If you wait long enough (five minute usually), the universe will hand you a blog topic. In this case, it was a fellow writer who sent along her own scenario that serves as a reminder to all writers that you can — and should — stand up for your freelance writing business. Here’s the scenario…
Tag: negotiations
The Writer’s Guide to Negotiating Like a Pro
FREE Marketing Q&A: Join Jake Poinier and me September 14th at 1 pm ET for a FREE one-hour Marketing Q&A. Reserve your spot today It’s only Tuesday? Why do I feel like last week just blended into this week? I had a weekend — a good one — but I came to the desk yesterday with a list…
Sealing Writing Deals: The Golden Bridge
What’s on the iPod: Quiet Little Voices by We Were Promised Jetpacks A new poll this week — take a look over on the right side of this page. Don’t forget to cast your vote! Happy birthday to Devon Ellington! I hope you have a lovely day, my dear. May it be a relaxing, stress-free…
The Very Limited Offer
Even feeling like I’d been pushed through a sieve, I managed to get a good deal finished yesterday. I drafted a client newsletter, got an article to a point where I need only drop in one more quote, and wrote the first draft of the 31 Days to Trade Magazine Profits webinar. I still feel…
When You Hold the Cards
I’m still hanging around with the folks, so I’m scheduling this post in advance. I had a chat with a writer friend earlier in the week. He was talking about his most recent client meeting and how he managed to stand firm on his rate to a client that was doing a little dancing around…
The Great (or not so great) Compromise
I wish every work day went as smoothly as yesterday. I sat down in the morning and in two hours, I had a finished article. One down, two more to go (well, three if you count the new one due in September). I credit my pre-planning. Knowing the time crunch, I did all my interviews…
Covering the Freelance Tush
What’s on the iPod: Old, Old Fashioned by Frightened Rabbit What a day yesterday, in a good way. I accomplished more than I thought I could manage in nine hours. One article, three blog posts, two smaller projects, and a poem for my writing group. I didn’t get a post for this blog ready, but…
Life Goes On
What’s on the iPod: Sweetness by Jimmy Eat WorldWhat I’m reading: Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather Dear friend Anne Wayman has a post up about saying no. It’s a small word, easy to spell, but damn tough to utter sometimes. Anne has learned how, but how many of us have? Here’s the…
The Return of the Low-ballers
A Twitter acquaintance got in touch with me recently to get some suggestions/feedback/potential help on a project. He and I hit it off and we were both excited about this potential new project. Then we gave the client the price, which was more than fair and probably a bit on the low side, gauging the…