Comments on: Freelance Writing and the Free Market http://www.jimwrites.com/2008/01/07/freelance-writing-and-the-free-market/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing http://www.jimwrites.com/2008/01/07/freelance-writing-and-the-free-market/#comment-11 Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.jimwrites.com/2008/01/07/freelance-writing-and-the-free-market/#comment-11 Jim, I never knew the mentality was this bad until I started taking work as a freelance writer. One of my blog buddies is a great writer, but she keeps taking those low paying jobs. In many cases they could make more writing reviews or possibly submitting their work to associated content at least they can get upfront pay and residual income. Jim,
I never knew the mentality was this bad until I started taking work as a freelance writer. One of my blog buddies is a great writer, but she keeps taking those low paying jobs.
In many cases they could make more writing reviews or possibly submitting their work to associated content at least they can get upfront pay and residual income.

]]> By: Jim http://www.jimwrites.com/2008/01/07/freelance-writing-and-the-free-market/#comment-10 Jim Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:57:07 +0000 http://www.jimwrites.com/2008/01/07/freelance-writing-and-the-free-market/#comment-10 Exactly right! It goes back to my point about thinking of yourself as a professional. Even moderately talented writers deserve more than what they are settling for. Your last point is what is keeping wages low. As long as buyers get good articles for insultingly low money, it would not make good business sense for them to willingly pay more. Exactly right! It goes back to my point about thinking of yourself as a professional. Even moderately talented writers deserve more than what they are settling for.

Your last point is what is keeping wages low. As long as buyers get good articles for insultingly low money, it would not make good business sense for them to willingly pay more.

]]> By: Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing http://www.jimwrites.com/2008/01/07/freelance-writing-and-the-free-market/#comment-9 Opal Tribble - Addicted To Writing Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:53:05 +0000 http://www.jimwrites.com/2008/01/07/freelance-writing-and-the-free-market/#comment-9 I believe you also have people that don't realize their worth. They feel they have to take those low paying jobs. They don't think of themselves as "real writers" so they will accept those scraps. The sad thing is I have read some of the articles that writers have written at these wages, and they are good articles. I can understand the fear because I faced that issue also in fact, I wrote about my experience; however, I would not write period. Once I conquered my fears, and realized that I was a writer started freelance writing. I demanded a good salary right from the start, and I received it. If writers devalue their worth by accepting these articles and produce quality content naturally the client will think it's not that hard to do and wonder why writers are "demanding" such extravagant sums for their articles. I believe you also have people that don’t realize their worth. They feel they have to take those low paying jobs. They don’t think of themselves as “real writers” so they will accept those scraps.

The sad thing is I have read some of the articles that writers have written at these wages, and they are good articles. I can understand the fear because I faced that issue also in fact, I wrote about my experience; however, I would not write period.

Once I conquered my fears, and realized that I was a writer started freelance writing. I demanded a good salary right from the start, and I received it.

If writers devalue their worth by accepting these articles and produce quality content naturally the client will think it’s not that hard to do and wonder why writers are “demanding” such extravagant sums for their articles.

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