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How to Become a Freelance Writer In 4 Simple Steps for 2025

Elna Cain

A lot of the entry-level gigs I picked up back when I started in 2014 are gone. Back in 2014, I was on maternity leave and wanted to stay home but needed a job of some kind. This was my mentality when I first started in 2014. These were freelance writing jobs that didn’t pay well and didn’t value the writer.

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How I Make Money As a Writer ($100 to $1,000 a Post)

Elna Cain

Writing online is different from when I started in 2014. This means it more personal and meaningful which translates in a person reading your post becoming invested in it (and invested in the service/product). The biggest impact is AI. AI can write blog posts, but they aren’t that great.

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AI Made Me Want to Trademark My Name. Here’s How I Did It.

Jane Friedman

Fortunately for me, my websites homepage includes my name and the desired mark and has been active since 2014, my first novel Tiger Drive went live in 2018, and my second novel, In the Doghouse , was published in 2019. Stay tuned for how I included this information in my application as in-use evidence.

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The Writer’s Flywheel in 14+ Illustrations

Enchanting Marketing

It was in 2014. But in December 2014, I broke down. I felt fed up. My inability to tame my inner critic made me feel weak and inept. Until I had a mini-breakthrough. I was diagnosed with a serious whiplash injury. At first, I tried to keep up with my normal life. My body didnt want to co-operate anymore. I was exhausted.

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6 Proven Tips for Successful Facebook Videos

Content Marketing Institute

million posts between 2014 and 2020. Video now makes up 15% of brands’ content on the world’s biggest social media platform. Learn how to improve engagement in your Facebook video program with these tips culled from a study of over 10.5

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Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Social Media

ProBlogger

Social media and how to navigate it was, again, a big issue in 2014. 2014 made one thing abundantly clear: not everyone wanted to pay to be seen on Facebook. Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Social Media. Which platform is best? How do we use it effectively? Are we still using Google Plus? Where did everyone on Twitter go?

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Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Monetization

ProBlogger

Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Monetization. She writes about all this and more at Veggie Mama. Chat with her on Twitter @veggie_mama (cat pictures welcome!). Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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