Comments on: The Clash of the Freelance Writing Promise https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/08/the-clash-of-the-freelance-writing-promise.html a freelance writing resource. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:06:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/08/the-clash-of-the-freelance-writing-promise.html#comment-17743 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 17:06:53 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=6891#comment-17743 In reply to Devon Ellington.

That’s ridiculous. No one needs to do unpaid anything in order to get the job. Even new writers can create their own samples and pull them out when needed. I would counter with the “let’s do one together” option. It makes more sense. They get to “test” your abilities and you get paid for your efforts.

Can you imagine telling a contractor you’d like her to install one window for free to “test” her skills?

]]> By: Devon Ellington https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/08/the-clash-of-the-freelance-writing-promise.html#comment-17742 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:36:08 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=6891#comment-17742 The last — about “they’re not my client and I’m not their writer” — so true.

Worst advice — which I ignored — was that it’s “necessary” to do unpaid samples in order to prove I’m the right writer for the work.

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