Did you know that female freelancers make only 84% of what male freelancers do? Ouch. In this episode, we discuss how positions of privilege affect freelance writing businesses, as well as what we can all do to create a more equitable environment.

What do you do if your client tears up a perfectly good draft? In this episode, we discuss how to manage clients so that the revision process is a piece of cake. Our secret? The work comes before we get to revisions.

An efficient business is one that runs like a machine, and it’s dependent on a lot of unsexy stuff, like contracts, accounting software, and templates. In this episode, we discuss the tools and resources we use to make sure we’re not wasting time on the tasks we don’t want to do.

TEN MILLION. Just kidding. Freelance writers can structure their business in a multitude of ways, working with dozens of clients at once or handling one at a time. In this episode, we discuss how many clients is the right number for us, and how we know when we’re working with too many.

When you’re 90 years old and you look back at your life, where is freelancing going to fit in? In this episode, we discuss how freelance writing and self-employment fit into your overall career. This episode is for people who have gone in and out of freelance work, aren’t sure it’s for them, or are midway through their career and can’t figure out how to start.

When you productize a service, you make it easy for your clients to buy a service off the shelf. Productized services may help you sell more, but they may also deter clients from working with you. In this episode, we discuss how to think about adding a productized service to your business.

A portfolio is a curated collection of your best work. In this episode, we talk about what to include in your portfolio, as well as how you should design and format it. We also discuss WHEN to share a portfolio– it might not be at the moment you think.

There are lots of educational resources available to freelance writers. Which ones should you buy? In this episode, we explore whether certifications, courses, and coaches are worth the money and give advice on how to assess whether a program is right for you.

Your freelance writing business is coasting along. How do you take things to the next level? What does it mean to grow? Two not-so-big-picture thinkers discuss how we think about growth and offer suggestions on where to go (grow?) next.

Flaky. Unprofessional. Frustrating. These are some of the words we’ve heard to describe freelance writers. But it doesn’t have to be this way! In this episode, we discuss why companies hate most freelance writers and how you can rise above the rest.