{"id":28196,"date":"2022-08-16T05:23:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T05:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/?p=28196"},"modified":"2022-08-18T07:42:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T07:42:46","slug":"can-you-be-a-freelance-ux-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/can-you-be-a-freelance-ux-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Be a Freelance UX Writer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28196\" class=\"elementor elementor-28196\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-606c7cae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"606c7cae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-671d73db\" data-id=\"671d73db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d357fe elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"1d357fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dec816d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dec816d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UX writing and content design are exploding. We were the new kids on the block, and now we&#8217;re the cool kids on the block.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Products are becoming more and more complex, and companies large and small are scouting UX writers to come in and make life 10x easier for users.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/what-is-ux-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UX writers already make above-average salaries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compared to other kinds of writers, but what if I told you there was a way to make <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">even more<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a UX writer?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, being a freelance UX writer is totally a thing \u2014\u00a0 a thing that can pay 50% more than a full-time UX writing job. And you can become a freelance UX writer today.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Why would I want to do UX writing freelance style?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UX writing as a full-timer is great and all, but if you&#8217;re craving a lower barrier to entry to get into UX writing, higher earning potential, independence, and remote UX writing, freelance is where it&#8217;s at.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Freelancing has a lower barrier to entry for UX writing<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding an entry-level role as a UX writer can be hard. It makes sense \u2014 more and more people are catching on to the mighty power and impact you can make on someone&#8217;s life as a UX writer (and the sweet paycheck.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re frustrated with the struggle of landing a full-time role, you can get up and going with freelance much faster.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With freelance, there isn&#8217;t an interview process, there&#8217;s a sales process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/freelance-ux-writers-need-niche\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defined niche<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/pinpoint-target-customer-freelance\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">know your target customer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through and through, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/why-every-freelancer-needs-a-personal-brand\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">develop your personal brand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, showing a client you&#8217;re an expert is cake. And clients will trust you&#8217;re an expert.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See, clients look for freelance UX writers to solve their problems. If you can speak to how you use UX writing as a tool to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/how-to-measure-ux-writing-success\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">move metrics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they&#8217;re happy to hire you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients don&#8217;t need to be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/clients-dont-care-about-writing-process\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impressed by your process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/get-freelance-clients-without-big-clients\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">past big name employers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 they just need to know you have relevant experience to improve their business.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a week or so, you can position your freelance UX writing business and start getting clients in the door with a simple marketing plan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gone are the days of waiting to hear back from a recruiter. With freelance, you can open for business, promote your business, and can get clients coming to you faster than it&#8217;s already taken you to get through your current job search.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>UX writing freelance style has a higher earning potential<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a baseline, freelancers make more bank than full-time employees.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Upwork, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upwork.com\/research\/freelance-forward-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44% of freelancers say they earn(ed) more freelancing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than with a traditional job in 2021\u2026 up 39% from 2020 and 32% from 2019.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to UX writing, this couldn&#8217;t be more true.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/ux-writing-salary-survey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">average salary for a UX writer in the United States is $115,000<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you do UX writing freelance in the United States, you could make $200,000 charging $100 per hour (a pretty entry-level rate) working the same hours.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I raise my freelance rates with every proposal I send out. Not more waiting for annual salary reviews \u2014 I finally control my earning potential.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Gain unheard of independence as a freelance UX writer<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a freelance UX writer, I&#8217;m my own boss.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without the hierarchy of a company above you\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You decide when you work (I\u2019m talking to you, night owls and early birds.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You decide how much you work (I average 25 hours per week.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You decide who you work with (goodbye, toxic co-workers.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You decide where you live (I was able to move out of Cali to Wisconsin.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you make the move to freelance, you make the move to gain control of your life. And that&#8217;s a pretty unreal feeling.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Remote UX writing is the default with freelance UX writing<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freelance is the ultimate hack to remote UX writing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You never have to worry about \u201creturn to office\u201d \u2014 when you&#8217;re freelance, you choose where in the world you live your life. Remote UX writing isn&#8217;t just possible, but it&#8217;s the default when you&#8217;re UX writing freelance style.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>How does freelance UX writing work?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If this all sounds fine and dandy, but you&#8217;re wondering what it looks like in real life, let me lay it out for you.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Expect to wear multiple hats<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you&#8217;re a freelance UX writer, you&#8217;re running a UX writing freelance business. And because you&#8217;re running a business, you do more than just write all day \u2014 you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/5-hats-every-freelancer-wears\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wear multiple hats<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You do sales, marketing, accounting, legal stuff, and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s nothing to feel intimidated about, though \u2014 there&#8217;s a ton of tools out there to make it easier, and you&#8217;ll get the hang of it over time.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>The kinds of work arrangements<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of clocking in between 9\u20135, freelance UX writers work with companies on an arrangement basis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That could mean you have a monthly retainer with a client, where you agree to work 20 hours a week for a monthly rate. Or it could be on a per-project basis, where a client pays you a flat rate to work on a specific project.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Getting UX writing freelance clients to come to you<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you go freelance, you&#8217;re gonna have to get clients to find you, as opposed to sitting back and watching a direct deposit come through twice a month.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my UX writing freelance business, I do all inbound marketing, meaning I get clients to come to me. I don&#8217;t do cold outreach or anything like that.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can promote your freelance UX writing business to get clients to find you by:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/market-your-freelance-business-like-a-kardashian\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building an audience like a Kardashian<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/how-to-freelance-twitter-with-stefan-palios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tweeting your way to freelance success<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/blogging-to-get-freelance-clients\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blogging your way to $100k proposals<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever marketing method jells with you, the key to UX writing freelance success is getting yourself out there and known.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Posting daily on LinkedIn has been an excellent tactic for me, and it can work for you, too. (Psst\u2026 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/freelance-ux-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wanna connect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/advice\/pros-and-cons-of-being-a-freelancer\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pros and cons to being a freelance UX writer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, if you want to make more and work less, UX writing the freelance way could be an exceptional path for you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want a gal pal to help you pivot to freelance UX writing, head to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegiggal.com\/?utm_campaign=uxwh&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=can_you_freelance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gig Gal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 your new virtual stomping ground (and friend of the UX Writing Hub,) spilling all the secrets to pivot to freelance UX writing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy UX writing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udd96<\/span><\/p><h2>Further Reading<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/coping-with-a-layoff-ux-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coping With a Layoff as a UX Writer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/ux-writing-ama-ask-me-anything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UX Writing AMA (Ask Me Anything) Part 1: Breaking into the Field<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/catapult-your-ux-writing-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catapult Your UX Writing Career in 6 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