This is in response to Kevin Muldoon’s post, Bloggers Need to be Realistic About Blogging Rates, which I found through Deb Ng’s post here. What this post takes issue with is the claim that you shouldn’t charge $100+ for blog posts, because you’ll get outbid, your clients won’t earn enough of a return, etc. Read [...]
A reader asked a great question today (great, in light of the recent discussions elsewhere on the merits of ghosttweeting and paid tweeting). She wanted to know how much she should charge to post updates to Twitter for a client.
I honestly didn’t have an answer. There isn’t exactly a long history to fall back on, [...]
We talk a lot here about diversifying income streams. We talk about blogging. We talk about e-books. We don’t generally talk about membership sites. Between blogging, e-books, books, other websites, and clients, it’s an area I simply haven’t had the opportunity to pursue.
I won’t begin to give you advice on launching a profitable membership site [...]
Last week we talked about situations where it may be to your benefit to consider outsourcing, those where it may not be, and the fact that a significant amount of outsourcing is not necessary to earning a significant income as a freelance writer. In fact, freelance writers benefit from a low overhead overall compared to [...]
Earlier this month James Chartrand asked “Are you scared of spending money?” over at FreelanceWritingGigs.com. I’ve been meaning to share some thoughts on the subject of what is, and isn’t, necessary to spend money on as a freelance writer. I’d also like to touch on the business element of freelancing. Does being a freelancer mean [...]
SEO professionals don’t have the best reputation in the freelance writing community. If anything, they take the brunt of the blame for the incredibly low-paying Web content writing market. You know the one I mean–where a penny per word is too rich for many buyers’ blood.
As it turns out though, SEO professionals are making up [...]
I’ve been a part of an interesting conversation on freelance writing (specifically on the Web) at the DigitalPoint forums recently, and I think it’s a topic worth talking about here. In short, it started with a member asking why buyers always seem to be looking for “cheap content” there instead of quality.
Then came calls for [...]
As a freelance writer, no one truly has the power to give you a raise but yourself. When we work for employers, we know what to do if we want a raise in the future–respect authority figures, work hard, show up on time, be “present” with the boss so they take notice, be innovative, etc.
But [...]
I may be getting involved with a magazine startup in the near future in an editorial capacity. While in talks with the publisher, we’ve been looking at different models for bringing in a regular stable of writers. I’ve shared my thoughts on the options, and now I’d like to reach out to you for feedback [...]
You know how I personally feel about broadening horizons as freelance writers–that you need to diversify to really find the best overall business practices for yourself. There are many ways you can diversify your work and income streams. We’ve talked about releasing e-books. We’ve talked about launching blogs. Another option is to offer online courses. [...]
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