Adventures in Freelancing

I have a new schedule to fit in all my work and happiness. This schedule says I have a very small amount of time to blog today. So, here are a few quick tips for freelance newbies:

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1. Don’t write anything for free. Yes, I know the ad on Craigslist says the employer needs you to write a review of something so they can check out your mad skillz as a writer and decide whether or not to hire you for one million dollars a year. It is a lie. Don’t do it.

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2. Don’t sign up for a login to that dating website that wants to hire you to write web content. If they are really considering hiring you they will have a generic login and password for employees. If they ask you to sign up, they will spam you or sell your email address.

3. Don’t write a 500 word article for $1. I know web content is easier than print, and I know it pays less- but $1 for 500 words? Okay, if you are desperate, need something for your resume’ or know the subject like a flea knows veins…I guess you can write it. But still- $1? Umm…that’s  less than half a cent per word. That is 2 one-thousandths of a cent. That is…that is no.

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4.  Come back here every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for updates. Surprise updates possible on weekends with nak’d pictures of my cats a total possibility.