Setting Your Rates

7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking a Content Marketing Writing Test For Free

As I wrote earlier in the week, I am fundamentally opposed to companies asking writers to take a writing test for free. But I do not fault a writer at...
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8 Things to Consider When Estimating How Long a Content Marketing Deliverable Will Take to Complete

As we talked about earlier this week, one of the most important elements of making a good income is being able to accurately determine how long a content marketing deliverable...
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How to Get the Best Content Marketing Pay Rate: By Word, By Hour or By Project

When an editor of a trade publication or consumer publication hires you, they typically tell you how much they will pay per word. There is little negotiating since the publication most...
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How to Set Your Income Goal for 2014

As 2013 winds down, I have been thinking a lot about 2014. In the middle of setting personal goals, I have been also thinking about business goals as well. I...
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7 Secrets to Making Content Marketing Editing Gigs Work

Note from Jennifer: As part of the 2013 WordCount Blogathon, Michelle Rafter, an experienced content marketing writer and editor, and I are exchanging guest posts. Since editing is not one...
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