Don’t let the trials and tribulations of freelancing ruin your personal life.
Building a business requires plenty of hard work, especially in the early stages. It’s so easy to get caught up in all of the day-to-day goings on and lose sight of the fact that your business isn’t serving you. In fact, the very reasons why you chose to “go freelance” in the first place could […]
How to create a medical writing business that feels fulfilling and exciting every day.
There’s no point in becoming self-employed if, when all is said and done, you’re left wondering if entrepreneurship is ‘worth it.’ To help prevent this, I’m going to break down the exact formula for creating a freelance medical writing business that feels fulfilling and exciting to operate every day. If you like this edition, subscribe […]
Quoting techniques that turn heads (and boost hireability).
Quote-driven content is one of the most risky yet rewarding facets of freelance medical writing. While some freelancers take very naturally to interviewing subject matter experts and fusing various information sources together, most do not. In fact, it’s so challenging that most Prospologers choose not to attempt it for their portfolio, even when offered extensive […]
AI will never replace human writers and here’s why.
With artificial intelligence (AI) threatening to replace our jobs, you know you need to up your game so you can still make a good living as a writer. But what will it take for you to become irreplaceable in your profession? AI is often touted as being better than humans at being concise, direct, and […]
Want to thrive as a freelancer? Stop doing these 10 things.
When you’re first starting out as a freelance medical writer, or still in the early stages of business development, it’s tough to know if you’re focusing on all the right things or not. (Hint: If you have to ask, you’re probably not.) To help you out, I’ve compiled a list of 10 things to STOP […]
To freelance or not to freelance: that is the question (for those stuck on the fence).
If you’re already operating a successful freelance medical writing business, congrats! This article isn’t for you. 👋🏼 But if you’re considering starting your own freelance writing business and aren’t 100% sure yet, you’re in the right place. 👀 On the surface, you have all the right pieces of the puzzle in front of you: But […]
3 ways to craft powerful bios for your freelance writing biz.
Most freelance medical writers approach their biographies from a place of “how can I cram my life story into a small space to convince people to hire me?” As a result, they end up with a generic, overly formal, contrived, and jumbled mess of words that doesn’t serve their business well at all. In most […]
3 proven ways to achieve lasting financial freedom as a freelance medical writer.
Is pursuing freelance medical writing going to give you the financial freedom you so desperately crave? In my professional opinion, it will. But only if 3 crucial considerations are made along the way. First, you must carve out sufficient time to think deeply about what an ideal work-life balance looks like for you, how much you want […]
What no one tells you about becoming a freelance medical writer.
There’s no shortage of information and advice for emerging freelancers. After all, it is unfamiliar territory. But information is useless unless it’s implemented properly. And what happens when advice is contradictory? Going freelance is intimidating and scary and there’s no denying that. Then, isn’t there more to it than dotting your I’s and crossing your […]
Here’s why you haven’t found your groove with LinkedIn yet and what to do about it.
It’s hard to deny the multitude of benefits that LinkedIn has to offer a budding freelance medical writer, across all aspects of networking and marketing. But that doesn’t mean you’re jumping out of bed every morning, excited to post and engage with people on the platform. There’s a lot of negativity associated with social media […]