The Writers’ Co-op

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Today, we’re releasing the last episode of the last season of the show. After running three businesses for the bulk of a year, Wudan will focus her attention on her edito

10 Lessons in 10 Years of Freelancing with Wudan Yan

It's been 10 years since Wudan started freelancing, and she's learned a lot of lessons over the past decade. Now, she's running three businesses simultaneously. Most of u

Turn Your Solo Freelance Business into an Agency with Caity Cronkhite

Over the past year, we've heard from many listeners who are curious about scaling up their freelance businesses to an agency. Agencies can allow freelancers to take on bi

Creating Your Own Podcast Production Network with Amy Westervelt

Starting a new publication or production network has long been a big dream for many freelance journalists. Some have become disenfranchised with the status quo of how pub

Fractional C-level Roles with Matthew Fenton

If you've been on LinkedIn lately, you might have noticed bios that include a “fractional” C-level job. Traditional C-suite jobs can be all-consuming, require deep expert

From Journalism to Money with Maya Lau

Typically, when we strike out on our own and launch a freelance business, we play it safe and start with what we know. If we previously worked at a marketing agency, we m

Diversify Your Business Fearlessly with Ashley Cisneros Mejia

As a freelancer, the topic of diversification may be on your  mind. The freelance market is what it is, and the pool of freelancers continues to grow - so we need ways of

Why Freelancers Should Adopt a Leadership Mindset with Cynthia Pong

What if we told you that all freelancers are leaders?  The idea might seem counterintuitive at first: After all, freelancers provide services or products to our clients.

Confronting Fear with Nicole Tsong

Career transitions often come with an element of fear. For freelancers, this might be a fear of rejection or of losing stable income. It might show up as a little voice i

Q&A with Wudan Yan

Welcome to Season 8! We’re calling this year the “Year of Expansive Thinking.” This season will focus on how to think big about our businesses, ourselves, and what we thi

Crosspost! Conversations, Not Confrontations: Learning the Art of Negotiation with Wudan Yan

This episode is a cross-post between The Writers' Co-op and Freelance Cake, a podcast for ambitious freelancers who want to get more results with less effort, hosted by A

A sneak peak into Season 8!

A preview into what this upcoming season holds! For updates, subscribe to thewriterscoop.substack.com Join our inclusive and psychologically safe Slack community as an

Fast and Slow Freelancing with Amy Romer

If you’ve been listening to The Writers’ Co-op since the first few seasons, you’ve heard us say: The magic is in the mix of work you get. Slower work – work that is recur

Approaching Clueless Clients with Sara Gates

As freelancers, we’ve probably all worked with clients who couldn’t pin down exactly what they wanted. Maybe they never had a clear vision for the project, or maybe they

Corporate to Freelance with Melody Burdette

A very overdone and true statement about freelancing is: “You’re running a business!” Businesses of all sizes have things like income targets, goals, creative direction—a

Market Yourself Authentically with Rux Guidi

Most of us who work for ourselves probably don’t love marketing but know that it’s a necessary task to attract more clients. Some take a more traditional approach—constan

Create Your Own Publication with Leah Sottile

Most of the time, freelancers who work with clients do not own the rights to the creative work that's produced. Even retaining a modicum of your rights is frequently a pr

Rate Increases and Price Ceilings with Kat Boogaard

Determining rates can be really tricky for freelancers. We need our clients to agree to a price for a project, but we can’t sell ourselves short and leave money on the ta

Navigating Freelance Career Transitions with Simone Stolzoff

Navigating crossroads in our careers isn’t easy — not when we’re traditionally employed, and certainly not as freelancers, where we pick the rules. The possibilities can

Set Yourself Up Well for Freelancing When You’re Full-Time with Karen Given

If you consume media, are a media worker, or just happen to pay attention to what’s happening to the media landscape, you might have heard that the industry is having… a