Everyone’s Talking, but No One’s Saying Anything
There is absolutely TONS of talk on the blogs about how to set your freelance rates. You will probably notice, however, that while everyone talks about how to set your rates, no one tells you what they actually charge. There are a couple of reasons for that, [...]

Yesterday we talked about how to get started freelancing, and I promised that this week we would go more in-depth into the subject. I know that there are a whole lot of people who are looking around for ways to make ends meet these days, and freelance writing might look like a good option. [...]

People are always asking us how they can get started freelancing. Sometimes we feel like the answer to that question is just so huge that there’s no way we can easily answer it. In fact, I often tell them to consider coming to the blog and clicking on the “getting started” category on [...]

Warning: It’s quite possible that I’m about to tick you off.
I’m sure that getting settled in to the new office has a little something to do with our decreased posting in the last week or so, but there’s another factor. Basically, I’ve been trying to figure out how to be polite about a topic that [...]

So, there seems to be a bit of a debate on the “Freelancing Insecurities” post regarding how much is appropriate to charge for writing services. It started with a new comment on an old post where someone said that she makes $100 for a 500-word SEO articles. Some people have congratulated her. [...]

Last year, Tamara wrote a post here called “No Spec, No Problem” about clients who ask you to work “on spec.” For those of you new to the game, that means that the potential client will basically give you an assignment, and if he or she thinks it’s up to par, you will be [...]

Now that election season has officially drawn to a close here in the U.S, it’s time for us to also bring an end to our ongoing debate with Men with Pens. We have a few more things to say on the subject, and since we called them out, it seems only appropriate to offer [...]

So, we’ve been debating Men with Pens this week on the topic of how much it costs to start and run a freelance business. I love the fact that after we named our post “The Cost of Freelancing,” James went ahead and named his “The True Cost of Freelancing.” Competitive much?
What Did You [...]

If you tuned in for Monday’s post on “The Cost of Freelancing”, then you know that we challenged the Pen Men to a metaphorical duel.  We declared that it’s not really all that expensive to start and run a freelance writing business.  James and Harry, on the other hand, disagree quite a bit with our [...]

If online reaction is any indication, people have been loving the presidential debates. Even the vice-presidential debate had everyone all a-Twitter. (Sorry, sometimes I can�t help myself.) If only we could have more debates!

Well, the public’s wish is our command.

Our amiable friends James and Harry over at Men with Pens have agreed to let us [...]