tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post4748737200959263052..comments2023-08-23T01:12:35.906-07:00Comments on Dollars and Deadlines: The Money Test: Say Yes--or Not?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-91246469867192684762010-07-19T18:04:28.826-07:002010-07-19T18:04:28.826-07:00Thanks, Marla! I appreciate it! :)Thanks, Marla! I appreciate it! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-34674671194582585932010-07-19T15:10:07.172-07:002010-07-19T15:10:07.172-07:00Fantastic article, Kelly! I really appreciate you...Fantastic article, Kelly! I really appreciate your "cost-benefit analysis" approach to decision-making. After all, freelancing is a business!<br /><br />I'm going to Tweet it up right now. Looking forward to reading more, MarlaCoach Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004147340484205080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-14069536728023984032010-07-16T13:49:32.140-07:002010-07-16T13:49:32.140-07:00Yup. I just wanted the cute boy to like me, you kn...Yup. I just wanted the cute boy to like me, you know? :)<br /><br />Thanks Kelly!brittany shoothttp://brittanyshoot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-7835803657995048752010-07-16T13:02:14.531-07:002010-07-16T13:02:14.531-07:00Brittany, thanks for your comment, and don't w...Brittany, thanks for your comment, and don't worry about writing for a magazine only once or twice before you move on. Here's the thing--some markets are great to write for and pay promptly. Some don't. Do you really want to waste your time (see my above comment on opportunity cost) writing for markets where you have to chase down money? <br /><br />Yes, it's great to write for markets regularly, but only if they're worth the effort. Look at it like dating--you may have to go on some lame first dates (your first assignments) before you find a good guy to go "steady" (do regular assignments) for. Make sense? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-78779885717184585452010-07-16T12:59:11.986-07:002010-07-16T12:59:11.986-07:00Hey, Jennifer, glad it was perfect timing! Drop me...Hey, Jennifer, glad it was perfect timing! Drop me an email if you want and let me know more. :) <br />KellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-44623370140795558362010-07-16T05:58:21.643-07:002010-07-16T05:58:21.643-07:00Just this week, I told one editor she needed to co...Just this week, I told one editor she needed to commit to publishing my piece before I'd show her a "draft" (which was pretty nice of me, I thought, considering how insulting she sounded) and told another editor who suddenly experienced a budget cut that I'd love to continue to write for them—only when there was money again. The second one caused me more pause than the first because I'd just done my first piece for them (which will of course be paid) and want to keep a relationship. But, doing that work for free in the future would devalue me and frankly, that's not time well spent for me, exposure or not.<br /><br />Kelly, not to tell you what to write, but here's a question from someone less experienced who really likes your approach to these things: I've written for a couple of fairly reputable political magazines and wanted to keep building that relationship. A one-off piece is fine; I can say I wrote for them and use it to get in the door bigger and better places. But perhaps obviously, I'd like to keep doors of opportunity open for the future. Thing is, two of them were lousy about paying. One took nearly a year to cut a check for less than $200! I haven't bothered approaching them again again but I somehow wonder: does this reflect poorly on me, not being published multiple times by the same magazine? I'd go crawling back except my pride and my bank account won't let me. Is that silly? Feel free to say yes :)brittany shoothttp://brittanyshoot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-22678683117343086842010-07-15T22:07:55.650-07:002010-07-15T22:07:55.650-07:00A timely post, as I consider these questions yet a...A timely post, as I consider these questions yet again. #4 made a lot of sense to me and may be the reason I move ahead with a certain project.Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-2166732723852933602010-07-15T19:46:00.368-07:002010-07-15T19:46:00.368-07:00Here's my thought, Sarah...how much are you lo...Here's my thought, Sarah...how much are you losing in terms of opportunity cost? The work you do for free takes time away from work you could be doing for paying clients...and I think that working for free devalues your work to your clients, too. So, I would advocate against it. Sounds like you're already leaning in that direction. (As I've heard other writers say, "Why write for exposure? People *die* from exposure!")Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-42005036728845272932010-07-15T18:02:53.652-07:002010-07-15T18:02:53.652-07:00Wow, Kelly, this post came at just the right time!...Wow, Kelly, this post came at just the right time! I am currently trying to decide whether the exposure is worth it to accept a non-paying writing position for a local business magazine. I have been building up a portfolio, and although most of the pay has been quite modest, I have never written for free before. I am gathering from this blog post that you would not advocate accepting a non-paying position even if the exposure might be good. Thanks!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981445093556393295noreply@blogger.com