Most clients of mine specify certain style details when we start working together. Client A wants a bold-faced headline with no headings or bullet points and single spacing. Client B wants everything in a .txt file with at least three headings per article. I actually have a file where I save all style directions to [...]

Despite the picture, this isn’t a post about religion. Like the Ten Commandments give people of certain religious beliefs a list of rules to follow, my Ten Commandments for Web Content writers is a list of the rules you should follow if you want to succeed in this business. Nothing on this list is earth-moving for seasoned writers, but as someone new to the business, you may not realize how important certain points could be to your ultimate success. There’s a reason that the same old topics get covered again and again and again - they really are the building blocks of being a successful freelancer.

When I first started writing, I found a gig that I thought was perfect – writing academic papers. The company sold their business as wanting great college-level papers that students could use as a reference when writing their own papers, professors could use as examples, and so forth. You may have come across some of [...]