tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875264211659505702.post5585710682326995366..comments2023-10-28T07:51:34.413-07:00Comments on Mama Needs A Book Contract: WAHM's and Low PayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875264211659505702.post-44833056650212322008-01-23T05:29:00.000-08:002008-01-23T05:29:00.000-08:00This was a good reminder to constantly keep pushin...This was a good reminder to constantly keep pushing yourself forward.Towel Hoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003484065555289335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875264211659505702.post-12380435791835453692008-01-03T11:09:00.000-08:002008-01-03T11:09:00.000-08:00Whether you remember it or not, I have been with y...Whether you remember it or not, I have been with you on this train (of thought) for a long time...AGKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428007962065078885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875264211659505702.post-64102081590534687992008-01-03T07:26:00.000-08:002008-01-03T07:26:00.000-08:00James, perhaps you and I have a different definiti...James, perhaps you and I have a different definition of "web copy." I know more than a few people--none veteran or elite--who get paid upwards of $50-$75/hr for writing copy for web sites. Check out The Well Fed Writer for resources. Also, journalistic articles for the web can pay quite well--kind of where magazines meet web copy. I regularly make $50/hr and recently raised my expectations (though granted, I am a "veteran" writer). So while $75/hr might take some doing, I do think that $50/hr is quite attainable. The point though was that beginners should take a serious look at their rates every six months until they get to those "veteran" rates. It takes about 2 years to build a viable freelance career, raising target rates is part of it... and meeting those target rates involves looking for increasingly better paying jobs.Dejahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784496502679822018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875264211659505702.post-75893370304043617222008-01-03T06:44:00.000-08:002008-01-03T06:44:00.000-08:00Dej, You are so smart. ;0)HDej, <BR/><BR/>You are so smart. ;0)<BR/><BR/>HRedWritingHoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041884148793397823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875264211659505702.post-18872615797977403582008-01-03T04:38:00.000-08:002008-01-03T04:38:00.000-08:00Good tips and a very good post. Writers also have ...Good tips and a very good post. <BR/><BR/>Writers also have to consider what their net profit is (what's left in their pocket) after expenses. Take your hourly rate and reduce it for each dollar it costs to earn you money. We blogged about <A HREF="http://www.jcme.ca/jcmefreelancewriting/setting-writer-rates-it-costs-money-to-make-money" REL="nofollow"> setting your rates</A> recently, because we realized many people didn't know that what they make isn't necessarily what they're left with when it's all said and done.<BR/><BR/>One note to make is that web content writing and print or magazine-style content pays very different rates. Very few web content writers - even veterans - will score your suggested rate of $75 per hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com