Freelance Writing Income: October 2007
One thing that I have learned since starting my freelance writing career is that my income will vary from month to month. While it may always be in the same range, there is no way of predicting when a big month will arrive. For me, one of those big months happened to be October.
Generally speaking, I did not do anything special during October to boost my income. In fact, I worked with the same clients as always, and only added two new projects. The only thing that I changed was putting a little bit more time into writing. At this point, I am beginning to feel more comfortable with breaking down my time between freelance writing, blogging, and other start-ups.
Here are my freelance writing income stats for October 2007.
Number of Completed Projects: 24
Payment by PayPal: 20
Payment by Check: 3
Payment by Bank Wire: 1
Total Income: $7,047.84
As you can see, I just eclipsed the $7,000 mark last month. Since beginning to chart my income in July, this is my biggest month. This is not my most profitable month ever, but definitely ranks somewhere in the top 10.
It is hard to predict if I will be able to make as much or more money in November. As mentioned above, a freelance writing income is one that will vary from month to month. The way that I best get around this is by setting a basic goal of $4,500/month, and then working my best to beat that by as much as possible.
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Like always, I would be glad to answer any specific questions. Leave a comment, or send me an email!
November 1st, 2007 at 12:22 pm
2500 here…! Been in business since May and aiming for 3000- what I made working FT. Congrats to you!
November 1st, 2007 at 12:38 pm
CONGRATS DUDE!!!
that is a dream for me yet..
that was huge..
and you earned a feed reader too today..:)
I hope I will also earn one..
November 1st, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Congratulations! I haven’t shared it on my site yet, but I made a whopping $250+ this month. That’s nothing compared to you, and I am working part-time at this, but it’s much better than the $23 I scraped in last month!
November 1st, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Congratulations Chris!
November 1st, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Thanks for all the kind words! It seems as if everybody is moving in the right direction. Keep up the good work, and let me know if you have any specific questions…
November 1st, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Congratulations on the success with your writing, keep it up!
November 1st, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Congrats man. $1400 for me in my 3rd month (took a week off as well).
November 1st, 2007 at 11:34 pm
What kind of freelance writing jobs did you get!? And what topics did you write about =).
November 2nd, 2007 at 1:58 am
Congrats Chris - brilliant job! Trying to break into this area as well.
November 2nd, 2007 at 10:33 am
Great work, Chris. I love reading your earnings reports. I’ve reviewed your blog today, by the way.
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:11 am
This is a great month! Congrats. So many Paypal payments made me wonder–was any of this SEO or the low-paying blog work that is out there now…and would you dump this at some pt?
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:13 am
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November 2nd, 2007 at 11:16 am
Thanks for all the congrats!
Star - Not a lot of the work was low paying SEO or blog work. To tell you the truth, a lot of my biggest clients pay via PayPal. In fact, I receive PayPal payments in upwards of $1,500 at times! Of course, the fees hurt on those big payments…
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Just dropped by & I am motivated once again! Can you tell me how I can get started? I don’t want to be doing 1.50 an articles any more. Where do I start and how can I get there?
-Jim
November 3rd, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Hi, This is Sam. I’m a content writer for the past 6 months. Still trying to reach $1000 mark. Didn’t get paid for more than $6 per 500 words. Any good suggestions for me?
November 4th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Hi Chris,
I really think it’s awesome that you’ve been able make something substantial out of your writing. I have two things to ask you.
First: Does all the income you’ve told us about come from working on the internet?
Second: I’ve been doing $0.01 a word gigs for a long time. I need a fresh start. What do I do? It’d be really helpful if you could you point me to some websites or resources.
Thanks
November 4th, 2007 at 11:48 am
This post is very inspiring. That is more money/month than I would need to live my intended lifestyle indefinitely!
I have a website where people contribute writing about music… we’re just getting started, but the submissions are growing, and we all share in the profits. This post and blog helps me solidify some of my goals!
(And why do people write $.01/word articles? I’d be embarassed to pay that
November 5th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Congrats Chris!!!
I am currently having $3k avg per month.
Most of the work are from regular clients.. I prefer taking long term contracts rather than small 10-20 articles jobs.
Once established player i dont think this job hurts…Actually I enjoy the stream of information I get through Writing different Niches… Increases my Knowledge too
November 5th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Seems I made a mistake in my web address… Its http://www.contentwriter.info
Sorry but I dont like to commit them on first place and if I do I always have a tendency to rectify them
November 5th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
Jimmy/Sam/Tech - Read all my past posts. I touch on websites for finding jobs, how to get started, etc.
Content Writer - Great to have you here. $3k a month is a great income. Keep building on that!
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November 7th, 2007 at 1:03 am
$9,500 last month!!
And a lot of those payments overlapped so I put them towards November when they should technically count for OCT. 
Good work guys!!! I worked not as hard as usual too — it’s all about QUALITY jobs not QUANTITY people.
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November 27th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Hey Chris,
Thanks for making such a worthwhile, and easy blog to follow. I’m a Noobie (my spelling) and I will be following your advice here as well. Any tips for a freelance financial planning writer? I’ve done the social networking thing and I’ve been getting great responses so I think its time to go up to the next level.
Thanks, Matt
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