Month: May 2024

Freelance Writing WTF: This Job, Not That Job

Posted on May 29, 2024 by lwidmer

Sometimes in freelance writing, you just have to go with your first reaction, hence the WTF in today’s post title. Because it’s a true WTF moment. This is the message I received on LinkedIn offering me a freelance writing gig. And it’s bad enough that it’s perfect for my ongoing This Job, Not That Job […]

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Wednesday WTF: Freelance Writing or Serfdom?

Posted on May 22, 2024 by lwidmer

When it comes to freelance writing, there’s little that leaves me speechless these days. This post on a Facebook forum sure did. The Post I’ve been writing for a “national magazine” which no one has heard of, for a few years now strictly on freelance basis for the quarterly publication. My editor/publisher only pays per […]

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Freelance Files: Is This Client Worth It?

Posted on May 1, 2024 by lwidmer

It’s been a while since we exercised our client-vetting skills, which is what this Is This Client Worth It segment is about. If we see real scenarios and how it turned out, we might get better at vetting potential clients. Let’s consider this scenario: The client reached out via an established contact. He needed a […]

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