Effective July 24, 2009, according to the US Department of Labor, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and I want to graduate to that hourly wage.
No, I haven’t lost my mind. $7.25 an hour is a very attractive hourly rate for a freelance writer earning residual income. Think about it for a [...]
Motivation
I Want to Earn Minimum Wage!
Digging Out of the Snow
I’m back…finally.
I’ve had enough of this indoor camping stuff and I’m glad to be back online.
Actually, it really wasn’t that bad. We have a couple of generators so we had lights and I was able to run the portable heaters (I bought the heaters a little while ago when I thought I had let [...]
Taking a Page from Tiger Woods’ Book
Tiger’s apology made me take a look at my freelance writing career.
Let me see if I can explain where I’m coming from.
Tiger reached the pinnacle of the golfing profession. I’m no golfer and learned more than I cared to learn as a result of being surrounded by men who love to golf and watch [...]
eHow Articles Unavailable
It seems that there have been quite a few problems recently over at eHow. The problem came to my attention when I attempted to publish a How to and realized after a day or so that I had not received the usual “Your Article was Published” email. For those of you who don’t [...]
February 16th, 2010 | Felicia | 10 comments | Continued
How Freelance Writing Classifieds Have Changed
I remember just a couple of short years ago when I began writing online, I would search the online job boards for writing assignments. I remember I landed my first “big gig” through one of these sites. If was for a trade magazine and it paid me $525 for a 1,200 word article.
Wow, I [...]
I Liked January, 2010…Sort Of
Things seem to be turning around on the residual income front. I’m back on track for hitting the $2,000 residual income mark (haven’t hit it yet, but it’s getting closer).
I owe most of my income turnaround to eHow and Suite 101. They had to compensate for my dropping AdSense numbers. Those blasted AdSense [...]
I May Seem a Bit Odd
After visiting a few other blogs, I feel I have to either apologize or explain myself.
It seems that other bloggers respond to each and every comment from their readers. I admire and applaud them for doing so. As you can see, that’s not the case here on NJFM.
Comment Response
I read each comment, decide [...]
New Year, New Goals
In my couple of years as an online freelance writer, I’ve had a blast. There are so many options for freelance writer that it’s dizzying. The good thing about the internet is that you can make money writing about anything that interests you. The bad thing about the internet is that you can make [...]
January 6th, 2010 | Felicia | 18 comments | Continued
Good Bye 2009 and Hello 2010
The older I get the quicker these years seem to fly by.
This year was another good year and a great learning experience. One of the things I learned this year is not to count my chickens before they hatch. November was a particularly insightful month.
Earnings Change
I’ve been watching my earning grow steadily throughout [...]
My 300th Post – Yawn!
This is my 300th post and it should be profound…It’s not!
I knew the 300th post was coming up, but it caught me at a time where I’m feeling a little singed around the edges.
Although my November earnings were higher than my October earnings, my residual income was down by a little over $200; nothing to [...]
Hi Sharon,
I’m glad you felt comfortable enough to comment (I too am a lurker on several blogs and forums).
I think ...
Hi Felicia,
I've been reading your blog for a while so a comment from me is WAY overdue! Thank you for ...
ehow is by far better. DS took nearly 250 of my articles and locked me out of them under a ...
Great post. I think when you look at passive income that way, breaking it down per hour as a ...
Thanks for the post and in-depth explanation, Felicia. I had no idea about anchor text and the like. Big eye-opener. ...