Showing posts with label business writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business writing. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

DUST OFF THAT BUSINESS SUIT



In to all freelancer's lives, a bit of copywriting must fall. Today, we tackle the freelance world of business writing. Delightfully dry and unbelievably lucrative business writing.

Today, I will sally forth into Manhattan to sit down with a branding and marketing firm. This is not work that I usually do; however, it is when they accept the hourly rate quote that will make this assignment easily a $1 per word.

The moral of the story here is that if someone offers you a copywriting gig at an hourly rate that is acceptable to you- take it. Business writing leads to other opportunities and if not, it pays for you to have dinner. Best of all, you can know that a portion of your day has been spent being paid to write at a wage that is equivalent to some of the top magazines.

Never forget that your writing is your career and not many people are paid to learn a new skill. Who knows, some day you might even launch your own branding agency.