payment

Ask Me Anything: Payment for Blogging Gigs

An anonymous writer asks, I was recommended for this blogging gig for a brand-new site (it launched about 2 weeks ago). I finally talked to the company president last week to discuss content, focus, all of those things. I asked him about pay. He said they’re still working on the best way to go about [...]

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Clients Who Want You to Pay to Get Paid

Earlier this month, Freelancers Union pointed to posts talking about NBC Universal and Time’s practice of asking freelancers to pay a portion of their invoices in order to get paid in a timely fashion. So, rather than waiting the typical 60 days to get paid by Time Inc., for example, you could let them take [...]

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Pro Bono / Non-profit work

I do the occasional job for non-profits. I have, on occasion, flat out donated my time for a cause I think is worthwhile. That’s because I consider my time valuable — just as worth donating as money.  That also means that I won’t do pro bono work for just anyone. Right now, I’m putting together [...]

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