Writing Income
Ready to Get Away From Low-Paying Writing Assignments?
The reality is that the reality is never the fantasy. I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was a kid. I dreamed that I would write in a rickety, old frame house and do my best to put peanut butter and tuna on the table for two kids. I’d bang out great pieces on [...]
How to Price Your Freelance Writing Work
Many freelance writers have questions about pricing their services. They wonder if they are too high or too low or even what the norm is for a particular type of writing. Pricing isn’t an easy question, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. You must consider a few elements to come up with the right [...]
5 Ways to Get Repeat Business From Your Clients
So you’ve landed the project. Yay! You do the work, get paid. And then … nothing. You don’t hear from the client again. If this sounds familiar, then you can increase your client retention rate by tweaking your business processes. It might not be that the client isn’t interested in working work with you again. [...]
21 Days to Making More From Your Writing
This year has been an amazing year for Writer’s Living. In fact, this month marks the first anniversary of this blog! Writer’s Living started in December 2011 with another name, as my original intent was to combine two things I love: the business of writing with thoughtful commentary on life and pop culture. After a [...]
How to Use Your Blog to Get Clients
A blog can be the foundation of your marketing strategy for your business. A blog can showcase your work, highlight your expertise, and connect you to your audience. If you are an author, freelance writer, or other content creator, then a blog is essential. For the longest, I resisted the idea of adding a blog [...]
Bruce Holland Rogers Successfully Sells Short Stories
Award-winning writer Bruce Holland Rogers has done what many short story writers aspire to do — make money selling short stories. Rogers has lived in Europe and the U.S., sharing his creative works with fans all over the world, including the U.S., the Netherlands, India, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, and China. His honors include the [...]
Want Paid Speaking Gigs? Write a Book
Books aren’t just for reading. They are for speaking. Paid speaking. You see, a book establishes your authority and credibility like nothing else. Writing a blog is great, but it doesn’t have the same punch as a book. Tweeting is good, but it can’t compare to a book. Posting articles is all right, but nothing [...]
Lesson for Writers: Forget Writing, Focus on Perception of Value
Newsweek is shutting down its print edition at the end of this year and moving to a completely digital format in the early part of 2013, editor Tina Brown announced today. Newsweek had earlier — in 2010 — merged with The Daily Beast, losing even its domain name in the process. Newsweek’s new digital format [...]
You Can Make Money From Your Book — Without Selling a Single Copy
You don’t have to sell a million copies of your book — or even a single one — to make money from it. You see, a book is much more than a single product to be read. A book has become the new business card. It is a tool you can use to generate leads, [...]
How to Use Craigslist to Get Writing Projects — Without Getting Stuck With A Low Rate
Craigslist is almost the last place you want to look for writing gigs. That is, unless you do it right. Most writers who try to use Craigslist to get business do so by scouring and responding to posts from people looking to hire freelancers. That’s most often an exercise in futility. You’d get more value [...]
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