Many people have asked me how I make money on my blog. In all honesty, I don't make a ton of money from my blog ... yet! I have used affiliate links for awhile, but I barely make any money off of them. I only began monetizing my blog seriously in just the past month. I'll be writing a post soon about it. Until then, I want to share how I have been making money. And that's by being a virtual assistant. When people ask me what I do, very few know what a virtual assistant is. It's not a well-known job but I believe soon it will be. With so many people now working from home thanks to technology Continue Reading
How To Determine Your Freelance Rates
Recently, a fellow freelance writer was offered an opportunity for another freelance job. She came to me asking how she should determine her freelance rates. We discussed what a daunting process this can be. You don't want to oversell yourself, but you also want to get paid what you deserve. When I first started freelance writing, I had no idea what to expect as far as payment. But now, with a few years under my belt and several jobs on my resume, I have a better idea of how to determine my freelance rates. And I'm here to help you do the same! Whether you are freelance writing, Continue Reading
9 Tools Needed to be a Freelance Writer
When I'm not blogging or baking brownies or doing laundry or fixing supper for my man, I'm writing. Freelance writing to be exact. I've been a freelance writer for a couple years now. I've worked with magazines, colleges, newspapers, and the like. Currently, I am freelance writing for a newspaper -- in charge of their features section every week -- and a quarterly magazine. When I tell people I'm a freelance writer, usually everyone thinks it's so cool. And that's because it is. I get to work from home, make my own schedule, use my degree, and do the thing I love doing -- write -- all the Continue Reading
God’s Calling For Us
When I was 15, I went on a mission trip to New Orleans (pre-hurricane) to minister to the people of Louisiana. I had felt God calling me to do something, to go to a mission field and serve Him. I remember telling a boy I had a crush on that I was going on this mission trip. He told me it wasn't a real mission trip unless I was going someplace out of the country. At the time, and even now, I remember thinking how ridiculous that belief was. As I was talking to a friend today, I realized how much it bothers me when people think a mission trip has to be overseas or when they think being a Continue Reading