1. Advertising
    y u no do it?

    Advertising (learn more)

    Advertise virtually anything here, with CPM banner ads, CPM email ads and CPC contextual links. You can target relevant areas of the site and show ads based on geographical location of the user if you wish.

    Starts at just $1 per CPM or $0.10 per CPC.

I Landed a Contract with Discovery!

Discussion in 'Copywriting' started by vgal, May 24, 2008.

  1. webgal

    webgal Peon

    Messages:
    533
    Likes Received:
    24
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #21
    This is great news. Vgal, thanks so much for sharing and being such an inspiration.

    And for the rest of you, I would venture to say she gets decent writing wages for this. But I feel sure she'd put her new contract in jeopardy by revealing the terms of the agreement. The best part is that it's a regular gig, with good wages. Those opportunities don't come around often.
     
    webgal, May 24, 2008 IP
  2. vgal

    vgal Active Member

    Messages:
    873
    Likes Received:
    22
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    60
    #22
    Thanks all. Webgal, yes you are right. That is why I mentioned that I can't really go into details of anything, including payments. It's consistent, and something I wanted to write about, which makes it that much better.
     
    vgal, May 24, 2008 IP
  3. ashvaj

    ashvaj Active Member

    Messages:
    564
    Likes Received:
    14
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    58
    #23
    Congratulations Vgal !
    It is nice to see a writer achieving higher echelons.
    Hope to see your writings live soon.
     
    ashvaj, May 25, 2008 IP
  4. what

    what Active Member

    Messages:
    1,231
    Likes Received:
    10
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    80
    #24
    Wow, congratulations! Thanks for sharing this one --- really inspired me more! :)
     
    what, May 25, 2008 IP
  5. tobiewun

    tobiewun Peon

    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #25
    please post a link of your first article here
     
    tobiewun, May 26, 2008 IP
  6. vgal

    vgal Active Member

    Messages:
    873
    Likes Received:
    22
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    60
    #26
    As soon as we get started, I'll keep everyone updated here. :) The site is Planet Green (Discovery) and it is all bylined, so you will be able to see it.
     
    vgal, May 26, 2008 IP
  7. Trusted Writer

    Trusted Writer Banned

    Messages:
    1,370
    Likes Received:
    52
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    160
    #27
    That's great vgal because you are actually an inspiration for all of us heading for a spot at the top of the hill as other fellow members have already stated :)
     
    Trusted Writer, May 26, 2008 IP
  8. Merry'sKitchen

    Merry'sKitchen Peon

    Messages:
    180
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #28
    Congrats! :)

    I just landed a contract with PriceGrabber.com, so I know it can be done.

    Merry
     
    Merry'sKitchen, May 26, 2008 IP
  9. Trusted Writer

    Trusted Writer Banned

    Messages:
    1,370
    Likes Received:
    52
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    160
    #29
    So then say congratulations twice because your achievement and that of Vgal are the living proof that freelance writing is worth in each one's road to success.

    Congrats Mery!
     
    Trusted Writer, May 26, 2008 IP
  10. raketeer_mom

    raketeer_mom Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    421
    Likes Received:
    9
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    130
    Articles:
    3
    #30
    Congrats vgal! Thanks for the inspiration too. I was about to give up since some of my prospect clients declined to hire me. I am now reading more about english grammar and punctuation to improve my writing skills. :) Your success story is really an inspiration. :)
     
    raketeer_mom, May 26, 2008 IP
  11. amanamission

    amanamission Notable Member

    Messages:
    1,936
    Likes Received:
    138
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    210
    #31
    That's amazing news, and I hope everything goes well for your launch. It's great to see environmental awareness go mainstream; we have just launched two solar-power sites, so we're on this topic right now.
    The biggest problem I see is a skeptical, conservative backlash from individuals who fixate on one aspect of the debate, such as the personalities active in environmentalism, or the data about global warming.
    The ethanol debacle is a perfect example. The corn it's sourced from is cheap, surplus cattle feed, and anyway could be better made from switchgrass or algae.
    Biofuel is really exciting technology, some high school students made it from seawater!
    Anyway, I don't know if you're writing only promo copy or actually choosing content for the show, but hit me up if you want to know about the latest in Alternative Energy. I get around to all the seminars and have been running biodiesel for over two years now.
     
    amanamission, May 26, 2008 IP
  12. chillingbreeze

    chillingbreeze Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,075
    Likes Received:
    65
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    130
    #32
    Congratulations Vgal :) Wish you all the best for your new venture! :)
     
    chillingbreeze, May 27, 2008 IP
  13. ndcole78

    ndcole78 Peon

    Messages:
    29
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #33
    Congrats on the gig! And you're right.....There's room for a lot of writers to have the same kind of success. My advice to writers trying to get started is to never quit...If you want something--Go out and get it, period!
     
    ndcole78, May 27, 2008 IP
  14. Trusted Writer

    Trusted Writer Banned

    Messages:
    1,370
    Likes Received:
    52
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    160
    #34
    That is exactly what I did it after a moment of reflection a while back, should I give up?

    I decided stop waiting an opportunity or trying to give up, if opportunities weren't knocking at my door I would move forward to get them.

    A practical application of an ancient Latin proverb introduced into the English culture during the Middle Ages, "If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad will go to the mountain."
     
    Trusted Writer, May 27, 2008 IP
  15. TerrificContent

    TerrificContent Peon

    Messages:
    67
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #35
    That is awesome! It definitely gives all of us hope that we can make a decent living as freelance writers.
     
    TerrificContent, May 27, 2008 IP
  16. netx

    netx Peon

    Messages:
    165
    Likes Received:
    24
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #36
    Congrats! Please moderate yourself and don't speak much about that, somewhere on their NDA you might notice they will require you to keep private all your work for them, self advertising and they will drop you for sure!

    Good luck!
    Robert
     
    netx, May 27, 2008 IP
  17. CoolCopy

    CoolCopy Peon

    Messages:
    106
    Likes Received:
    8
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #37
    Congratulations, VGal! That's awesome!

    It's always so wonderful to hear of another writer's success. Can't wait to see Planet Green!
     
    CoolCopy, May 27, 2008 IP
  18. romele

    romele Peon

    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #38
    Congrats !!!
    I don't know when I would get my first - the kiss of the death !!
    Haha... sounds clichy !!
     
    romele, May 30, 2008 IP
  19. telegraph.hill

    telegraph.hill Peon

    Messages:
    91
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #39
    Well done, vgal!

    Sounds like a really interesting job. :)
     
    telegraph.hill, May 30, 2008 IP
  20. internetauthor

    internetauthor Peon

    Messages:
    850
    Likes Received:
    76
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #40
    Congrats! That's wonderful news - writing about fun topics you enjoy is hardly work at all! :)

    Rebecca
     
    internetauthor, May 30, 2008 IP