To Freelance Writers Who Want to Earn More

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Bob Proctor was apart of the movie The Secret. He teaches people how to shift their mindset from poverty consciousness to one of wealth. Freelance writers would benefit from visiting his website and taking his coaching program.

Most freelance writers want to earn more don’t because they hold a belief they can’t or have an intention (in the subconscious mind) to attract low paying clients. It may be time to buy a journal and purge your feelings around money. What did your parents believe? What was spoken over you as a child? It’s said that your “mind” is programmed by the time you’re five-years-old. If you grew up with peopel that didn’t have a good financial blueprint, your financial blueprint could be set to lack.

Learn to say “no” to potential clients. Do you value yourself? Do you value your time? Not every person or business will be your client. Put together a client questionnaire to find out if a client is right for you. If they’re not, refer them to another freelance writer. This may be scary at first but it will benefit you in the long run.

Forget about charging what other freelance writers charge. You can only charge based on your experience. If you have a plethora of experience and education, your rates won’t match a freelance writer who isn’t as experienced as you. You could research to find out the average rate per hour and per word. Take into consideration the value you add and create your rates. Stay flexible because you want to be able to increase your rates over the long run.

Remember that freelance writing is a business. If you don’t think you have the stomach to run your own business, you may want to stick to writing your own material. In fact, you may start out as a freelance writer and find out that you’re better off writing for you. For example, if you’ve experienced obstacle after obstacle, the universe could be telling you the following:

• Write for you.
• You don’t value yourself.
• You’re putting out desperate energy.
• You’re not communicating clearly want you want/desire.

Make sure you really want to be a freelance writer. It’s all right if you don’t want to be — just be honest with yourself.

Being a freelance writer doesn’t mean starving. Charge rates based on you and your experience. It’s all right to look at guidelines but you only know what you can charge. Let go of any fears you may have surrounding your fees. If you don’t, you could be in for an unnecessary struggle. Instead, be confident in your writing and the universe will deliver you clients that are right to you. Good luck!

Rebecca

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