www.inkthinkerblog.com — The next time you comment on an Inkthinker post, you’ll have the option of enabling CommentLuv, a WordPress plug-in that adds a link to the most recent blog post at the URL you provide with your comment. Just another way to help you promote your blog! So comment away, and leave the CommentLuv box checked to get some increased exposure for your blog or blogs each time you do.
www.inkthinkerblog.com — As part of my quest to diversify my revenue streams, I’ve been exploring different ways of making money with writing and the skills it requires. One option that caught my eye, though I’m not sure it’s for me, is private label rights (PLR) articles. I asked Hope Wilbanks, who’s a pro at PLR articles, to help me understand what it’s all about.
Rather than just giving me a short e-mail answer, Hope agreed to break it down for Inkthinker readers in a three-part series on PLR. Look for Part 1 later today, and Parts 2 and 3 tomorrow and Thursday. As always, your comments and questions are welcomed and encouraged!
www.inkthinkerblog.com — I’m very pleased to announce that I’ll be doing my first live radio interview this Sunday evening at 5 p.m. EST (GMT-5) on KFNX News-Talk Radio’s IMI TechTalk program. My favorite speaking partner, Gabe Goldberg, and I will be talking with TechTalk host Tom D’Auria about professional networking.
Tune in to www.1100KFNX.com to listen live on Sunday. Listeners can call in or e-mail with questions, and I hope you will take advantage of the opportunity! If you miss it, recordings are available online in an archive. Comments on my brilliance and stunning beauty are welcome and encouraged. Or, you know, you may want to talk about networking, too. Please listen in!
www.inkthinkerblog.com — After 3 months, during which time the majority of Americans turned on the television and whined more than once, “There’s nothing onnnnnnnnnn,” the Hollywood writers strike is now over thanks to a 92.5% vote by Writer’s Guild of America members to lift the restraining order for member writers.
Here are some early reactions from the freelance blogosphere. And for those coming into the discussion a little late, here is a timeline of the strike.
THE GOLDEN PENCIL In at least some of the so-called news there is a sense that somehow the end of the writer’s strike is not a good thing for writers. Take, for example, an article today in The New York Times called: Who Won the Writers Strike? Although the article certainly calls the strike a win for the long haul, there’s also a lot of talk about how, in the short term, Hollywood writers are hurting. Read more >>>
WHAT CAME DOWN TODAY The writers are back to work–today even–and of course, the question everyone has is not “how are the writers and their families doing?” but “when are my shows coming back?” Read more >>>
THE ARTICLE WRITER I’m not part of the Writers Guild of America nor am I completely “up” on all that they represent, but I have been keeping one eye on the events related to their three-month strike which has finally come to an end. If anything, the strike gave me an appreciation for what other writers do and some clarity about what was at stake. Read more >>>
If you’ve read a post you want to see added to this list, e-mail me or leave the link in the comments section.
www.inkthinkerblog.com — I received notice last night that the results have been tallied and analyzed for the FreelanceSwitch freelancer survey. Because I participated, I get the report for free. Nonparticipants who want to see the full results can acquire it for a minimum donation of $3 via FreelanceSwitch.
Some of the basics of the findings are summarized in the results announcement, but it barely scratches the surface. The full 55-page report covers these areas:
Demographic
The Freelance Life
Finding Work
Client Projects
Dollars & Cents
Extra Analysis
Freelancing & Happiness
Income & Freelancing
Satisfaction & Income
Community Size
Honestly, it’s probably not going to revolutionize the way you run your freelance business. BUT it will give you a better sense of where you fit into the freelance world and perhaps point you toward some areas you may want to investigate further or where you may want to make changes. I particularly enjoyed the “extra analysis” sections. In other words, it’s worth $3.
Now, what surprised me most about the results of the survey was how low the average hourly rate was for writers. I assumed that it would be much higher, but I’m also looking at it from an American perspective rather than a global perspective. What surprised you about the report? Check it out and let me know what you think.
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