Comments on: Writing things on spec http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/07/writing-on-spec/ The adventures of a new freelance copywriter Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:09:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: steph http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/07/writing-on-spec/comment-page-1/#comment-7553 steph Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:27:20 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=501#comment-7553 Beth: not related to your post, but I thought of you when I found this article, because of our several discussions on the topic of productivity: http://zenhabits.net/2008/07/the-list-to-beat-all-lists-top-20-productivity-lists-to-rock-your-tasks/ The funny thing: I "wasted" a lot of time reading it and then it has all those links... Beth: not related to your post, but I thought of you when I found this article, because of our several discussions on the topic of productivity:

http://zenhabits.net/2008/07/the-list-to-beat-all-lists-top-20-productivity-lists-to-rock-your-tasks/

The funny thing: I “wasted” a lot of time reading it and then it has all those links…

]]> By: Beth http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/07/writing-on-spec/comment-page-1/#comment-7484 Beth Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:05:41 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=501#comment-7484 It's funny -- the sample pages on my website are the most visited by far. But I haven't updated them for almost a year! Horrible, horrible. But I keep getting hired, so I guess they're good enough for now. My next plan is to hire someone to help me out 2-5 hours a week for things like updating samples, cleaning the blog, sending out mailings, etc. I'm getting bogged down with admin work instead of writing, and that's a problem I can fix. It’s funny — the sample pages on my website are the most visited by far. But I haven’t updated them for almost a year! Horrible, horrible. But I keep getting hired, so I guess they’re good enough for now.

My next plan is to hire someone to help me out 2-5 hours a week for things like updating samples, cleaning the blog, sending out mailings, etc. I’m getting bogged down with admin work instead of writing, and that’s a problem I can fix.

]]> By: Claire http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/07/writing-on-spec/comment-page-1/#comment-7483 Claire Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:03:13 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=501#comment-7483 I can see where writing on spec would be helpful - providing you are fast and it doesn't take more than 1/2 hour of your time - if you haven't written in that genre before. However, maybe I'm fortunate that I've written and edited for a wide variety of genres that I don't do that. I send them to published places of content I've already written and edited. It only takes 10 or 15 mintues of my time to send the email with the links. Plus, if you have samples on your website - which I hope to do soon - they, ideally, can learn all they need to know that way. Eliminates the risk of writing samples for them, for which they will likely use and not pay you for. I am not very trusting that way. I can see where writing on spec would be helpful – providing you are fast and it doesn’t take more than 1/2 hour of your time – if you haven’t written in that genre before. However, maybe I’m fortunate that I’ve written and edited for a wide variety of genres that I don’t do that. I send them to published places of content I’ve already written and edited. It only takes 10 or 15 mintues of my time to send the email with the links. Plus, if you have samples on your website – which I hope to do soon – they, ideally, can learn all they need to know that way. Eliminates the risk of writing samples for them, for which they will likely use and not pay you for. I am not very trusting that way.

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