The Professionals vs. The Rest of Us
I was confronted the other day by a woman who insisted that the type of paid writing I advocate is bringing down the entire freelance writing industry. She insisted that, since I say anyone can make money writing web content, blog posts, and marketing articles, I am somehow cutting in to the potential profits of REAL freelance writers.
I understand where she is coming from. I really do. But that does not mean I agree with it.
I do not consider myself a freelance writer. I do not go after assignments, query magazines or newspapers, or have any professional writing credits to my name. I consider myself a web content creator, a blogger, and internet marketer, and writing is a part of all that.
The problem comes, I think, when the two get blurred.
Quality website content should not come cheap. Magazine or ezine articles should not come cheap. SEO fluff that can be written in ten minutes for the sole reason of attracting search engine traffic and imparting some basic facts, should come cheap.
It upsets me that a write can get so angry at another who advocates a different type of getting paid to write. I am not undermining your skills or business practices. I am simply showing a different way to do things. I support an accessible way for people with some writing skills to build an income doing so.
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By aidenofthetower, August 26, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Freelancer is a difficult term to understand. After all, both a freelancer and a writer creating web content and turning around and selling it are working to make money from their writing. The one advantage to not being a “freelancer” is that you don’t have to work so hard to sell yourself or to find work. I often call myself a “freelance writer” when asked, “What is it you do for a living?” because it is easier then some mysterious work for myself and make money online explanation and if they ask for more details I then get into what it is I am doing.
P.S. I found your site on your Associated Content profile where I keep coming across it. I have a lot of ideas that you have already published!
Danelle~Aiden of the Tower