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If you’ve been rejected, underpaid, or invisible as a writer, read this

If you’ve been rejected, underpaid, or invisible as a writer, read this

Work 2.0 - Issue #16

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Rachel Wells
Jul 01, 2025
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Before we get into this…while you’re reading, I’m going LIVE for our LIVE Q&A session via the paid subscriber chat tomorrow morning starting 7 AM Eastern and finishing at 8 AM. To ask me your burning questions about building a freelance income from scratch, using AI, landing clients, or growing your business, click below to upgrade your subscription for just $5 so you can join and type your questions in chat!

If your writing isn’t making money yet, this is for you.

I’ve been where you are.

You pour your energy into pitches, posts, maybe even late-night drafts… and the only thing growing is your self-doubt.

To be fair, most freelance writers aren’t struggling because they lack talent.
They’re struggling because no one ever showed them how to package that talent into something people pay for.

I had to figure it out the hard way…

A lot of folks will tell you, “Writing doesn’t pay the bills.” But they’re wrong.

Writing can absolutely pay the bills, and more than that, it can fund your financial freedom.

But only if you stop treating it like a hobby, and start building it like a business.

In this guide, I’ll show you:
✔️ The business-first mindset most writers miss
✔️ How to pitch (even if you hate selling)
✔️ Where the real money is hiding for freelance writers in 2025, including how I made six figures through my freelance writing

Let’s get into it.

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