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Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:02:53 +0000

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By: 5 Articles About Finding Writing Gigs That Pay Well - Resource Roundup Tuesday

5 Articles About Finding Writing Gigs That Pay Well - Resource Roundup Tuesday — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:08:31 +0000

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By: Marcia

Marcia — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:49:04 +0000

BTW, I’ve gotten two long term decent-paying clients from Craigslist. That said, it takes MANY responses to ads to get a gig.

I live in a small city in New England and rarely go after local business — most of my clients are online or print publications — far flung throughout the country. But I think this has been a mistake on my part because there is probably many high paying clients to be had right here in my back yard.

I’m also looking to take on more technical writing projects. Any technical writers out there? I’ve been a biz writer for the bulk of my career (some consumer too), but after I read the Money Magazine articles on the “Best Jobs in America” http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2006/snapshots/13.html and saw that technical writing ranks up there in terms of low stress, high pay, and demand I think I want some of those gigs too!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:27:10 +0000

My cousin was my inspiration for starting to freelance because she got a gig with her local newspaper, but I have never once tried to get a local gig myself. After reading this post, though, I’m going to draft a letter to send to my local paper and other local businesses. Who knows what might happen? Thanks for the encouragement!

By: Writing Roundup, June 26 « Jen’s Writing Journey

Writing Roundup, June 26 « Jen’s Writing Journey — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:22:34 +0000

[...] 5 Places to Find Higher-Paying Freelance Writing Jobs How to Attract the High-Paying Writing Jobs These two posts are not from this week, but I am including them to help my visitors create strategies to find writing jobs that pay a living wage. Low-paying jobs are everywhere, and they are a good place to begin earning money while you cut your teeth on writing for clients. Use the lessons you learn in the lower-paying gigs to build your skill and portfolio so that you can go after the higher-paying jobs. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Writing Roundup, June 19Non-technology ToolsA Balancing ActA Daddy of a Contest! [...]

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Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:41:16 +0000

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By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:11:57 +0000

Deborah,

Thank you for this web site.

I would like to do corporate work. When you mentioned corporate job boards were you talking about media companies or really any corporation?

Would anyone like to share their experience getting into the world of corporate freelance writing? How does one get started? What are some specific resources that might be helpful?

Thanks

Gary,

By: Plan

Plan — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:54:28 +0000

“As an after thought, may I ask what are the effective methods for dealing with non-paying clients, or for those clients who simply “disappear” after a freelancer submitted the articles?”

The best thing to do is set a firm policy of NEVER doing work for free. I’ve come across a lot of people who ask for custom “samples” before they offer paying work. Not gonna happen. I send my resume and clips but I never do free work for anyone. If the potential client/employer is asking you to do free work, they probably have no intention of ever paying you.

Second, always deal with people with a phone number, a street address and a reputable business. If you agree to do work for some asshole with a Hotmail account and no other contact information, you’re guaranteed to get burned.

And lastly, if you are dealing with otherwise reputable people and you have agreed to a contract, and they still won’t pay, harass them. It’s my experience that payment for freelance work is almost always late, but if it’s well past due and the client is giving you the cold shoulder, get them on the phone and remind them of the contract you have.

In regards to the posts about cold-calling, for what it’s worth I’ve never heard of anyone finding success that way. If you do, more power to you, but I find networking and aiming at niche publications is the way to go.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:46:53 +0000

Might I also suggest LinkedIn.com? It takes networking to another level. I joined groups that were appropriate to my writing/editing niche and have applied to posted jobs.
I also just went through my Facebook friends, a list of past colleagues, LinkedIn connections, etc. and wrote down who is currently working at a company or in a field that might have a need for my services. I then created a great cover letter template and custom fit it to each person/company. I just did all of this in the past week so I can’t say what my ROI is but there seemed to be interest. We’ll see…

By: Mark Terry

Mark Terry — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:33:31 +0000

I highly recommend Peter Bowerman’s “The Well-Fed Writer” for how to cold call, who to cold call, and various types of writing assignments and ways to find good-paying writing work. It’s out there. Figuring out where is the trick.