Author: New Media Works

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Why I Charge Premium Rates for Premium Results

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gc's avatarWeb Musings

I love freelancing it’s one of the best ways to work where I can work from anywhere in the world if I want and basically make rules or not as I go.  I have grown a lot since I started this journey learned what I can tolerate and what I absolutely will not tolerate any longer.

One of the things I will not do ever again is charge really low rates.  Charging low rates not only devalues my work it does not help the clients that I want to work with, to hold the both of us to a much higher standard where we work together to receive a mutually beneficial result in our businesses.

I provide them with the means to grow and expand their businesses beyond what they can imagine and they provide me with the monetary support I need in order to continue to provide solutions to…

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Not A Writer, Not Yet Not A Writer

advice, copywriting, freelance, getting paid, JOURNALISM, life, making a living, media, money, q&a, the creative life, WRITING

karenmaywrites's avatarMEMOIRISH.

I’m trying this new thing where I’m being less neurotic about the things I write (which is like telling a bird not to shit and an M&M not to melt in your mouth) by introducing a few new, hopefully easier-to-write-than-an-essay columns.

Because I sometimes get letters from aspiring writers and creatives wondering how I’m doing all the writing and creating I’m supposedly doing, I, a writer of my stature (that is, none), think it’s high time I share my so-called wisdom with a recurring column called Questions & Answers(ish).

Instead of responding to one lucky asker via email, I’m now sharing my answers with the lucky readers of this blog—all five of you (seriously, good turnout this year).

Without further ado, I’m kicking things off with something light and fluffy: The Great Recession.

Enjoy.

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