When you’re a freelancer, it never hurts to take stock of your business now and then. Some do it weekly, some monthly, some annually. How often you check your progress doesn’t really matter, as long as you do it now and then. Some people track their income, how much they’ve invoiced in a given period, … Read more
You might be surprised by how many job listings on writer-centric websites still offer pay rates that fall way below minimum wage. It’s time writers began holding site managers accountable by pointing out any job listings they see that are clearly designed to exploit writers. Writers Worth Month founder Lori Widmer has a regular feature on her Words on the Page … Read more
I don’t even remember how it happened. I probably read about Writers Worth Day on LinkedIn or Twitter. But the moment I read those words something clicked. In addition to following Writers Worth creator Lori Widmer on social media, I became a regular reader of her amazing writing blog, Words on The Page. By the next year I was badgering Lori, saying, … Read more
Remember last week when I mentioned All Indie Writers founder Jenn Mattern? To commemorate the 10th anniversary of All Indie Writers, Jenn decided to interview several long-time freelancers to find out how the freelance writing business has changed over the past five or ten years. I’m fortunate to be one the freelance writing pros she … Read more