Comments on: Freelance Writing Jobs – December 8th, 2009 http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/12/08/freelance-writing-jobs/freelance-writing-job-ads/freelance-writing-jobs-december-8th-2009/ Your Freelance Writing Resource Thu, 24 May 2012 17:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jennifer Mattern http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/12/08/freelance-writing-jobs/freelance-writing-job-ads/freelance-writing-jobs-december-8th-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-13077 Jennifer Mattern Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:05:08 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=3537#comment-13077 As for the issue of being paid per hits, that immediately shows the client doesn't know a hell of a lot about Web stats. No one pays by "hits." That would include every page someone visits, every image viewed (in addition to the page visit). This is why people pay based on pageviews instead. Huge difference when it comes to the stats. At the same time, a huge problem with these kinds of gigs is that the clients don't take responsibility in many cases. A writer writes. A site owner is responsible for the marketing of their site or blog and generating those hits, pageviews, or whatever they want to pay based on. Unless the site already receives huge amounts of natural traffic, and it's setup in a way that your content will be adequately promoted in a visible location there, you could more than double your work by having to take on the marketing work as well if you want to earn anything. And if you're going to both write for a site AND market it, start your own damn site and keep 100% of the profits. As for the issue of being paid per hits, that immediately shows the client doesn’t know a hell of a lot about Web stats. No one pays by “hits.” That would include every page someone visits, every image viewed (in addition to the page visit). This is why people pay based on pageviews instead. Huge difference when it comes to the stats.

At the same time, a huge problem with these kinds of gigs is that the clients don’t take responsibility in many cases. A writer writes. A site owner is responsible for the marketing of their site or blog and generating those hits, pageviews, or whatever they want to pay based on. Unless the site already receives huge amounts of natural traffic, and it’s setup in a way that your content will be adequately promoted in a visible location there, you could more than double your work by having to take on the marketing work as well if you want to earn anything. And if you’re going to both write for a site AND market it, start your own damn site and keep 100% of the profits.

]]> By: Jennifer Mattern http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/12/08/freelance-writing-jobs/freelance-writing-job-ads/freelance-writing-jobs-december-8th-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-13076 Jennifer Mattern Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:59:17 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=3537#comment-13076 Not Jenn... Clint. ;) Not Jenn… Clint. ;)

]]> By: Carol Tice http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/12/08/freelance-writing-jobs/freelance-writing-job-ads/freelance-writing-jobs-december-8th-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-13075 Carol Tice Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:57:35 +0000 http://allfreelancewriting.com/?p=3537#comment-13075 LOL Jenn! You've nailed it -- it's like stuffing envelopes at home. Beautifully put. Carol Tice http://www.caroltice.com/blog/31 - 4 Myths of the Writer's Recession LOL Jenn! You’ve nailed it — it’s like stuffing envelopes at home. Beautifully put.

Carol Tice
http://www.caroltice.com/blog/31 – 4 Myths of the Writer’s Recession

]]>