Comments on: Beware Freelance Home Writers Scam http://carolynecooper.com/writing/blog/beware-freelance-home-writers-scam/ Notes on a creative writing life Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:17:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: carolyn http://carolynecooper.com/writing/blog/beware-freelance-home-writers-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-6 carolyn Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:36:15 +0000 http://carolynecooper.com/writing/?p=99#comment-6 Yes, there are ways but no "get rich quick" way that is legal, moral or ethical. It's getting harder for writers (and artists and photographers and designers) to make a good living from their efforts. The business model has changed (actually, it changed a while back but it's still in flux) and now it's possible for amateurs to compete. In addition, for a lot of writing work, we are now competing with large numbers of people from other countries. I believe the key is to find a niche and really become a master of that niche, particularly a niche. But it's hard to stick with a niche when you feel the pinch. I know. You have to decide do you want to be Seth Godin, blogging and writing non-fiction titles about a cutting-edge, or do you want to MC Beaton or Lillian Jackson Braun, writing fiction in the same series forever. There are some freelance opportunities that are legitimate, but none of them pay well except SEO copywriting — and you really need to know your SEO and how to write online marketing copy. I hoping to start doing more pieces about writing markets and options as well as interview some successful (i.e., earning a living writing) authors. Yes, there are ways but no “get rich quick” way that is legal, moral or ethical. It’s getting harder for writers (and artists and photographers and designers) to make a good living from their efforts. The business model has changed (actually, it changed a while back but it’s still in flux) and now it’s possible for amateurs to compete. In addition, for a lot of writing work, we are now competing with large numbers of people from other countries.

I believe the key is to find a niche and really become a master of that niche, particularly a niche. But it’s hard to stick with a niche when you feel the pinch. I know. You have to decide do you want to be Seth Godin, blogging and writing non-fiction titles about a cutting-edge, or do you want to MC Beaton or Lillian Jackson Braun, writing fiction in the same series forever.

There are some freelance opportunities that are legitimate, but none of them pay well except SEO copywriting — and you really need to know your SEO and how to write online marketing copy.

I hoping to start doing more pieces about writing markets and options as well as interview some successful (i.e., earning a living writing) authors.

]]> By: johnalexwood http://carolynecooper.com/writing/blog/beware-freelance-home-writers-scam/comment-page-1/#comment-5 johnalexwood Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:26:34 +0000 http://carolynecooper.com/writing/?p=99#comment-5 You start to get the idea that EVERY 'make money online' idea is a scam. Are they ANY legit systems? I can write and would like to earn from it. Is it actually possible? You start to get the idea that EVERY ‘make money online’ idea is a scam. Are they ANY legit systems? I can write and would like to earn from it. Is it actually possible?

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