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Based in Chicago, Illinois, The Freelance Beat is a blog exploring the triumphs and challenges that freelance journalists encounter in their early and mid-careers.

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Why Side Hustles Aren't For Everyone
Jun 19

Jun 19 Why Side Hustles Aren't For Everyone

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Getting Started

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How to Be a Freelancer Editors Like
Jun 12

Jun 12 How to Be a Freelancer Editors Like

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Getting Started, Business

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5 Ways Freelancing Improved My Wellness
Jun 5

Jun 5 5 Ways Freelancing Improved My Wellness

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Time Management, Money

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Freelancers, the customer is not always right.
May 29

May 29 Freelancers, the customer is not always right.

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Business

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How to freelance while working full-time
May 22

May 22 How to freelance while working full-time

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Getting Started

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Freelancer payment pet peeves
May 15

May 15 Freelancer payment pet peeves

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Money

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How to handle story critics
May 8

May 8 How to handle story critics

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Reporting, Security

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Should you call out your client for nonpayment?
May 1

May 1 Should you call out your client for nonpayment?

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Money, Business, Getting Started

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When should you break up with a client?
Apr 24

Apr 24 When should you break up with a client?

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Business

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When it comes to rates, how low is too low?
Apr 17

Apr 17 When it comes to rates, how low is too low?

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Business, Money

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Things freelancers don't want to hear
Apr 10

Apr 10 Things freelancers don't want to hear

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Business

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In between gigs? Here's how to handle cash flow woes
Apr 3

Apr 3 In between gigs? Here's how to handle cash flow woes

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Money, Business

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How to spot client red flags
Mar 27

Mar 27 How to spot client red flags

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Business

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When to pop the question...about money
Mar 20

Mar 20 When to pop the question...about money

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Money

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You are enough.
Mar 13

Mar 13 You are enough.

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Getting Started

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Inspiring videos freelancers will love
Mar 5

Mar 5 Inspiring videos freelancers will love

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Getting Started

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Basic tax prep tips for freelancers
Feb 27

Feb 27 Basic tax prep tips for freelancers

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Business, Getting Started

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Lessons learned from FOIA requests
Feb 20

Feb 20 Lessons learned from FOIA requests

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Reporting

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Privacy tools for safer reporting
Feb 13

Feb 13 Privacy tools for safer reporting

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Privacy, Reporting

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Useful Google tools for journalists
Feb 6

Feb 6 Useful Google tools for journalists

Tatiana Walk-Morris
Reporting

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Based in Chicago, Illinois, The Freelance Beat is a blog exploring the triumphs and challenges as journalists take the plunge into freelancing.

 

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