Comments on: It’s Your Time To Ask Questions! http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/03/30/its-your-time-to-ask-questions/ freelance writing by a freelance writer that works in the freelance writing field Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:57:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/03/30/its-your-time-to-ask-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-11830 Monika Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:59:45 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/?p=1048#comment-11830 @ Stelios: I answer this question right now because I haven't really got an answer for you except practice. I personally used Whitesmoke and can vouch for the software. However, I do realize it isn't a cheap software for cash-strapped people. If you struggle to invest money into Whitesmoke I suggest you write as much as you can every single day. Use a combination of an online dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/) with an online spell checker (http://www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck/) to monitor your writing. It will help you rectify grammar and spelling mistakes and you'll get better in the process. @ Stelios: I answer this question right now because I haven’t really got an answer for you except practice. I personally used Whitesmoke and can vouch for the software. However, I do realize it isn’t a cheap software for cash-strapped people. If you struggle to invest money into Whitesmoke I suggest you write as much as you can every single day. Use a combination of an online dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/) with an online spell checker (http://www.spellchecker.net/spellcheck/) to monitor your writing.

It will help you rectify grammar and spelling mistakes and you’ll get better in the process.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/03/30/its-your-time-to-ask-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-11829 Monika Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:55:36 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/?p=1048#comment-11829 @ Tumblemoose: Thank you George for submitting your questions. I appreciate you took the time and will factor these into my ebook. I think your questions concern many new freelancers as well because I remember I had them myself when I started out. They are getting right into the meat of things for sure which is important for all of us. @ Tumblemoose: Thank you George for submitting your questions. I appreciate you took the time and will factor these into my ebook. I think your questions concern many new freelancers as well because I remember I had them myself when I started out. They are getting right into the meat of things for sure which is important for all of us.

]]> By: STELIOS http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/03/30/its-your-time-to-ask-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-11825 STELIOS Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:23:03 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/?p=1048#comment-11825 What is the best software except white Smoke to improve your writing for starters like me? thanking in advance for your answer. Stelios What is the best software except white Smoke to improve your writing for starters like me?

thanking in advance for your answer.

Stelios

]]> By: Tumblemoose http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2009/03/30/its-your-time-to-ask-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-11824 Tumblemoose Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:37:32 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/?p=1048#comment-11824 Congrats on putting together an ebook. I can appreciate the amount of effort that goes into something like that. Questions: When first starting out, is it best to have a blog that you use to post articles or should you immediately start submitting to sites like ehow, ezine and squidoo? How do you judge how much to charge a client? Other than the obvious pain in the butt client, is it ever ok to let a client go? What steps can you take to avoid being scammed? For example, responding to a Craigslist ad who wants you to submit 3 "sample" articles. I've probably got a ton of other questions, but I'm sure the title of the book isn't "Everything George Wants to Know About Freelancing" ;-) Cheers George Congrats on putting together an ebook. I can appreciate the amount of effort that goes into something like that.

Questions:

When first starting out, is it best to have a blog that you use to post articles or should you immediately start submitting to sites like ehow, ezine and squidoo?

How do you judge how much to charge a client?

Other than the obvious pain in the butt client, is it ever ok to let a client go?

What steps can you take to avoid being scammed? For example, responding to a Craigslist ad who wants you to submit 3 “sample” articles.

I’ve probably got a ton of other questions, but I’m sure the title of the book isn’t “Everything George Wants to Know About Freelancing” ;-)

Cheers

George

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