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What Not to Do When Your Writing Income is Down

By on April 22nd, 2013

One of the hardest parts about adjusting to freelance writing life, and self-employment in general, is living with a fluctuating income. There may be periods of time that the projects and payments are coming in like a flood. Others, they’re as dry as a ditch on a hot summer day. What you do during those low-income months is so important because it will have a ripple effect once the pendulum swings the other way and your income is soaring again. Don’t keep living as though nothing’s changed During ancient times when there really were famines, (most) people didn’t continue having …

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Get Productive and Increase Your Writing Income

By on March 12th, 2013

By : Angela Booth – © 2013 The freelance life is complicated. You can get to the end of what seemed like a productive day, and realize that you achieved nothing of major importance. Deadlines are looming, you’re not making as much money as you feel you should be making, and you wonder what you’re doing wrong. Professional writing used to be much simpler. You got clients, completed projects, and collected the money. When the mail arrived, on a good day you received several checks. On a bad day, the mailbox was jammed with rejected manuscripts. All these years later, email …

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What To Do With Extra Writing Income

By on February 11th, 2013

Is your freelance writing business netting you more money than what’s needed to pay the bills? It’s not a bad problem to have. Here are some ways you can spend that extra money. Make sure you set aside enough for taxes. If you’re earning more than you expected, you may also owe more taxes than you expected. Update your estimated tax calculation and set aside some additional funds if you need to. Pay at least your estimated taxes, i.e. what you paid last year, and you shouldn’t face any underpayment penalties if you happen owe at tax time. Having some …

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“How Much Do You Make With That Writing Thing?”

By on March 24th, 2010

Not only is it hard for people to articulate what I do, but they often don’t believe it’s a worthwhile undertaking. I’m a freelance copywriter – a “real job” by most people’s standards once they know what it actually is, but it’s often referred to as “that writing thing you do.” Whatever. I can handle the confusion, but for every person who can’t seem to figure out what I actually do, they are burning up to know how much I make doing it. Money Matters: Private or Public I’m not the norm when it comes to money matters. I don’t …

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Where Does Your Writing Income Come From?

By on April 11th, 2007

“Writer” is such a broad term isn’t it? There are so many ways to make money with writing. What do you focus on? Where does most of your writing income come from? My writing income is rather diverse, and only part-time, but I do well enough with it to keep me happy. Here’s how I earn money with my writing: PR writing for clients Copywriting/editing for clients Content writing for clients (once in a blue moon, and generally has to be a big site) Content sites of my own Blogging Selling informational products (just PLR articles right now) Here are …

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