Yes, once again it’s time to bare our souls – or rather, our careers – to see how we’re doing on our way to freelance success. Like always, I’ll throw myself under the bus first in hopes you’ll follow. 😉 April – what can I say? Taxes had me crippled the first week and a…
Month: April 2009
Adding Value You Didn’t Know Existed
If spending just a few hours researching could net you more value to your clients, and perhaps a little more money, would you do it? Sure you would, especially if there was a little more money involved. You’re a business person. Business people don’t walk away from cash, especially when it could be easier to…
Fighting Words
From now on I’m taking Eileen’s approach to job listings – I’m not going there. For here’s what happened last week when I did. The ad was for a business article writer. The poster did write back. Let’s just say for once, price wasn’t the major issue. Here’s the response: “In most cases, you’d need…
A Dose of Reality, Please
With the Second Annual Writers Worth Day coming up on May 15th, I’m looking for ways to introduce a little reality into the heads of writers who think $1 an article is a great wage. I saw the other side of the spectrum over the weekend when I saw State of Play with Russell Crowe…
Where Have You Been?
Writing chum Anne Wayman had a fun post up last week on her blog about the jobs we writers have had over the years before this one. Since I’m trying to get a ton of work done before noon so I can enjoy maybe an hour of this fantastic weather, I’m going to shamelessly lift…
And Yes, We Should All Be Outraged
It seems the world is conspiring to make this Writers Worth Day more necessary than ever. Devon brought up on her blog a segment she’d seen on CBS’s The Morning Show in which Daniel Sieberg interviewed a woman who writes by her pool all day (the segment is called Selling Online Expertise). I won’t call…
Widget Anyone?
Here you are – the first annual Writers Worth Day widget in honor of the … well, Second Annual Writers Worth Day, which is May 15, 2009. Mind you, I put this together myself and I am not a designer, so if the size is wrong, as I’m sure it is, I apologize. I have…
Yet I’m Not Waiting
I joined Twitter because many of you convinced me I’d have access to, and possibly work from, other tweeters. Lo and behold, I did get a note from someone looking for exactly my writing experience, but I’m not getting the job. See, it’s the same company I’d turned down once before. They pay well, but…
Worthy Activities
The Second Annual Writers Worth Day is less than a month away – May 15. If you’re tired of low-paying job postings, tired of writers taking too little for too much work, tired of being told “But I spent all my money on the web design!”, this day is for you. Since we can’t change…
We ARE Worthy
Here’s a scenario that happened recently – Patient: “Doc, I have this sprained ankle. Can you look at it?” Doctor: “Sure. Let’s see what openings I have today.” Patient: “By the way, since this is probably just a sprain, it’ll be a breeze for you to fix, right?” Doctor: “We’ll have to see if it…