10 Blunders That Nearly Ended My Career

Rookie errors I made so you don’t have to

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So you’ve decided to become a freelance writer?

Awesome! It’s like deciding to become a tightrope walker — thrilling, slightly terrifying, and there’s a decent chance you’ll fall flat on your face at least once.

When I started freelancing, I thought it would be all creative flow, impressed clients, and money dancing into my bank account while I sipped coffee in pyjamas. Cue the hysterical laughter track!

Let’s chat about those embarrassing rookie mistakes that turn promising writers into bitter, broke keyboard warriors wondering where it all went wrong.

The Freelance Writing Wall of Shame (And How I Climbed Over It)

1. The “I’m Just Happy To Be Here” Pricing Disaster

The Oopsie: Setting rates so low that ramen noodles became both my meal and financial aspiration.

The Facepalm Result: Working harder than an espresso machine on Monday morning while earning less than a kid’s lemonade stand.

The Genius Fix: Research industry rates like your financial life depends on it (because it does). When I discovered other writers charged 5–10 times what I was charging for the…