Comments on: Where I Get Paid To Write Update http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/ Straight Talk About Your Writing Career Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:05:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lynn A Bacarella Wright http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-3745 Lynn A Bacarella Wright Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:15:35 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-3745 I've learned so much in such a short time by reading your article, clicking on some links, and by putting Facebook and twitter to more effective use because of your mention. I have been writing since 1960, since childhood. I also draw. Thank you for your generosity of spirit. Yours, lynnz_beezkneez/AccidentallyArt.Ink @1996 lynnonethree@gmail.com or selah_lynn@hotmail.com I’ve learned so much in such a short time by reading your article, clicking on some links, and by putting Facebook and twitter to more effective use because of your mention. I have been writing since 1960, since childhood. I also draw.

Thank you for your generosity of spirit.

Yours,
lynnz_beezkneez/AccidentallyArt.Ink @1996
lynnonethree@gmail.com or selah_lynn@hotmail.com

]]> By: Katherine http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2991 Katherine Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:40:58 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2991 They sure do. :) They sure do. :)

]]> By: Jennifer M. Taylor http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2822 Jennifer M. Taylor Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:47:59 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2822 Hello, I have always enjoyed writting and I came across your page it was the third one i clicked on. I am glad I didnt give up! I am interested in writing articles and so on, but was unsure where to go. I found one site today and started writing away. It was called Article Income. After writting two articles i began looking around the site for specifics. Looking for how much they pay and so on. I cant seem to find anything. So finally I gave up and started looking around. The first two was a waste and mind you, it must of been 20 pages long! Thankfully I scrolled all the way to the bottom and saw a picture of a book that had a buy now icon. It was a whole page set up to look like it was the place to submit work, but all along it was a website selling a book on a "how to of making money writing." The one before your was links where you had to pay to join then you would earn money....maybe...who knows. I may or may not have things published from years ago. Truth of the matter is this, I wrote some poems and short stories. After i sent them in I recieved a letter saying they wanted me to come to an award ceremony and pay to fly and stay. Or they wanted me to buy the book they were going to publish it in. I wrote all of them back giving them permission to publish and never bought any books or took any trips. Truth or the matter is I dont even know if I am any good compared to alot of writers I adore. I am beginning to think maybe I am just chatty. Which doesn't mean anyone would listen. ANYHOW! Thank you for the information on your site. This is what I think I was looking for. I have never beleived in paying someone else to publish my work. I want to find who to do it the other way around. Hello,

I have always enjoyed writting and I came across your page it was the third one i clicked on. I am glad I didnt give up! I am interested in writing articles and so on, but was unsure where to go. I found one site today and started writing away. It was called Article Income. After writting two articles i began looking around the site for specifics. Looking for how much they pay and so on. I cant seem to find anything. So finally I gave up and started looking around. The first two was a waste and mind you, it must of been 20 pages long! Thankfully I scrolled all the way to the bottom and saw a picture of a book that had a buy now icon. It was a whole page set up to look like it was the place to submit work, but all along it was a website selling a book on a “how to of making money writing.” The one before your was links where you had to pay to join then you would earn money….maybe…who knows. I may or may not have things published from years ago. Truth of the matter is this, I wrote some poems and short stories. After i sent them in I recieved a letter saying they wanted me to come to an award ceremony and pay to fly and stay. Or they wanted me to buy the book they were going to publish it in. I wrote all of them back giving them permission to publish and never bought any books or took any trips. Truth or the matter is I dont even know if I am any good compared to alot of writers I adore. I am beginning to think maybe I am just chatty. Which doesn’t mean anyone would listen. ANYHOW! Thank you for the information on your site. This is what I think I was looking for. I have never beleived in paying someone else to publish my work. I want to find who to do it the other way around.

]]> By: Joe Wallace http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2649 Joe Wallace Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:55:28 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2649 Sound advice--and I am happy to see you've moved up the success ladder since the initial post about your markets. Congratulations! Sound advice–and I am happy to see you’ve moved up the success ladder since the initial post about your markets. Congratulations!

]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2641 Sharon Hurley Hall Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:31:04 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2641 Once you have some work, it's much easier to get more, Elijah, but sometimes there are hidden gems on those sites. Rentacoder is the only one where I've had a couple of decent gigs. The job lists I mentioned are much more useful. Once you have some work, it’s much easier to get more, Elijah, but sometimes there are hidden gems on those sites. Rentacoder is the only one where I’ve had a couple of decent gigs. The job lists I mentioned are much more useful.

