Your 7 Favorite Posts About Freelance Writing — So Far

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   Pankaj on July 16, 2014 at 11:49 pm

   Really great resources to read on. Although all articles are amazing but I personally liked the last one.

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   Rob on July 16, 2014 at 8:48 pm

   My favourite was the one about the Elance/Odesk merger. I was caught in the Elance trap for about a year. Once I broke out, my income doubled overnight and my workload cut in half. Then I had time to explore other income avenues.

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     Editor on July 16, 2014 at 9:17 pm

     I’m so glad to hear that you were able to break free of Elance — and earn a ton more because of it. Congratulations!

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     Carol Tice on July 17, 2014 at 8:09 am

     Awesome to hear, Rob!

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   Paul on July 16, 2014 at 2:15 pm

   Thanks again for being so helpful! 🙂 I’ve been meaning to ask if there has been a post on knowing how to determine a fee/charge for a job. I know this will depend a lot on the type of work – and magazines will nearly always have their own rates, but are there general guidelines….anywhere. I must look in the Writers Yearbook….

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     Editor on July 16, 2014 at 9:16 pm

     Each job will have it’s own needs, but you could find some good guidelines in the Writer’s Market. You might also check out the Earn More from Writing and Writer Pay tags here on Carol’s blog.

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     Paul on July 17, 2014 at 1:48 pm

     Thanks for the tip. This is embarrassing but I’m not sure how to find these ‘tags’ on Carol’s blog….I don’t see where one would search for tags – altho I do see tags at the bottom of posts….? Funny, I read quite a few blogs but I’ve never had to search in that way….

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     Carol Tice on July 18, 2014 at 3:11 pm

     Paul, check out the sidebar where it says “We talk about…” That’s our most popular tags there.

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     Paul on July 18, 2014 at 4:27 pm

     Yep, thanks I can see the pop ones….and as I mentioned the nz society of authors is a great site… 🙂
     http://www.authors.org.nz/wawcs0139329/writers-rates.html

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     Carol Tice on July 17, 2014 at 8:07 am

     Sure, Paul — I think this post will help you The Truth About How Much Freelance Writers Make.

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     Paul on July 17, 2014 at 11:29 pm

     Got my brain into gear… Rediscovered this : http://www.authors.org.nz/wawcs0139329/writers-rates.html

     v useful site…and obviously diff versions in every country

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   Elke Feuer on July 16, 2014 at 7:21 am

   The one Daryl mentioned is a good one. Another is Uncover your Brand Personality by Big Brand System http://www.bigbrandsystem.com/?s=uncover+your+brand+personality

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     Carol Tice on July 17, 2014 at 8:02 am

     Ooh, I love Pam Slim – got to meet her at World Domination Summit last year.

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   Daryl on July 16, 2014 at 7:07 am

   So far my favorite post of the year (and one of the most recent ones I’ve read) is Boost Blog Traffic’s – The Only 6 Posts Worth Writing (and How to Totally Nail Each One) – http://boostblogtraffic.com/posts-worth-writing/

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     Carol Tice on July 17, 2014 at 8:02 am

     Man, I loved that post, too! Even before I noticed it used some of MY posts as examples of the 6 kinds. 😉