How much is your time worth?

I was looking for more work online and realized that Alaska’s $7.75 per hour minimum wage is by no means a low hourly wage. Anyone that thinks it is, just needs to try to earn some money as a writer.

Or as anything relating to writing and online researching. I was looking at a request [...]

Must Freelance mean Free? – Pt 5: Ethics of Advertising on Blogs

In 2009 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began to look more closely at the guidelines that governed advertising, in particular as it applied to blogging and social media.

On October 5, 2009 the FTC released a press release on the publication of their final guidelines governing endorsements and testimonials, it was this guideline that would [...]

Must Freelance mean Free? – part 3

In this post: I will be sharing what I can find about what the average site visitor seems to think of each type of revenue generation and which ones I find more or less obnoxious when I visit websites and blogs.

 

In 2008, Burst Media did some research into The Perils of Ad Clutter and [...]

Must Freelance Mean Free? – Part 2

The most obvious, and preferred, means of income for a freelance writer is to sell their writing to a magazine or newspaper. That can be a hit or miss situation, however, because you are competing against all of the other manuscripts that are seeking publication. Now yes, many of the submissions are going to be [...]

Must Freelance Mean Free? – Part 1

As a freelance writer I am a self employed writer. Someone that sells their skills to those who are in need of the specialized skills I have, specifically some forms of business writing, online advertisement copywriting and transcription work as well as researching information and fact checking.

The Internet has been both a blessing and [...]