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There’s an interesting thread over in our forum. It started with a mild rant about the number of low paying writing jobs that are out there. Most of the responses more or less agree that it’s just plain awful.
One poster, however, bucked the trend, pointing out that low paying writing jobs are offered at low rates because writers are willing to take them. He went on to say he really had no problem with that as long as both parties were happy.
I tend to agree, but go one step further. I think we writers get paid exactly what we truly, deep down believe we’re worth. I’ve got two ghostwriting contracts going at the moment. One is well paid, the other not-so-well. One will be easier than the other I think. Both popped at the same time and I took the cheaper one because I wasn’t sure the better paid one would come through and I was feeling broke.
The more I recognize my own skills and the value I bring to a project, I work on my own abundance/prosperity/source consciousness, the more money I make and that has nothing to do with the market. In fact, for the kind of writing I do, I’m not sure I even believe in “the market.”
I’ve written for free when I didn’t know I could charge. I’ve written for pennies because I didn’t know I could get more. Today I pretty much hold to my rates and it works, as long as my consciousness is there… it really is up to me.
What’s your thinking on this?
Write well and often,
1964 days ago
[...] We Get Paid What We Believe We’re Worth, from Anne Wayman of The Golden Pencil. [...]
Hi Anne. I can see the link in the trackback above, but here’s the direct link to my post: Why Freelance Writing Jobs Tend to be Low Paying. Thanks!
thank you… why don’t you post your link here?
I think this is so true. A positive mindset in life will affect everything we do and everything that comes to us. I’ve posted a link to this article on my blog. Thanks for the article!
2064 days ago
[...] I found an article at by Anne at The Golden Pencil, We Get Paid What We Believe We’re Worth, that is worth taking a look at. I’ve often wondered why writing jobs seem to be relatively low-paying. My suspicion about low-paying jobs is similar to my feeling about service and tech support: we tend to get what we’re willing to put up with. [...]