Writer’s Worth Day 2010
May 14, 2010 by Lillie
Lori Widmer at Words on the Page is once again sponsoring Writer’s Worth Day, part of her ongoing campaign to help writers recognize and value their own worth.
Lori has written a series of posts this week about the subject, and her blog is consistently filled with advice and encouragement for writers to be paid what they’re worth.
I know there is a big interest in what writers and editors charge. “Freelance editing rates” is the most popular search term bringing readers to my blog.
Here are a few of the posts I’ve written about writer’s worth and determining your freelance rates:
- Freelance Rates – Part 1: Determining Your Worth as a Freelancer
- Freelance Rates – Part 2: Hourly vs Project
- Freelance Rates – Part 3: Setting Freelance Writing and Editing Prices
- Freelance Rates Survey Results
- How Much Will It Cost? Average Freelance Editing Rates
- What are your prices for writing and editing services … and how much value do you give?
- Writer’s Worth Day
- Writers Worth Day 2
Bottom line: Writing and editing are worthy skills that provide value to clients, often helping them improve their own bottom line. Everyone providing those skills should be paid commensurate with the value of the services. Experienced writers should make more than beginners, but even beginners should make a decent income, certainly more than minimum wage and more than they could earn doing unskilled labor!
Happy Writer’s Worth Day! Celebrate your worth as a writer and accept jobs and payment that reflect your worth.
Oh boy, do we ever need to be affirmed as writers! It can be a lonely job! That’s when I hang onto my favorite writer’s verse: Psalm 22:25; my writing belongs to the Lord and I will use it to encourage His people and challenge them to grow!
.-= Sally Ferguson´s last blog ..When Forgiveness is Hard =-.
Sally,
That’s a wonderful way of looking at your writing.
We all are writers and we all love to write on different topics to help each other and if somebody had planned the day for us ,many years ago we should thank that person also. and happy writer worth day to all of you! thanks!
christophere,
Thanks are due to Lori Widmer for initiating Writer’s Worth Day.
I find it can be hard to get good work online, because there is so much competition willing to work for very lower rates. Recently, I’ve started trying to monetize my own writing myself. Not going so great yet, though
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Jason,
I know many writers who are successful writing online, but it is difficult to get started. Good luck!
Thank you very much. It’s the traffic I really need to work on right now, but it’s coming along.
Good luck, Jason.
This is so inspiring. I really am glad that we have such a day to celebrate as I truly believe in giving writers their worth. This day should help spread the word and make an effort to tell the blog community about expecting more. It is always encouraging and inspiring to help another writer to build a better business practice. We need to tell our own stories in order to teach others through example – bad or good.
Ariel,
You are so right that we all need to help each other to improve the industry for all of us.