Comments on: Why Marketing Freelance Writing Services on Price is a Big No-No

By: Javanx3d

Javanx3d — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:38:10 +0000

Great article! I don’t know how many times I come across a client who says, hey I can get billy bob to do this for 2 bucks…I reply with you get what you pay for thanks for your time…then they come back in about a month after getting junk for content. I never use a fixed price, but like you say I base it on niche, level of effort that’s going to be required, and so forth! Freelance writing is definitely not a cookie cutter when focusing on quality content. Cheers,James

By: Forrest

Forrest — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:56:28 +0000

It seems like common sense: you can’t make a living working for free, and you’re better off not participating in a race to the bottom.

My rule of thumb is pretty simple. If somebody else wants to profit from my work, they’ll have to pay for it. I do plenty of pro-bono ( I’m a photographer, by the way, not a writer ) work, usually for charity. On the other hand, if somebody wants me to work for them, on the hope that they might be willing to pay me next time … I’d rather invest the time the work would have taken me, into a good hike.

I hope people take your excellent advice to heart.

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By: LShep

LShep — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:37:35 +0000

That’s funny that you call the price-only type of customers the “little kiddie” clients. I think of hem the same way- they don’t really know anything about business and will never make a dime. Most of them just want to brag about the low price they paid for their articles. It makes them feel important somehow, even if they never get a return at all.

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Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:27:12 +0000

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