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6/22/2007

Please think twice before calling yourself a freelance writer

There is at least one term you will not find in our vocabulary: freelance writer. The term, in my (Allison's) opinion is disparaging, inaccurate and even unprofessional when it comes to business. In fact, I think it really takes away the business aspect of what we do. Would you call a doctor or attorney who works as a sole practitioner a freelance doctor or freelance attorney?

What do I prefer? It depends on the core of the business. For Get It In Writing, I like to say copywriter or marketing consultant or entrepreneur.

Please do not take this offensively, but to me a freelance writer is someone all alone at home in sweatpants writing the Great American novel, some lines of poetry and the occasional paid article. That is fine if that person writes for the sake of writing. It is not, however, business to business or business to anything, is it?

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