Reminder: #wclw chat on freelance income today @ 10 am PT
Join us on today at 10 am PT/1 pm ET to learn how to make more money from your freelance writing. Bring your questions and use #wclw to participate.
Next #wclw chat Jan. 25 – supercharge your freelance writing income
Being a freelance writer doesn’t mean taking a vow of poverty. If you know how to work the system – and just plain work – you can generate a more than comfortable income as a self-employed freelance writer. I know - I hit six figures in 2010 and 2011 when the economy was still hurting [...]
The great freelance rate debate continues
Writing for content aggregators and rates that those companies pay are much-discussed, much disagreed upon subjects in the freelance writing world – and that’s putting it mildly.
The race to the bottom
Do you focus on the lowest-common denominator freelance gigs that are easier to come by and easier to write but pay less and have a heck of a lot more competition vying for the opportunity? Or do you aim higher, going for the tougher assignments that are harder to land, harder to complete but pay more too?
WordCount online media recap for week of May 2
Conde Nast closes Portfolio – The publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker shut down its glossy business monthly just two years after launch. According to news reports, Conde Naste had planned to spend $100 million over 5 years on the title, which was ultimately done in by declining ad sales. The mag’s Portfolio.com [...]
Freelance jobs site hosts "Idol" style audition for paid blogger gig
Freelance Writer Jobs is a popular Website for freelancers. Every day Deborah Ng and her staff cull information on new writing gigs from a variety of sources – Craig’s List, Mediabistro.com, other job boards – and post them online, along with a mix of comments and commentary on the freelance writing life. This week, FWJ [...]
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