Increasing your rates as a freelance writer is one of the best ways to start earning more money. That being said, some don’t do this for a number of reasons. One of the most common is feeling uneasy with clients. The last thing you want to do is keep your freelance writing rates low because you are worried about offending your clients. Sure, you may put some of them off but this goes along with running a successful business.
Entirely too many freelance writers apologize for increasing their rates – this is a big mistake. Here is a good example of what may be said: “It has been a pleasure working with you over the past few months. Unfortunately, I am increasing my rates. I hope this does not bother you, but it is something I have to do.†While this may not be exactly what you would say, it goes to show you that apologizing for increasing your rates is a bad idea. I would never want to say this to a client, and hopefully you feel the same way.
Keep this one tip in mind: as a freelance writer you are in charge of setting and changing your rates as you see fit. You do not have to clear this through a boss, or make sure that everybody is okay with it. While you do not want to go overboard, it is important to know that the final decision is yours.
If you are in the midst of increasing your rates you will need to tell your clients. Be careful about how you do this. Those who play this situation smart can keep all their clients onboard, while earning more money.Â
Last week I made a post: Additional Income Streams for Freelance Writers. In it, I explained that I would shortly be starting a blog showing others how to earn money through the Google AdSense program. As promised, the blog has launched and I am hoping that a lot of you will head on over, give it a look, and subscribe to the RSS feed and/or for email updates.
The new blog is called ChrisAdsense.com. As you can see, I kept with the “Chris†brand. Over there, all the posts will be based around my goal of earning more money with AdSense. I plan on posting almost everyday on the steps I am taking to build out more sites and increase my income. You will find everything from how I choose my topics to best keyword research practices to how much money I am earning.
Just like this blog, I hope to supply high quality information that can help many of you take your online income to the next level. Working for yourself as a freelance writer is a great joy – it has treated me well over the years. With additional income streams, such as Google AdSense, you may be closer than you realize to replacing your 9 – 5 job.
So, if you get a chance check out my new blog. I am confident that you will enjoy the content!Â
As a freelance writer you may be looking for additional streams of income. There are many ways that you can earn money outside of your client work. What you decide to do depends on your experience, and of course, what you are most interested in.
I enjoy freelance writing so much that I plan on it always being my number one income stream. That being said, I have been growing other areas of my business. Most notably, I have been building AdSense sites as a way of generating some extra money and setting up a passive income stream.
Over the past few weeks many members of my freelance writing course have asked me to talk to them more about my other income streams. While I don’t have a problem doing so with members, I don’t want to bring the topic into this blog too often. After all, most of the people who come here are interested in learning about freelance writing. For this reason, I have decided to start another blog showing others how to make money with AdSense. I plan on it being a “journal†type blog in which I show readers what I am doing everyday of the week. To go along with this, I hope to include some income statistics for motivation.
Once the blog launches, which should be in a day or so, I will post the URL and invite everybody over. From there, I hope to build a solid and dedicated readership – much like the one that Chrisblogging.com has.
So, if you are interested in additional income streams I hope to be able to help you in the very near future. Stay tuned!
