Freelance Writing/Copywriting Income

Discussion in 'Copywriting' started by KeywordsandCopy, Nov 1, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hey guys and gals!

    I have been meaning to add a new thread concerning how much money freelance writers/copywriters can earn. After all, reading all the negative posts about earning $.01/word can become disheartening to aspiring writers.

    Once a month on my blog I detail how much money I earned the previous month via freelance writing. This past month I eclipsed the $7k mark, and to tell you the truth, I feel that a lot of people can do the same.

    If interested, check out the post at http://www.chrisblogging.com/freelance-writing-income-october-2007/ - and please send me an email if you have any specific questions. I am always available to chat online, on the phone, etc.

    Hope this shows that freelancers can make real money!
     
    KeywordsandCopy, Nov 1, 2007 IP
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  2. nofullstop

    nofullstop Peon

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    can you please suggest some good freelancing jobs..

    like some technology web 2 related jobs..

    I ended up writing articles till 31st dec recently and now I am totally free for freelancing..
     
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  3. RockDiesel

    RockDiesel Well-Known Member

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    thanks for the post Chris, I read your blog a couple of times a week.

    EDIT: Just did the math, it was approximately 290-300$ per project. Nice job.
     
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  4. KeywordsandCopy

    KeywordsandCopy Peon

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    nofullstop - I suggest directly contacting the companies and publications that you want to write for. It never hurts to ask!

    RockDiesel - Great to have you as a reader. I never did the math, but I guess you are right!
     
    KeywordsandCopy, Nov 1, 2007 IP
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    Congratulations on doing so well!

    It's nice to see success stories. :)
     
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  6. Tech Man

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    Congratulations...

    I'm still struggling to cross the $1k a month mark and I think your blog is pretty informative and I think I can learn a thing or two from there.

    Thanks for all the info and good luck.
     
    Tech Man, Nov 2, 2007 IP
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    Keyword,
    Thank you for the encouraging post. I have been trying to get my name out there for sometime. On your blog or here, do you know a list of reputable places? How do you get people to invest in you if you are new?

    -Jim
     
  8. what

    what Active Member

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    Congratulations, Chris! How I wish I can reach that mark, too! I'll check out the URL you provided :)
     
    what, Nov 3, 2007 IP
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    Way to go, Chris!
     
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    Which quality training do you suggest to become a good copywriter / marketing specialist?
     
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    Although I am nowhere near your incredible mark of 7k monthly, I do have some pointers for prospective content/copywriters. QUALITY! No matter if your getting paid .02$-.10$ write with true quality, invest alot of time into your initial works. Right now I am receiving almost 40% of my projects from past customers and referrals because I wrote very high quality articles.
     
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    Hey Chris...I read your blog regularly. I'm watching my income climb slowly. I'm not anywhere near the $7k/mo mark but a year ago was doing mostly .01/word gigs and have doubled my average income in a year which is promising :)
    Great to hear such awesome success in the industry. Thanks for giving us all hope! :)
     
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    Congratulations! You deserved this success.
     
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  14. marketjunction

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    #14
    Very nice.

    Hopefully you're not killing yourself to make the money. That's one thing a lot of people do.

    One day you look around and realize you're working nonstop. :)

    Here's to your continued success!
     
    marketjunction, Nov 5, 2007 IP
  15. SEOLinker

    SEOLinker Banned

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    Yeah, congrats. Friend of mine from Odessa, Ukraine (3rd world country) get paid at least $10 for 1000 chars without spaces (not words, go figure). In the end it's up to $18 for 400 words in average. Much better than $4 per 400, right ?:) And it's just average job. So it really wonders me why people here even from USA/UK/Australia/Canada/West Europe work for so low. It's just not worth it.
     
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    Good job. About how many hours did you spend on paid project work during October, if you don't mind divulging?
     
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    Thanks for all the kind words! I really just want everybody to see that freelance writing has a lot to offer.

    Latoya - My typical work day is 7am to noon most of the time. But of course, this changes day by day, week by week!
     
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    Wow. That's my dream job. How do you manage to accomplish so much during 5 hours???
     
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    brotherZ - I simply try to keep the jobs that are high paying, and dispose of the ones that are low paying and time consuming. This allows me to put the time I have to good use. But of course, things were not always this way! Early in my career I was working 10 hour days minimum!
     
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    I have been freelance writing part time for a few years now. I am consistently hitting the 1k mark, but would really like to bump that up a few ks. (wouldn't we all, lol) I liked your blog and will continue reading it. Keep up the good work.

    Also, I just joined this forum, but do you get much of your work from here?
     
    Traci, Nov 8, 2007 IP