]]> By: Elijah http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2624 Elijah Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:09:03 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2624 This is a great little post. I have yet to step foot on elance, odesk or any other edesk combination - nor do I plan to. I've always found the best way to find solid, repeat business as a freelance writer is to put yourself out there. Keep an ear to the street. When you're starting off, work isn't going to find you. You have to get out there, follow your passions and find that next gig. Do your best and they will come back for more. I know it sounds simple, but it's what has worked for me! .-= Elijah´s last blog ..<a href="http://wordboo.com/wordboo-com-is-officially-open-for-business/" rel="nofollow">WordBoo.com Is Officially Open For Business!</a> =-. This is a great little post. I have yet to step foot on elance, odesk or any other edesk combination – nor do I plan to.

I’ve always found the best way to find solid, repeat business as a freelance writer is to put yourself out there. Keep an ear to the street.

When you’re starting off, work isn’t going to find you. You have to get out there, follow your passions and find that next gig. Do your best and they will come back for more.

I know it sounds simple, but it’s what has worked for me!
Elijah´s last blog ..WordBoo.com Is Officially Open For Business! My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2570 Sharon Hurley Hall Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:53:37 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2570 You have way with words, Roger. I like the images of the table crashing and the whale slipping off the hook. One thing we must never stop doing is looking out for new work. It's always useful to have a couple of extra jobs just in case. You have way with words, Roger. I like the images of the table crashing and the whale slipping off the hook. One thing we must never stop doing is looking out for new work. It’s always useful to have a couple of extra jobs just in case.

]]> By: Roger Blazic http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2568 Roger Blazic Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:19:57 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2568 Sharon, you hit on some really great points. Diversifying your client list is so important. I'm brand new in the blogging/freelance world, however, I used to own a home-based advertising agency, Blazic Design, Inc., in Las Vegas. My former wife and I looked at our business like a table. If you have four big clients and one crashed, your table would topple. I had a goal to build ten core clients and then to accumulate a cadre of nickel and dime clients. If the core clients slowed down, invariably, one of the little ones would call with a small project. Our cash flow remained steady because we were so diversified. I've seen many agencies or small businesses implode when their whale slipped off the hook. Great advice, you jogged a few marbles in my head to think about as I work toward a freelance career that buys more than coffee. .-= Roger Blazic´s last blog ..<a href="http://rogerscirclereader.blogspot.com/2009/07/publishing-schedule-shaping-up.html" rel="nofollow">Publishing Schedule Shaping Up</a> =-. Sharon, you hit on some really great points. Diversifying your client list is so important. I’m brand new in the blogging/freelance world, however, I used to own a home-based advertising agency, Blazic Design, Inc., in Las Vegas.

My former wife and I looked at our business like a table. If you have four big clients and one crashed, your table would topple. I had a goal to build ten core clients and then to accumulate a cadre of nickel and dime clients. If the core clients slowed down, invariably, one of the little ones would call with a small project. Our cash flow remained steady because we were so diversified.

I’ve seen many agencies or small businesses implode when their whale slipped off the hook.

Great advice, you jogged a few marbles in my head to think about as I work toward a freelance career that buys more than coffee.
Roger Blazic´s last blog ..Publishing Schedule Shaping Up My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2505 Sharon Hurley Hall Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:08:21 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2505 It is, Katherine - but some companies stay the course. It is, Katherine – but some companies stay the course.

]]> By: Sharon Hurley Hall http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/#comment-2504 Sharon Hurley Hall Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:06:46 +0000 http://getpaidtowriteonline.com/?p=1002#comment-2504 Hi Connie, bidding is one of the most difficult aspects of launching a freelance writing career. What you bid depends on the time the work will take you, your experience, what the market will bear and how quickly you can write. Payment for a 500 word article that is fairly straightforward can range between $10 and $30 apiece, or even more. For blog posts, the rate can be between $10 and $60 a post. It's difficult to be more specific. Hi Connie, bidding is one of the most difficult aspects of launching a freelance writing career. What you bid depends on the time the work will take you, your experience, what the market will bear and how quickly you can write. Payment for a 500 word article that is fairly straightforward can range between $10 and $30 apiece, or even more. For blog posts, the rate can be between $10 and $60 a post. It’s difficult to be more specific.

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