Comments on: Mixing It Up

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Eileen, I wonder just how many of these trusted sources of mine will disappear in the current economy. You bring up a good point about those who don’t pay their bills. I give them one shot. If they don’t pay as expected, I’m no longer their writer.

By: Eileen Coale

Eileen Coale — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:51:00 +0000

I don’t write for magazines for all those reasons mentioned. It just is not worth my time. In the amount of time that it would take me to hunt up a magazine, check ’em out, query it, and write the article, I could make at least four times that amount doing web copy, AND I’d have at least 50% payment up front.

I do, however, google every prospective client. It’s amazing what you can find sometimes – prospects who have been involved in lawsuits, prospects who don’t pay their bills, prospects who have owned 5 different businesses in as many years … needless to say, these prospects never become my clients.

By: Carrie Wilson Link

Carrie Wilson Link — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:52:00 +0000

I have the same “sickness.”

By: Angie Ledbetter

Angie Ledbetter — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:44:00 +0000

I don’t know a single other industry where employees have to spend so much #%!#%!%? time tracking down their payments or worrying legitimately that their work is being ripped off! Danged frustrating.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:33:00 +0000

I look at the magazines I enjoy reading and figure out whether or not I can write for them. I spend time at libraries, newsstands, and in bookstores browsing, and then go and do a little research on the reputations.

By: Kimberly Ben

Kimberly Ben — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:05:00 +0000

Lori, I started out part-time writing for a couple of niche magazines and now that I write full time for business realized I’ve gotten away from it. I have been formulating a plan to get back into it as well. Thanks for sharing the resources.