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thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Sep 29, 2008
Friend and fellow writer, Lori Widmer commented that she’s had to revise her estimated quarterly taxes upward. That’s great news. I don’t know about you, but I find the whole world of taxes utterly confusing. Used to …
Also tagged: writers, taxes, irs, freelance writers, tax girl, taxgirl, kelly erb
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Sep 18, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) The other day a writing buddy of mine called. He was tempted to take a writing gig that paid way less than half of what she normally gets. True, it was a rather unique opportunity with a …
Also tagged: save, clients, authors, fees, savings, publishers, freelance writing, freelance writers, editors, writing business
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Sep 16, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) As you who follow this blog, I’m a big proponent of charging enough for your writing. Of course, just how much is enough is an open question. My experience, however, indicates that many …
Also tagged: pricing, writers, editing, fees, work at home, home business, freelance writing, general freelance writing, freelancer, how to charge, how to set freelance fees
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Aug 20, 2008
Tracking or logging in the hours you write can make a lot of sense. Shai Coggins who blogs at Just Make Money Online recently pointed to a new web service called IDidWork.com. Shai does a great job in her post summing …
Also tagged: teams, writers, clients, track, hours, work at home, home business, freelance writing, log, ididwork, virual work log
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Aug 15, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) Hi Anne, Do you think $5 per blog is a fair pay rate? Thanks, C Hi C, Great question! And there’s no single answer. Five dollars a post equals $35 a week if you post daily, which isn’t …
Also tagged: blogging, writers, pay, work at home, home business, freelance writing fees, freelance writing tips and ideas, blogging fees, per post
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Aug 7, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) I suspect many of you are like me. I started writing because I had some sort of a need to write. Somehow, maybe as early as sixth grade, I loved getting words on paper. It was probably around …
Also tagged: writers, authors, publish, work at home, home business, freelance writing, freelance writers, writing business, freelance writing tips and ideas, freelance writing business
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Aug 5, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) Sometimes I have to relearn lessons about my own successful freelance writing career. Way back in 2006 I wrote about tracking time… I even linked to a time tracking software that was, but is …
Also tagged: writers, work at home, home business, freelance writing, freelance writers, notes from a writing coach, freelance writing tips, time tracking, tracking time
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jul 28, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) Hi Anne, I sold an article to a trade magazine. They published it a couple of months ago, but I haven’t been paid yet. How do I ask for payment without seeming tacky? cs Hi cs, What’s tacky …
Also tagged: questions, answers, writers, bill, clients, invoice, work at home, home business, freelance writing, q and 38 a, ask anne the pro writer, ask for pay
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jul 25, 2008
(www.thegoldenpencil.com) I came close to firing a client yesterday. It’s been a rocky relationship from the beginning, which was back in the beginning of February. I’ve been ghostwriting for a number of years, and I …
Also tagged: writers, work at home, home business, ghost writing, freelance writing, ghostwriting, ghostwriters, ghost writers, fire a client
thegoldenpencil.com » The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource - Jul 23, 2008
Want to earn more money for your freelance writing? Of course you do. Peter Bowerman who, among other things, writes The Well-Fed Writer Blog has a great post with some very simple and easy to implement suggestions in …
Also tagged: business, loss, money, profit, quicken, finances, work at home, freelance writing, quickbooks