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A career as a health writer

Information about CVs, finding paid jobs, getting employed, freelance life, setting rates, career goals, and more – it’s your one-stop-shop to a successful health writing career.

Feast or famine? 6 strategies for stabilising your income as a freelance medical writer

LAST UPDATED July 19, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED July 19, 2024 | BY Health Writer Hub Guest Author

Feast or famine? 6 strategies for stabilising your income as a freelance medical writer

Discover how to achieve financial stability as a freelance health and medical writer.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

LAST UPDATED July 17, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED July 10, 2024 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Landing your first health writing gig without a published portfolio

What if I told you that you don’t even need a portfolio of published work to get your first freelance health writing job?

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

The power of findability How to attract freelance clients who find YOU

LAST UPDATED July 10, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED June 21, 2024 | BY Michelle Guillemard

The power of findability: How to attract freelance clients who find YOU

Discover how to ditch the hustle with a freelance strategy focused on being findable.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

Beyond “passionate” Showcase your medical writing impact with compelling narratives

LAST UPDATED July 17, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED May 20, 2024 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Translating passion into impact: Showcase your medical writing impact with compelling narratives

Forget being “passionate” or “detail-oriented” and embrace results-driven language to clearly communicate the tangible value you bring to the table.

Filed Under: Growing your career, How to be a more confident writer

daily-checklist-for-finding-freelance-medical-writing-clients

LAST UPDATED July 17, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED March 20, 2024 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Daily checklist for finding freelance medical writing clients

A handy daily checklist to help you stay focused while you’re getting started as a freelance medical writer.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

invoicing tips for freelance medical writers

LAST UPDATED February 29, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED February 29, 2024 | BY Michelle Guillemard

10 invoicing tips for freelance medical writers

Effective invoicing ensures you’re fairly compensated for your expertise. Follow these 10 tips to streamline the process and build strong client relationships.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

freelance medical writing quote template

LAST UPDATED February 29, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED February 29, 2024 | BY Michelle Guillemard

3 essential freelance medical writing quote templates

Crafting the perfect quote is essential for securing freelance medical writing projects. Here are several different quote templates you can use to tailor your services to diverse project needs.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

find freelance medical writing work

LAST UPDATED July 17, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED November 3, 2023 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to find freelance medical writing work

New to freelance medical writing and feeling overwhelmed about finding work? Let’s simplify it.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

cold emailing for medical writers

LAST UPDATED July 17, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 6, 2023 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Cold emailing to find medical writing clients: Does it work? (And a free cold emailing template)

Cold emailing: Some medical writers swear by it, while others have never had success. So is it hit or miss, or is there an art form to it?

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

what to do when medical writing clients dont pay and a free letter of demand

LAST UPDATED September 26, 2023 | FIRST PUBLISHED September 26, 2023 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Dealing with medical writing clients who don’t pay (and a free letter of demand for you to keep)

Struggling with a medical writing client who isn’t paying? Unfortunately, it happens. Get my free letter of demand and more strategies to help you get your overdue invoices paid in this post.

Filed Under: Freelance health writing

non negotiable terms for freelance medical writers

LAST UPDATED May 23, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 20, 2022 | BY Michelle Guillemard

Non-negotiable terms for freelance medical writers

Wondering about the non-negotiable terms you need to include in your contract?

Filed Under: Freelance health writing, Growing your career

entry-level medical writer job

LAST UPDATED May 23, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED April 22, 2022 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How to find an entry-level medical writer job

Broaden your scope and search terms to find relevant entry-level medical writing jobs.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

a day in the life of a regulatory medical writer

LAST UPDATED August 16, 2022 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 18, 2021 | BY Marwa Saleh

A day in the life of a regulatory medical writer

Gain an inside peek into working in regulatory medical writing.

Filed Under: Growing your career

day in the life of a medcomms agency medical writer

LAST UPDATED May 23, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 18, 2021 | BY Marwa Saleh

A day in the life of a medcomms agency medical writer

Ever wondered what it would be like working in a medical communications agency?

Filed Under: Growing your career

results-driven language

LAST UPDATED May 23, 2024 | FIRST PUBLISHED October 5, 2021 | BY Michelle Guillemard

How do you help your clients achieve their goals? The power of results-driven language

Results-driven language focuses on the specific results you’ve achieved for your clients, not only the tasks you’ve accomplished.

Filed Under: Getting started as a health writer, Growing your career

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