tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post2258646927220113030..comments2023-08-23T01:12:35.906-07:00Comments on Dollars and Deadlines: Market like a Maven (or, How to Succeed in your Freelance Biz)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-45219754801054952482010-05-26T07:18:01.063-07:002010-05-26T07:18:01.063-07:00Hi, Heidi--I think you're right to be concerne...Hi, Heidi--I think you're right to be concerned about the downturn in the magazine industry, and that's why I'm continuing to diversify my business. I'm doing a lot more ghostwriting and collaborating on book-length projects now in addition to writing for magazines. Early on (say, first five years) of my career, the majority of my income came from magazines...now it's a much smaller percentage. And Bobbi, I think there are just as many markets out there as before. They may not be assigning as much as before, but they are there...I'm doing less work for national magazines and more work for custom magazines and regionals in addition to a little bit for trades. Online, I think the money is in blogging. Bloggers like Jane Boursaw have figured out how to make a fulltime living blogging; like anything else, there's a learning curve, but there is money to be made online even now. My $0.02 anyway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-10703924233222089062010-05-25T17:08:09.056-07:002010-05-25T17:08:09.056-07:00I pretty much quit trying to write for magazines y...I pretty much quit trying to write for magazines years ago because of all the "doom 'n gloom" I was hearing about how many of them had folded, and to be honest, all the free information online made me wonder why I should bother. Now I'm finding that I miss the work, and with a newly retired Husband, would like to get back into it.<br /><br />Curious, have the numbers of markets dried up? Are there actually paying markets online?<br /><br />Glad to see you back! The blog is great.<br /><br />bcBobbi A. Chukran, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678371925926783260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-30192089854136658702010-05-25T15:33:44.808-07:002010-05-25T15:33:44.808-07:00Hi Kelly,
Your e-mail about your new writing blog ...Hi Kelly,<br />Your e-mail about your new writing blog couldn't have come to me at a better time. I left freelancing for a "regular" job 5 years ago and now that job will be practically non-existent due to a buy out and restructuring. I've struggled with the idea of returning to freelancing full time but the downturn in the magazine industry has me concerned. Now that I see you're still in the game, I have hope! Thanks for your blog. I will use it as inspiration to keep doing what I love.Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-81792688860806067022010-05-24T14:45:40.181-07:002010-05-24T14:45:40.181-07:00Thank you for this info...especially the follow-up...Thank you for this info...especially the follow-up!WriterMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17280436020496988815noreply@blogger.com