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Work for free 10% of the time. This is a joke, right?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Betty in Contests and Spec Work, Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates 22 Comments
Sad doggie

A writer friend mentioned that she had read an article about a website, and she was horrified. The website is BlogMutt, a blog writing service. Their headline says “Weekly, all-original content for your business blog for $79 a month.” Sounds good. As you can tell by the (in)frequency of my blog posts, I could seriously […]

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Do you give free custom samples to potential clients?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Betty in Contests and Spec Work, Freelance Business No Comments
Is there a free lunch?

One of my favorite websites for freelancers, freelanceswitch.com, published a blog post titled “Should You Create a Free Sample for New Clients” (April 30, 2012). That article was in turn based on a post on allfreelancewriting.com titled “Should You Provide a Free Sample to Potential Clients?” http://freelanceswitch.com/freelance-news/commentary-analysis/should-you-create-a-free-sample-for-new-clients/#more-28872 http://allfreelancewriting.com/2012/04/16/freelancing/general/should-you-provide-a-free-sample-to-potential-clients/ I was disappointed that the authors of both […]

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Logo design contest

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Betty in Contests and Spec Work, Freelance Business No Comments
Design contests are a gamble.

I saw this last night, and it makes me … mad? annoyed? sad? A smallish city nearby is asking professional designers to submit logo designs (along with documentation showing that they are professionals). The top five get $200 plus a lot more work with only two weeks to adapt the logo for various uses. Then […]

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