Don’t get hurt! If you are a freelance writer in today’s day and age, you spend most of your time typing. What would happen if you broke a wrist, damaged a nerve, or cut a finger in the kitchen? The fact of the matter is that my freelance writing career would be pretty much non-existent if I could not type at a high rate of speed.
Last week, I began to experience some extreme pain in my left wrist. This always seems to happen when I ramp up my production, and work longer hours. Although it goes away after a couple hours of rest, it is still worrisome nonetheless. Is this pain going to become worse as I get older? I have no idea of knowing, but it is definitely something that I worry about.
All in all, make sure that you are keeping your hands, wrists, and arms safe. If you get injured and cannot type, you will have one heck of a time turning out a lot of work. Can you imagine trying to work with only one hand? This is nothing that I want to try anytime in the near future.
This may sound like a silly tip, but it is very important to say the least. Many people who type all day everyday begin to suffer from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. This is not joke, and is a quick way to set your career back. Do not let this injury or any other jeopardize your freelance writing career.Â
In December of 2007 I was expecting my freelance writing income to be quite low. After all, this is one of the slowest times of the year due to all the holidays. Despite my pessimistic attitude, I totaled more than $6k last month.
At the start of January, I was not sure of what to expect for the upcoming month. While the beginning of the year is usually a good time for me, with the economy in a downturn, I couldn’t help but to think that things would be slow.
So how did I do last month? While I beat my usual goal of $4,500, it was not as good a month as I had hoped for. With that being said, I did hold over a few checks that I received the last few days of the month because I simply did not have time to get to the bank.
Number of Completed Projects: 28
Payment by PayPal: 26
Payment by Check: 1
Payment by Bank Wire: 1
Total Income: $5,254.46
As mentioned above, I was hoping to do a little better than this since it was the first month of the year. After all, it is always nice to get off to a real good start. Of course, breaking $5,200 is not small change for me. It is not the least amount of money that I have made in a single month, but at the same time, it is far from being the most.
Although I am still putting a lot of time into my freelance writing work, I find myself spending three or so hours a day on other projects as well. As of yet, this has not negatively effected my freelance writing income too much. My goal is to hold steady at my current income level, while increasing non-freelance writing income at the same time. In the end, this will help me to diversify while also adding to my total monthly income.
Although we are only a half day into February, things are shaping up nicely for the month. I have gotten off to a good start by gathering a couple new clients at the end of January. My hopes are that this translates into somewhere between $6k and $7k in February.
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