Category Archives: Freelance Writing 101

The basics you need to know to become a successful freelance writer.

The lie that is “free writing sample”

By T.W. Anderson | Published: July 12, 2012

Imagine the following scenario: It’s been six months or so since your last dental checkup, and it’s time to get your teeth cleaned. Your old dentist is out of town, or maybe you’ve moved into a new town, so you decide to use a new dentist. You either find them online, through a recommendation from [...]

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How should I price my copywriting rates?

By T.W. Anderson | Published: May 30, 2012

Rates are one of the hottest topics of debate among writers in the United States. Ironically, not so much outside of the U.S. As someone who has spent much of the past 13+ years traveling, and four and a half now actually living as an expat in countries around the world working with professionals and [...]

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A Day in the Life of an Expat Copywriter

By T.W. Anderson | Published: May 26, 2012

As most of you know from reading the blog and following along at our Facebook page, I’ve been extremely busy with my current full-time job, which is managing my online community with Marginal Boundaries and establishing niche sites and products such as The Expat Guidebook and The Mediterranean Lifestyle eBook, Olympian Health and Wellness According to The [...]

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Copywriting Services

By T.W. Anderson | Published: April 4, 2012

While I don’t regularly post blog updates for other writers anymore due to being extremely busy with my Marginal Boundaries and other products such as The Expat Guidebook, Complete Writing Solutions still exists as a platform for my clients past, present and future. And the newsletter still periodically comes out with some juicy tidbits. However, today marks a [...]

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CWS In 2012

By T.W. Anderson | Published: January 28, 2012

It’s been pretty quiet on the blog front for Complete Writing Solutions in 2012, and there’s a reason for that Those of you who have been following along for some time already know it’s because things are in full swing over at Marginal Boundaries, which is where the majority of my time is now spent. [...]

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Income Reports

By T.W. Anderson | Published: January 11, 2012

Hey guys! I hope your 2012 has been going great! If you haven’t read the latest newsletter post that went out today, I wanted to let the blog readers know that I posted a teaser promo of the income reports that I’m starting to do this month. I’ve been inspired by Pat Flynn over at [...]

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Marketability in the 21st Century – Evolving With The Industry

By T.W. Anderson | Published: December 9, 2011

“Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.” – Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin has numerous quotes that remain relevant throughout the ages, but it is this quote in particular that strikes a chord with me as I look around at the scores of writers in this post-brick-and-mortar era who continue [...]

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Are You Really A Writer Or Just A Hobbyist?

By T.W. Anderson | Published: December 2, 2011

  Over the past few weeks and months I’ve been putting together some research in my spare time, taking a look at the disparity between a Real Writer and a Hobby Writer. This particular blog post takes a close look at the differences between the two and is written to help you determine which category [...]

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The Complete Writing Solutions Holiday Referral Program

By T.W. Anderson | Published: October 27, 2011

As a way to show my thanks for your continued support over the past four years while Complete Writing Solutions has grown, I’m currently offering a 25% referral program for the holidays. Any work that is referred by you between now and December 31st, 2011 will earn you a 25% commission off of the total [...]

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Welcome to the Future of Writing

By T.W. Anderson | Published: October 25, 2011

For those of you who have been following along for some time, you’ll remember awhile back when I wrote the “Why being a writer is more than just writing” newsletter for the Complete Writing Solutions followers. In that particular newsletter I talked about why it is important to have as many social networks as possible [...]

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