Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated TopicsOur 28 Favorite Things about Freelance Writing Jobs

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Freelance writing jobs can be great if you’re doing them right. We could speak of the obvious and not really obvious advantages of this occupation forever. But due to the format of this post, we had to choose only 28 of them.

28 Reasons Why Freelance Writing Jobs Rock

So, let’s start with the obvious advantages:

1. Flexible working hours.
2. Full control over your workload.
3. No constant presence of your boss.
4. Decent salary.

Then comes the time for less obvious benefits of freelance writing jobs:

5. You can always make the most of a sunny day.
6. You can travel like nobody else.
7. You really can afford yourself a pet.
8. Spontaneous vacations? You’re on them!

A few things which would be highly appreciated by those who are tired of colorless office routine:

9. No dress code.
10. No boring office meetings.
11. No distracting office noise (noisy typers/ noisy eaters, etc.).
12. No risks to catch infection from workaholic colleagues who decide to bring virus to the office.
13. No need to comfort the coworkers who are stressed and depressed most part of the time.
14. No need to debate the best comfortable temperature in the room.
15. Unlimited coffee breaks.
16. Nobody reads your personal mail.
17. Nobody bans Facebook (unless you decide to use distraction-free tools).
18. Plenty of opportunities for stress relief in the middle of the working day.
19. It’s easier to eat healthier.
20. It’s possible to adapt your schedule to your personal biorhythms.
21. You can use any software you like.
22. You are free to ‘talk’ to clients with any face expression you like.
23. No commuting (only 2-3 minutes from your sofa to your desk).
24. Opportunity to choose people you’d like to work with.

And finally – some advantages which would be understandable only to experienced freelancers:

25. Your job is your hobby.
26. You can choose mostly the tasks you like best.
27. You’re always there for your family and friends.
28. Ideal work-life balance.

Don’t hesitate to add your favorite things about freelance writing jobs in the comments section below.