Comments on: One Great Tip for Finding Freelance Work – Don’t Try*

By: #3

#3 — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:49:45 +0000

Thanks Kathaperumal! I really appreciate the kind words and thoughts!

By: 'web designer' Kathaperumal

'web designer' Kathaperumal — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:52:44 +0000

Really this a very good article and every freelancer should read this once before at least quitting her day time job

By: #3

#3 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:41:59 +0000

Hey Melody,

Same here and what good does it do you to churn out a bunch of crappy pieces you can’t use for clips, because I can almost guarantee that’s what’ll end up happening by week three when your near burn out. But my favorites are the ones who want you to write for free for a while and see if you work out :0)

By: Melody Platz

Melody Platz — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:43:21 +0000

The bottom of the barrel jobs make my head ache. 500 words takes me an hour to write if I want it to be any good. When I see things that say, “Will pay five dollars for three posts a week” I remind myself that I made decent money as a receptionist answering phones. Writing takes at least as much effort as being an office administrator, so I will not work for pennies.

Thanks for the well thought out post.

By: #3

#3 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:12:45 +0000

Jenny B – Thanks!

#11 – Thanks! I tried a couple before I found one that had the right feel. You might want to try free trial versions first, that way you can see what you want and need in a program.

By: Candidate #11

Candidate #11 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:23:22 +0000

Good point. I have software for my expenses, but not really for billing. I was just looking at some at Fry’s a couple of days ago. I may have to go ahead and get it.

By: Jenny B

Jenny B — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:19:01 +0000

#3 Good ideas, thank you for this post