I found over the years that there were a select group of people who could really hack it. Or on the copywriting side, researching and completing a large volume of assignments each week for the company, about the same basic stuff. ![]() And all the articles are about one select beat. Definitely secure a job before moving to London, rather than moving to London in hopes of lining one up! (And then your girlfriend also needs a good-paying a job in London, too, so there are a lot of ifs in that equation.)Ī little insight on staff writing jobs: In my experience, they usually involve something like coming up with four story ideas, reporting them, writing them, and turning them in, each and every week, week after week, year after year. So odds are probably long on landing one of the gigs. Every employer I talk to who’s looking for full-timers tells me they get 200 resumes for every job. On the full-time staff-writing side, my thoughts come from my experience having had two full-time staff gigs that lasted a total of 12 years.įirst off, just because you see a bunch of full-time writer ads doesn’t mean you can get one of those jobs. Or do you hate networking, feel lonely in a home office, and feel nervous about finding enough work? Does the idea of getting out there and finding twice as many clients seem doable and exciting to you, or overwhelming? When you think about having kids around, would you like to be able to make your own schedule with them, or are you cool seeing them for dinner and on weekends while you work in town long days? Your gut reactions to these questions will give you some clues.Īlso, could you maybe supplement your freelance writing with some freelance business consulting work like you do in your current full-time job? Maybe between the two you could have a full income from all freelancing? On the freelance side:ĭo you enjoy the hustle of finding clients, tracking down payments, the thrill of landing new accounts, the variety you get as a freelancer? The freedom to earn an unlimited amount and keep your own hours? Do you love working in your shorts? ![]() Whew, lots of questions in there! But basically it boils down to: freelance, or full time? The answer depends a lot on your personality type and your ultimate goals for your writing career. Should I develop my freelance writing career (I’d need to double my earnings) or should I take a full time writing role (and still freelance a little to supplement my income)? I’m just looking for a bit of advice really, Carol. I’ll probably still do some freelance work, but I don’t really want to be working from 9am to 9pm. ![]() Yes, I could do what I do now and work during the day and freelance evenings, but the reason I’m moving to London is to enjoy the city. I’ve spent the past few years developing my career (although it has only been the last 8 months where I’ve really took a grip of it and pushed it forward) and it would seem a waste to slow this progression right down. However, doing a quick search on some job websites there’s a whole host of full time writing jobs available in London with salaries around the £30-35k mark (roughly $46-54k?), which would be a enough to live on, especially if my girlfriend got a job of around the same salary. I think ideally I’d like to carry on freelancing. ![]() The problem is that with the cost of living substantially higher in London (for example, our mortgage on a 2 bedroom house is just short of £400 a month – the 2 bedroom apartments we’re looking at in London are around £300 a week), I need to increase my income. We have family in the city and every time we visit we love it and don’t want to leave. Me and my girlfriend have been thinking about moving to London. I’ve been a freelance writer for a few years now and I’m developing my career, so that the income I receive from writing can support my girlfriend and I comfortably, as well as in the future, any children we have. He’s a cool guy (his URL used to be itsdansmith - great solution for someone with a common name!) living in the UK 300 miles from London, who’s built up a substantial freelance writing business on the side, while his full-time job is in business consulting. I recently got a question from MALW reader Dan Smith.
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