tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post319383183658824900..comments2023-08-23T01:12:35.906-07:00Comments on Dollars and Deadlines: Myth, Busted: Freelancers Work for Peanuts (or "Exposure")Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-47191762736604909942010-11-10T08:36:31.985-08:002010-11-10T08:36:31.985-08:00Just a note that plenty of employees "plan to...Just a note that plenty of employees "plan to make" a certain salary in a year, and then lose their job and don't. <br /><br />As a freelancer (I'm a designer), I might lose work from some clients but gain work from others. Good and bad, I have more control over my income than most employees.Bettyhttp://www.bettytaylordesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-35550425268901773132010-11-04T06:36:20.536-07:002010-11-04T06:36:20.536-07:00Steve, and Blake, thank you both for your posts.
...Steve, and Blake, thank you both for your posts. <br /><br />And, Blake, that's a good point. I'll set up another survey for next year, to check on 2010 *actual* income.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-56159610254768668342010-11-04T06:21:29.932-07:002010-11-04T06:21:29.932-07:00It's great to hear that you don't have to ...It's great to hear that you don't have to subsist on instant noodles and live in a cardboard box to be a freelance writer.<br />The words "plan to make" unsettled me a little though. I'd be interested to see the example same writers surveyed again next year about how they actually fared.BlakeMBhttp://bbinjp.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-72301307099687609202010-11-02T05:12:17.633-07:002010-11-02T05:12:17.633-07:00Kelly:
"The fact that 25 percent, or one in ...Kelly:<br /><br />"The fact that 25 percent, or one in four, of those surveyed plan to make $60,000+ this year should help defeat the myth that freelancers work for peanuts. Sure, some do, but many aren't just surviving but in fact are thriving in a turbulent economy. And if other writers are doing it, you can too." <br /><br />Excellent point! I took part in the survey, and I'm in the initial 51% in this, my first year of full-time freelancing. This being said, my being in this realm is on me. not the ecomony. <br /><br />I never blame externals, but instead peer at positives and KNOW that I can do this.<br /><br />SteveStevehttp://www.sgswrite.comnoreply@blogger.com