I’m a top-rated freelance writer with 100% satisfaction ratings at Upwork and Thumbtack. So, with an array of truly-stellar, by-the-numbers testimonials from clients, I’ve recently placed them front-and-center whenever I advertise my services. As a result, I’ve become as busy as I want to be (I’m semi-retired and don’t want to write full-time[…]
I Hate to See Reputable Businesses Floundering This morning I woke up to find a message in my inbox from friends asking me to improve the response to a question someone posed about how and where they advertise their events. I did so while shaking my head the entire time. I know[…]
Freelance writing–whether you write copy, content or features–is a feast or famine endeavor. And it isn’t because writers like me aren’t top-notch. It’s because clients tend to confirm a project, state the date it will start, and then–on the date their project is slated to start, or the night before–say they’re “a little[…]
Want to hear something rich? I was just accused (by a complete stranger) of lying when I posted a Facebook ad stating that a $900 post card I wrote for a client earned him $25,000 in the first two months alone. Now, I know it’s always good to be skeptical of claims that sound[…]
ROI (Return on Investment) is one key performance indicator (KPI) that you can actually take to the bank with you. To help ensure a robust return on your investment, make sure the writer you hire is a professional with an impressive portfolio and scores of testimonials from enthusiastic present and former clients. Case[…]
Is Your Website a Soft Place to Fall? I’m frequently asked to review and critique new clients’ existing websites to see if I can analyze why they aren’t converting browsers into buyers or Looky Lou’s into loyalists to their expectations. And time after time… …the chief oopsie I find is that the[…]
Inundated with Work This Month Following a slow-as-molasses July (caused partly by a serious chest cold that laid me up for more than two weeks, during which I wasn’t pursuing additional work), August has catapulted me out the starting gate. I made $400 the first weekend and have earned $600 more since then (just[…]
Questioning My Prices? I’m in a conversation with a young man who is questioning my prices. He posted a project on Upwork to interview writers and other creatives who have interesting stories to tell. I pitched several ideas; he liked a number of them, but settled on mentoring and how DeForest Kelley mentored[…]
Need a Tacoma Writer? I’m taking another route to finding writing clients, starting today. For $5/month, I can place an ad on craigslist in various cities to let people know about me. I’ve just done that here in Tacoma. We’ll see how that goes… If it works even marginally well here, I’ll[…]
Writer Rant for June 2019 It never ceases to amaze me. Every time I visit Upwork (or any other online freelance website) to look for work, I see project listings like this one: Hello, I’m looking for a professional writer to write for me a 30,000 word book. The title will be given when[…]