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As a bonus, some marketplaces like Contently offer a buffer between you and the brand in the form of a Managing Editor, who will be your main point-person for fielding briefs, making edits, and handling client communications. Freelancing platforms also tend to pay contractors faster than the typical client’s accounting department; for writers, Contently usually issues half of a project’s payment upon first draft submission.
3. Present yourself as a professional. They say you should dress for the job you want, and when those jobs are primarily online, that means your digital presence—everything from your portfolio clips to your Zoom profile picture to your email sign-off—should be impeccable. In other words, ditch that “headshot” that’s cropped from a blurry group pic for a more polished image. (It’s somewhat controversial, but you can even use AI for this if you don’t want to pony up for professionally taken photos.)
