Comments on: Freelance Writing and the Big Screen TV Factor

By: Tania Mara

Tania Mara — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:28:28 +0000

Having confidence in your own abilities is the first step to take if you want to “be more attractive than money” (I liked that one!). It amazes me that so many writers can’t sell themselves despite being highly skilled. They worry too much about the competition and forget to position themselves as the specialists they are. They lower their prices instead of mentioning their previous work experience, the courses they took, the important clients they’ve worked for etc. Thus they’re always bidding although they could–and should–be pitching their quality writing services.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:24:37 +0000

An important factor that someone else pointed out to me once: While some will always go for the low bid (remember John Glenn saying he went up in a space capsule built by lowest-bid contractors, or do I date myself), others (like my wife and daughters) will see the lowest price as “cheap,” the highest price as too expensive and something in the middle as just right. Consider it the Goldilocks approach to bidding.

By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens

James Chartrand - Men with Pens — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:59:48 +0000

This, I am going to pin to my wall today:

Be more attractive than money.

I’m also going to put my picture beside it with two thumbs up.