FREELANCING NEWS
Good morning Fiddleheads & Flossers, uh, Flossyheads & Fiddles, uhhh Fiddlefloffers….well, good morning.
I have a few treats for you today:
First, a teeny discussion on how Hubpages isn’t going as planned. Other freelancers and writers will want to know how that platform is performing for me in terms of monetary gain…it’s not pretty. But, I made an adjustment today and I hope that makes all the difference.
Then, I’m sharing a little about my clients and my jobs I’m getting. You can see some of the projects I have worked on with my clients—professional SEO blogs. This is the heart of my freelancer earnings and it’s enough to pay my bills. So check that out!
Then…the less business-y schtuff….content you’ll love!
It’s a quick read, today, but don’t miss all the goodies! ( I mean links. I really mean links…like CLICK CLICK CLICK, right?)
So… let’s get this party started.
Workflow
I’m up early with tons of work to do today. I’ve been sharing with you lately that I have all my work orders on Artful Agenda…which I LOVE…but I ran into an issue. I was reading through comments on one of their Facebook ads and one said “What if there’s a glitch? Is there a back-up?” And in one moment my life flashed before my eyes.
So now, I have all my lists, fun stuff, my personal calendar on Artful Agenda, which I still LOVE, but I am handling my workflow “swim lane” over on a Trello board.
Scheduling
First today, a meeting with a client (we’re moving to a new Jira platform and it’s got everything for the content writers in “shuffle mode”), then another client’s order (a blog about hair loss products), then prepping 2 poetry book edit job quotes and preparing another job for tomorrow.
Somedays, it seems the work never ends. And THEN there’s the content work, like what goes on Medium, Hubpages, Newsbreak, etc.
Hubpages
Recently, I made this grand announcement that I was going to be removing stuff from Medium and putting it on Hubpages. This, as many things in life, did not go as planned. Why, you ask?
I’ve had 3 stories on Hubpages for a couple of months. They are SEO optimized and should bring in at least some traffic.
I’ve made pennies.
Their system keeps dinging me for duplicate content, asking for rewrites, and to be honest—their “ways” are a little complex. I need time to sort it all out and right now, I am far too booked up to spend the time fine-tuning my Hubpages “game.” It’s on my to-do list…just down near the second or third page of it. ;)
If you want more info on how Hubpages works “Abena Talks” on Medium posts a lot about it and she seems to be doing quite well on Hubpages.
This morning I went to the settings and there’s “turn on Amazon Program” which is an ads-based earnings program. I turned that ON this morning and I’ll let you know if the earnings improve. I know there are a lot of you F & F readers who are here to learn more about freelancing and making a living with your writing—so I’ll do my best to update you on how platforms go.
As it is, the most lucrative paying site, right now, since Newsbreak killed the base pay—is still Medium, even on it’s worst days.
Freelancing treats— AKA Earn Money with Your Writing
This is how I start my days to earn the BIG BUCKS. And anyone can do it!
Here’s how you can FIX what you’re doing on Medium…because Tim, Zulie, Shannon…they all get it!
If you aren’t using HARO, then you’re underutilizing a great tool at your fingertips as a writer. Find out how to find professionals who can take your writing to the next level of earnings and make you more professional.
And this one might seem personal—because it is—but let this serve as a reminder to you…WHAT are you writing for?
Coming soon…
A Few Warnings for All Freelancers
5 Things EVERY Writer Needs on Their Desk
Some of my Professional Work
Some of you have asked to see samples of my professional work. I am happy to share a few pieces here (but I cannot, in good faith, share the ghostwriting ones.)
cbdMD
One client, cbdMD has a feature page for me.
Here and here and here and here are some recent articles I did for them. I’ve been writing for cbdMD for nearly 2 years now.
VEGAMOUR
Another client, Vegamour, has been a recent add in the past six months (They approached me on LinkedIn with a job offer.) but now is my largest client.
Here are some pieces I’ve done with Vegamour.
You may have seen some of my work shared on LinkedIn by the CEO of Vegamour, who rarely calls attention to the Vegamour writers on his LinkedIn page—but has done so with TWO of my pieces recently.
(The editors all wrote to me to congratulate me. So don’t think that freelancing is a “no thrills” kind of job. There are some big happy dances!)
These two companies are my two highest paying gigs at the moment and combined they’ve provided me with 2 1/2 years of great SEO experience. They make up approximately 75% of my income, combined. The rest comes from (in descending order of earnings):
Ghostwriting gigs
FIVERR orders, usually poetry book editing and smaller blog orders
Medium + all other platforms make up less than 2 % of my earnings. So essentially — I write these because I enjoy providing content for you.
Speaking of Medium…I’ve got some real treats for you today.
Stuff You’ll Love
(Get ready…some of this will stir you up!)
Guys Behaving Badly - Parts 1 and 2
Here we go again….don’t these fellas know how to act around women, like at all? I’ve got this one dude on a Facebook Dating app…and you’ll never guess what he said to me. Get ready. THIS KIND OF GUY is out there in the real world. And he’s never going to learn.
This other guy—he’s a “Christian” writer on Medium—really lit into me and I am just now getting around to writing about this. Gaslighting, anyone? And…he expected me to thank him for it.
Getting In Shape!
I’ve been working with some experts on this—doctors, gym owners, homeopathic experts—to ask the big questions on weightloss, exercise, and health. Look for more on this topic as I am on a MISSION.
Coming soon….
7 Fitness Experts Share How Daily Short Walks Could Totally Change Your Health (Published today!)
If You Can’t Lose Weight You Might Want to Change This; How the soda industry is holding our waistlines hostage
Before You Buy That Tik Tok Weighted Hula Belt Thing
5 Health Changes to Drastically Improve Your Life and Your Waistline
And about 6 articles on CBD, how it works, and how it can help your body to feel it’s best. I’ve written about cannabis for 2 years and have take all sorts of CBD products for 3 years, so it’s time I share some of my knowledge with you.
Thank you, dear reader, for all that you do to support writers and creators. If you haven’t seen it yet, I do have a paying newsletter and it’s for poets and creative writers. Check that out!
That’s all for now…I need to hop on that Google Meets company meeting! Talk with you all soon!
Love, in words,
Christina