{"id":5676,"date":"2008-09-29T03:20:45","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T08:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/29\/freelancing\/"},"modified":"2008-09-29T03:20:45","modified_gmt":"2008-09-29T08:20:45","slug":"freelancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=5676","title":{"rendered":"Freelancing"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Ray Edwards<\/div>\n

Sir Walter Scott, a famous Scottish historical novelist and poet, first coined the term “freelance” in his book Ivanhoe when referring to mercenary soldiers. Since then the term as morphed and gained new meanings. In the 1860s, freelance became more of a figurative word, and then in 1903 the Oxford English Dictionary officially recognized it as a word. <\/p>\n

The word “freelance” comes in many different forms today: It can be a noun, freelance or freelancer; it can be a verb, a photographer who freelances; or it can be an adverb, he works freelance. <\/p>\n

Working freelance has become a career and lifestyle choice in many different markets, including copywriting. It has given more copywriters a variety of benefits over regular employed positions at advertising agencies and firms. These copywriters feel that freelancing is the best career option because of the flexibility and control they have over their work. <\/p>\n

Today, more and more copywriters are leaving the security of their day jobs and engaging in freelance copywriting work because of the following factors: <\/p>\n

* There are a variety of projects for freelance copywriters. The Internet offers more opportunities than regular employed positions. Freelancing helps those who want more opportunities, better projects, and a higher salary. A freelance copywriter can also work on multiple projects at once: They can write<\/a> web content for one client while working on a sales letter at the same time for another client. <\/p>\n

* Projects Have Fast Turnaround. Since most freelance copywriting jobs are time based, they have to be done by a certain date. Copywriters can generally do these jobs quickly with ease, allowing them to pack in more projects per year than regular copywriters. <\/p>\n

* More Freedom and Flexibility. A freelance copywriter can choose which projects to write, where they work, and when they work. Despite that freelancing does require contracts, freelance copywriting is still a no employee-no employer work relationship<\/a>. Freelance copywriting also frees someone from the normal confines of a 9 to 5 job. Since a freelance copywriter can be their own boss, they can choose their own working hours. This freedom allows freelance copywriters to pursue other interests, take on more jobs, and help take care of their family. <\/p>\n

* Greater Income. Because freelance copywriters are hired because of their specialized skill, and because they don’t have to split their profits with an advertising agency, they can make more money than other copywriters. Freelance copywriters usually charge by the hour, day, or per-project. Others don’t use flat rates but use value-based pricing methods instead. Payments are arranged based on the contract determined by the copywriter and client. Generally, they can pay upfront, staggered, or when the project is completed. <\/p>\n

The Internet immensely helps freelance copywriters today. It helps copywriters and clients do business with each other from all over the world. Projects range from writing short articles<\/a> to web content or sales letters. You should do some more research into freelance copywriting to see if it is right for your life.<\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/div>\n
For an inside look at the techniques of a sought-after web copywriter, check out the membership site of Copywriter Ray Edwards<\/a>. There you’ll find many podcasts, marketing tips, videos and copywriting advice<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sir Walter Scott, a famous Scottish historical novelist and poet, first coined the term “freelance” in his book Ivanhoe when referring to mercenary soldiers. Since then the term as morphed and gained new meanings. In the 1860s, freelance became more of a figurative word, and then in 1903 the Oxford English Dictionary officially recognized it as a word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[87],"class_list":["post-5676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marketing","tag-marketing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5676\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}