Comments on: Monster List of Freelancing Tips

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:42:25 +0000

Good advice Sean.

By: Sean Kinn

Sean Kinn — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:18:44 +0000

I think the freelance world may have changed a bit. As in, I believe modern-day freelance writers should also consider correct Web 2.0 Freelance Blogging methods. It involves time and effort, but the end result is enough AdSense revenue to subsist on as a freelance writer: * Blog often. * Write separate articles about your topic to submit to sites that accept articles (GoArticles.com, for example); the articles provide important back-links to your blog. * Quote and link to subject matter experts from within your blog. *Also post comments at blogs that allow comments (like this one), specifically for the additional back-links. * Lean toward maximizing AdSense placement, without overkill; in other words, placing AdSense ads at the top of blog posts between title and text will maximize exposure, but you are only allowed a certain total number of AdSense ads. * And, finally, don’t give up because it’s not a scam and it actually works over time. SK

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:50:46 +0000

RE: not taking revisions personally. I see this happen all the time at Demand Studios. People go in the forums and type 20 words per minute to complain about the last re-write. Then they follow up with more posts. Then they post the re-write request and have other people review it. Then they follow up with more posts. THey spend hours on this rewrite request without actually a) getting it done or b) moving on. Would you argue with your boss for 3 hours if he wasn’t going to pay you for it?

I make $60 in 2 hours writing for Demand Studios. I get rewrite requests 20% of the time. My rewrites get rejected at less than 4% of the time. I made 6 grand in less than six months because I didn’t take revisions personally. I kissed butt, made the changes, and moved on. As I noted in my Demand Studios e-book, I can take a few literary punches for 6 grand!
http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/writing-efficiently-for-demand-studios/8099028

By: Master Dayton

Master Dayton — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:52:05 +0000

Boy, you weren't kidding when you named this a "monster" list of freelance writing tips. Always good to see writers who are offering an olive branch to other beginning writers and helping them to learn the ropes. Great list of freelance writing advice, and I hope many of your readers profit from following these tips! .-= Master Dayton´s last blog ..College Students as Part Time Writers, Part One =-.

By: cmdweb

cmdweb — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:59:08 +0000

A monster list indeed. Consider it bookmarked.
I particularly like the advice on not underselling and being able to repurpose your work.

By: Abid

Abid — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:25:58 +0000

That is such an impressive list. But I guess the biggest challenge is actually collecting payments. Its such a big headache. I guess freelancers need to concentrate a lot on building relationships. Otherwise some company will take up their position. Abids last blog post..Any Crazy Engineers out there? Come grab this!

By: KG Lew

KG Lew — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:38:12 +0000

This has a lot of great tips… thanks for sharing… I have been doing a little bit of freelancing but I never did it too seriously because I was always caught up with other ways to pay the bills… lol

KG Lews last blog post..Issue 69 : Writing Flawless Sales Pages (Part 2)

By: David Bowman

David Bowman — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:39:55 +0000

Freelance editors: same list.