1.  Getting into the pits of procrastination.  Procrastination is a common type of behavior a freelance writer usually experiences once in a while in the writing career. You may not notice that you are slowly getting into the perils of procrastination.  The consequences would be late submission of your assignments and missed deadlines.

If you let procrastination conquer your freelance writing job then you are surely doomed. You will notice your clients having less interest on your works and will start to go elsewhere.

2.  Being inorganized.  As a freelance writer, you may be given a lot of workloads and may be catching up a lot of deadlines. The tendency is that you will have less time to research about your assigned topics, which may lead you to jeopardize your work. So moreover,  you need to organize your work and have proper time management so that you will not rush things over, for time is really your greatest enemy here.

3. Writing just for the sake of it.  Alarming as it may sound, but some freelance writers write just for the sake of earning money online. Remember that as a writer, you must have the passion to write since you have thousands of readers out there ready to read your works and you have a client to empress. Capture their interests by your confidence in grammar, creativity, and by being fun and entertaining.

The only thing to get into business is to get madly, truly, surely, and deeply hooked up with what you are doing. Freelance because you are in love with it!