Freelance Writing Basics
Build a small portfolio and land your first writing projects.
A beginner course on freelance writing: choosing a niche, writing three portfolio samples, pitching, editing your own work and delivering to clients. Includes 5 chapters, a Writing Rate Calculator and a Pitch Tracker. One-time payment, lifetime access.
- 5 step-by-step chapters
- Portfolio and pitch templates
- Writing Rate Calculator
- Pitch Tracker
A guide you use, not a file you forget
Freelance Writing Basics runs as a web app in our member area. Read a chapter, use the tools, tick off the action, and pick up exactly where you left off.
5 guided chapters
Short, step-by-step chapters with a progress bar that shows what you have read and what comes next.
Writing Rate Calculator
Enter your target hourly rate and how many minutes you spend per 100 words on research, writing and editing. For each piece, add the word count and the fee offered to see the estimated hours, the effective hourly rate and the fee that would match your target. All figures are for planning only.
Pitch Tracker
Log every pitch you send: the prospect, the type of writing, the date and the current status (sent, replied, hired or no). Add the fee for projects you are hired for. The summary shows how many pitches you have sent, your reply rate, your hire rate and the total of agreed fees.
Action Roadmap
One concrete action per chapter, collected in a checklist so you always know the next thing to do this week.
Downloadable PDF
Every chapter in one clean, printable document. Save it as a PDF to read offline or keep a printed copy on your desk.
Chapter by chapter
A clear overview of what Freelance Writing Basics covers, so you know exactly what you are getting before you buy.
Format & delivery
- Interactive web app: chapters, tools and an Action Roadmap. Nothing to install.
- Your reading progress and tool entries are saved automatically in your browser.
- A downloadable PDF of every chapter for offline reading or printing.
- One-time payment in USD. No recurring charges.
- 01
The Kinds of Freelance Writing and Choosing Your Niche
A map of the six most common types of freelance writing projects, what each one asks of you, and a simple method for choosing a niche from what you already know.
- 02
Writing Three Portfolio Samples
Structures and worked examples for a how-to article, a product description and a short case study, plus simple ways to host your portfolio.
- 03
Finding Prospects and Pitching
Where to look for clients, three email templates written out in full and a pitching routine you can keep up every week.
- 04
Your Writing Process and Self-Editing
A repeatable path from brief to finished draft, a 12-point self-edit checklist, readability targets and honest practices on sources, plagiarism and AI tools.
- 05
Rates, Revisions, Invoicing and Repeat Work
How writing projects are priced, the policies that keep a project on track, an invoice and feedback routine, and how to turn a single piece into regular work.
One product. One price.
Pay once and keep access. Your login is emailed right after payment.
Freelance Writing Basics
$22USD · one-time payment
- 5 step-by-step chapters
- Portfolio and pitch templates
- Writing Rate Calculator
- Pitch Tracker
- Progress tracking and Action Roadmap
Secure checkout · Instant access · 7-day refund policy
Questions, answered
Freelance Writing Basics is an interactive web app with 5 chapters, 3 built-in tools (including an Action Roadmap) and progress tracking. You can also save every chapter as a PDF for offline reading or printing.
Right after payment we email your login details to the address you used at checkout. Log in on our website and the app opens in your browser. Nothing to download or install.
Yes. You pay $22 (USD) once and keep access to Freelance Writing Basics. There are no recurring charges.
Yes. The app works in any modern browser on phone, tablet or desktop. Your progress and tool entries are saved in the browser you use.
No. The first chapter starts from the basics and every method is explained step by step, with worked examples and templates.
Write to us within 7 days of your purchase for a full refund. See our Refund Policy for the details.
No guide can promise that, and we never do. Freelance Writing Basics teaches skills, methods and routines; any result depends on your own work, market and circumstances. It is educational content, not financial, legal or tax advice.
7-day refund policy
If Freelance Writing Basics is not right for you, email us within 7 days of purchase for a full refund. Details in our Refund Policy.