountered any problems.
Apparently, WordPress 4.4 got re… Read More
2015-11-02 15:21
Day One of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, as it is better known, started on November 1st, a Sunday. Sundays are easier to write on for some people. I refer to these people as, … Read More
2015-10-27 17:25
As a freelancer you will sometimes need some extra motivation. Especially if you are a work from home freelance writer who needs to self-motivate and meet deadlines. Search around and you&rs&hell…Read More
2015-10-14 20:19
National Novel Writing Month occurs every November. I’ve never fully researched it, but as I understand it, the point is to write an entire novel (the first draft, anyway) during the m… Read More
2015-09-28 20:50
Sometimes you just don’t feel like writing.
For the most part, you’ll need to overcome that if you are going to be a professional writer. After all, if a professional chef cooks… Read More
2015-09-25 20:12
You must write something.
“But, I can’t think of anything to write!”
Finding Something to Write About
Sometimes, when I’m knocking around with other writers, they&rsq&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As a freelance writer with a freelance writing business, you’ll need to do taxes. The worst part is that income taxes are very hefty for us freelancers. In addition to p… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As a freelance writer, you may be wondering if you need an accountant, or CPA, to do your small business taxes. The answer, as is often the case with money and business, depends upon your sp… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Elance and oDesk have announced a “merger of equals.” The reporting on this has ranged from ho-hum to breathless. The folks over at the technology site PandoDaily say the “… Read More
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