Comments on: How much did you write your first article for? http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:44:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sal http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Sal Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:45:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-51 @Anthony: The one thing that I have learned since I started freelanceing is that it pays to help other people find leads and point them to potential income because when times are tough, they might just do the same for you.<br/><br/>@Samar: Let me know what they say. @Anthony: The one thing that I have learned since I started freelanceing is that it pays to help other people find leads and point them to potential income because when times are tough, they might just do the same for you.

@Samar: Let me know what they say.

]]> By: Samar Owais http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Samar Owais Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-50 Sal, just sent them signed form. Let's hope things work out.<br/><br/>Anthony, Welcome to the blog. We're not working on anything together. We're budding freelancers applying to some of the same jobs :)<br/><br/>What do you do? Leave a link to your blog next time! Sal, just sent them signed form. Let’s hope things work out.

Anthony, Welcome to the blog. We’re not working on anything together. We’re budding freelancers applying to some of the same jobs :)

What do you do? Leave a link to your blog next time!

]]> By: Anthony http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Anthony Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:52:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-49 Are you guys working on a project together - that would be pretty cool Are you guys working on a project together – that would be pretty cool

]]> By: Sal http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Sal Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:25:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-48 I got the email too. Imagine that. Print it out, sign it and find a place to fax it back to them. They listed a fax number. I got the email too. Imagine that. Print it out, sign it and find a place to fax it back to them. They listed a fax number.

]]> By: Samar Owais http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Samar Owais Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-47 Tony, got so many arabic words in my head right now as prayers! All of them basically mean one thing: Amen!<br/>Thank you for the moral support :)<br/><br/>Sal, I heard back from them. I hope you did too! They need a signed form emailed back to them. But it's in pdf and I don't know how to edit a pdf doc to sign my name on it. Tony, got so many arabic words in my head right now as prayers! All of them basically mean one thing: Amen!
Thank you for the moral support :)

Sal, I heard back from them. I hope you did too! They need a signed form emailed back to them. But it’s in pdf and I don’t know how to edit a pdf doc to sign my name on it.

]]> By: Sal http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Sal Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:47:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-46 @Samar: It happens, would have been nice though, but you never know, the gig I have now, it took them a week and a half to get back to me. Now we email multiple times a day.<br/><br/>@Tony: Very true. Hey, remember when we wrote for $5 a post *group laugh* Man, that was good times but I am glad we get $100 per post now. @Samar: It happens, would have been nice though, but you never know, the gig I have now, it took them a week and a half to get back to me. Now we email multiple times a day.

@Tony: Very true. Hey, remember when we wrote for $5 a post *group laugh* Man, that was good times but I am glad we get $100 per post now.

]]> By: Tony http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Tony Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:21:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-45 Look on the bright side - this will turn out to be one of those things you talk about later in life when you're a sucessful writer. Look on the bright side – this will turn out to be one of those things you talk about later in life when you’re a sucessful writer.

]]> By: Samar Owais http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Samar Owais Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:12:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-44 $5 for a blog post of 200-250 words is still respectable vs $5 for 800 words. But as you gain experience, you can raise your rates for future gigs.<br/><br/>About the link, I haven't heard back from them either. First I though it was because of the weekend. I guess it was too good to be true. $5 for a blog post of 200-250 words is still respectable vs $5 for 800 words. But as you gain experience, you can raise your rates for future gigs.

About the link, I haven’t heard back from them either. First I though it was because of the weekend. I guess it was too good to be true.

]]> By: Sal http://thewritingbase.com/freelancing/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Sal Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:44:00 +0000 http://loonybaloney.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/how-much-did-you-write-your-first-article-for/#comment-43 For my first gig, I ended up with $5 a blog ~200-250 words, so nothing to write home about, but at least it is steady. I also have a few more feelers out there on some print articles and copywriting for books and such, but we will see about that. For now, $100 per month is all that I am making on the side.<br/><br/>BTW, that link you sent me, did you ever hear back from them? Because I sure haven't :( For my first gig, I ended up with $5 a blog ~200-250 words, so nothing to write home about, but at least it is steady. I also have a few more feelers out there on some print articles and copywriting for books and such, but we will see about that. For now, $100 per month is all that I am making on the side.

BTW, that link you sent me, did you ever hear back from them? Because I sure haven’t :(

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