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    The 13 Most Common Mistakes New Freelancers Make and How to Fix Them
    The 13 Most Common Mistakes New Freelancers Make and How to Fix Them
    The 13 Most Common Mistakes New Freelancers Make and How to Fix Them
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    The 13 Most Common Mistakes New Freelancers Make and How to Fix Them

    By Laura du Pre

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    Want to get into freelance writing? It's a great career, but if you jump in without doing your homework first it could give you headaches. New writers make the same mistakes without realizing it, and the costs to their careers quickly adds up. Inside this short guide, you'll learn how to avoid low balling your freelancing fees, working for free, suffering from an incompatible work schedule, and inefficient marketing methods.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura du Pre
    Release dateJun 22, 2015
    ISBN9781311750303
    The 13 Most Common Mistakes New Freelancers Make and How to Fix Them
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    Laura du Pre

    I write historical fiction set during Renaissance France.

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