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Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:02:49 +0000

[...] cheap. You have to remember that you get what you pay for. Experienced, quality freelance writers charge what they are worth. It’s about value, not about being [...]

By: betshopboy

betshopboy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:56:01 +0000

Now you are confusing us with your rhetoric of being a professional writer, and a freelancer at the same time.

Or is this a possible case of identity crisis?

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:24:14 +0000

I thought by afternoon/evening you were a freelancer…. I must do some internet digging for a mercenary with a medieval sword named Kwan.

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:13:36 +0000

What makes you so sure? By day, I am a professional blogger and freelance writer. By night, I… well, I’ve already said too much.

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:11:20 +0000

Just as an aside, Dictionary.com defines freelance as:

1. A person who sells services to employers without a long-term commitment to any of them.
2. An uncommitted independent, as in politics or social life.
3. A medieval mercenary.

I don’t think #3 applies to you Michael.

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:08:03 +0000

I do consider myself a professional writer, but I am also a freelancer. By definition, a freelance writer is available to write for any client who is willing pay him or her. I am available for hire without having an exclusive employment agreement with any single client.

By: betshopboy

betshopboy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:04:59 +0000

I’m sure you have been doing exemplary writing gigs in your writing career but one thing kept bugging me, why do you still continue to label yourself as a “freelancer”?

Since you repeatedly empathsize that writing to you is not a hobby, but a business and a livelihood, and I’m sure you have gardner enough exposure and experience to call yourself a professional writer.

So why still “freelance writer”?

By: Ray Ebersole

Ray Ebersole — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:13:04 +0000

As a computer consultant as a side job from school tech work I try to do both free and paid work. Some exposure is needed, so I will do some minor setup of an SSID or the like for someone. Now that is with the understanding that I get to advertise the fact I’ve done work for them or get to place advertising at their store and on their web page for free. So, it really isn’t free, it’s a barter situation.

Now, I do have a regular client that owns a business who pays me very well when I’m needed and sends work my way, but he also goes above the required. An example is last night I stopped at his place after 6pm to work on his network. When I got there he got me a soda and actually ordered a pizza for me since he knew I had been on the go all day and had not eaten. In the end I was there for almost 2 hours but only charged for 1. He also got me another job for today that more than made up for the time I didn’t charge for last night.

It’s all a balancing act. Yin/Yang, free/paid they go hand in hand.

By: Raul

Raul — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:36:33 +0000

Yeah, saw that (primarily, because Chris told me he was going to link to my post)

By: EarningStep

EarningStep — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:15:32 +0000

nice post.. sometimes i post for free also.. but money that’s all i need