Do any of you know where you can find people willing to pay $.05-$.10+ a word without having to wait 3 months? Any forums or webmasters or sites where people pay this much? How much would you pay for content writing? Thanks
It takes hard work, dedication and talent on your part to make a successful living as a freelance writer. There's an abundance of information available on the web to help you find these sorts of things. With the market being as competitive as it is, and people willing to work for a penny a word it can be difficult AND frustrating obtaining those higher paying jobs. My advice? Keep at it! Your perseverance will be rewarded.
Ouch. I actually consider $.05-.10 per word to be extremely low, not high-paying customers. I charge at least $.35/word just for non-exclusive online-only rights, not including print rights, copyright, or anything else. And I have enough clients that are willing to pay that, plus more when they want exclusive rights. I only have one client where I do work for less, only because they worked with me before my rate increases. If you ever want to make a really decent living writing on the Web, focus on building your expertise in your niche. For me that's PR, marketing and small business. I have a degree in PR and run my own firm. I also work as a freelance writer and editor on the side, and write about freelance issues, as well as consulting issues (b/c of my experience in PR consulting). But you need to find your own niche, get educated, get experience, and build a following. Once enough "important" people in your industry know who you are and follow your work, you'll have the good clients coming to you without much effort. Build your professional network. I have people referred to me all the time for writing (aside from PRs and other publicity work) in the business field. I've actually turned down a few good potential projects b/c I have too much going on already, and want to focus more on my firm. And on the rare occasion that I actually come across a job I think is worth applying for, I've always gotten it simply on the merits of my portfolio. Start building yours. (That reminds me that I need to update mine. *sigh*) Get a few big name clients under your belt, and you won't be on forums looking for article gigs anymore. Subscribe to Writers Market and look for niche publications online or in print. And visit forums devoted entirely to writers, not to webmasters who want cheap content. But seriously, spend time on your portfolio and networking, and you'll do just fine. It just takes some time. Jenn
Ouch. I actually consider $.05-.10 per word to be extremely low, not high-paying customers. I charge at least $.35/word just for non-exclusive online-only rights, not including print rights, copyright, or anything else. And I have enough clients that are willing to pay that, plus more when they want exclusive rights. I only have one client where I do work for less, only because they worked with me before my rate increases. If you ever want to make a really decent living writing on the Web, focus on building your expertise in your niche. For me that's PR, marketing and small business. I have a degree in PR and run my own firm. I also work as a freelance writer and editor on the side, and write about freelance issues, as well as consulting issues (b/c of my experience in PR consulting). But you need to find your own niche, get educated, get experience, and build a following. Once enough "important" people in your industry know who you are and follow your work, you'll have the good clients coming to you without much effort. Build your professional network. I have people referred to me all the time for writing (aside from PRs and other publicity work) in the business field. I've actually turned down a few good potential projects b/c I have too much going on already, and want to focus more on my firm. And on the rare occasion that I actually come across a job I think is worth applying for, I've always gotten it simply on the merits of my portfolio. Start building yours. (That reminds me that I need to update mine. *sigh*) Get a few big name clients under your belt, and you won't be on forums looking for article gigs anymore. Subscribe to Writers Market and look for niche publications online or in print. And visit forums devoted entirely to writers, not to webmasters who want cheap content. But seriously, spend time on your portfolio and networking, and you'll do just fine. It just takes some time. Jenn
Ouch. I actually consider $.05-.10 per word to be extremely low, not high-paying customers. I charge at least $.35/word just for non-exclusive online-only rights, not including print rights, copyright, or anything else. And I have enough clients that are willing to pay that, plus more when they want exclusive rights. I only have one client where I do work for less, only because they worked with me before my rate increases. If you ever want to make a really decent living writing on the Web, focus on building your expertise in your niche. For me that's PR, marketing and small business. I have a degree in PR and run my own firm. I also work as a freelance writer and editor on the side, and write about freelance issues, as well as consulting issues (b/c of my experience in PR consulting). But you need to find your own niche, get educated, get experience, and build a following. Once enough "important" people in your industry know who you are and follow your work, you'll have the good clients coming to you without much effort. Build your professional network. I have people referred to me all the time for writing (aside from PRs and other publicity work) in the business field. I've actually turned down a few good potential projects b/c I have too much going on already, and want to focus more on my firm. And on the rare occasion that I actually come across a job I think is worth applying for, I've always gotten it simply on the merits of my portfolio. Start building yours. (That reminds me that I need to update mine. *sigh*) Get a few big name clients under your belt, and you won't be on forums looking for article gigs anymore. Subscribe to Writers Market and look for niche publications online or in print. And visit forums devoted entirely to writers, not to webmasters who want cheap content. But seriously, spend time on your portfolio and networking, and you'll do just fine. It just takes some time. Jenn
koolkid.. a good idea might be to build a website for articles, where you can actually sell your articles. You should start articles for interesting topics, post a small description of them on your site, and ask for a registration or fee for accessing the entire article, or a cost if someone wants to but your articles. I'm sure many people will be interested in buying unique articles which have original content in them. Since you would have worked hard on making an articles resource, you can sell them for a higher price.
If your a good write and write for well known large sites, they will find you. Once you build up a good relationship with other website owners word will spread. Everyone has a different budget but the large sites that make a good amount of money know that quality content is important and are willing to pay for it. If you can produce that content they will find you if you do enough work online. My advice would be to try and write for larger, wel known sites.