Freelance Writing Experience: Does it Matter Where Your Clips Come From?
November 4, 2009 by Deb
Filed under Fair Pay, Freelance Writing, Freelance Writing for Beginners, Web Content, Writing Gigs
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Credit where it’s due: A few days Jodee Redmond wrote: “Will Taking a Low Paying Hurt Your Career.” Jodee’s post is the inspiration for this one.
Disclaimer: This post isn’t encouraging writers to accept low pay, it’s merely a discussion of whether or not your low paying past will hurt you when you apply for [...]
Freelance Writing and the Big Screen TV Factor
October 28, 2009 by Deb
Filed under Freelance Writing
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Credit where it’s due: Yesterday I was making my blog rounds when I stopped at a post by James Chartrand entitled “Want More Clients? Explain Yourself.” James explained how some potential clients will choose the lowest bid, but might be inclined to change their minds if you convince why you’re worth the extra pay. [...]
Freelance Writing: Start Low (But Not too Low) and Aim High
October 20, 2009 by Deb
Filed under Freelance Writing
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I receive a lot of flack for my support of certain content sites, but the truth is, when I left home to be a freelance writer, these places saved my life. Though I had been published in print and worked in a publishing house for over 12 years, the higher paying jobs weren’t as [...]
The Best of FWJ:15 Blog Posts About Rates
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We have a lot of gems in the FWJ vault. There’s over four years of discussion posts here, all geared towards helping writers further their careers. As I was away for most of this weekend and have a lot of catching up to do, I thought it might be a good idea to do [...]
Let’s Brainstorm: How to Empower New Freelance Writers Not to Settle for Low Pay
February 19, 2009 by Deb
Filed under Freelance Writing
Yesterday’s post about what freelance writing job ads really mean hit a nerve for many writers. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one finding many of these low and non payers ridiculous. Why is writing the only field where the client is expected to work for little or no money? The mind boggles.
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Freelance Writing Rates – Have at It!
July 8, 2008 by Deb
Filed under Freelance Writing
by Deborah Ng
I know you like to discuss rates because that’s what we writers like to do. We like to get the best rates for our work. We also like to help others understand that $10 is perhaps a little on the low side and they can do better.
Now in some parts of the [...]
