Comments on: Don't do it for free, freelancers http://christopherwink.com/2009/02/12/dont-do-it-for-free-freelancers/ Sharing my work and writing about media convergence, entrepreneurship and the future of news Mon, 14 May 2012 16:16:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Stories that never ran: What does a sex columnist look like? « Christopher Wink http://christopherwink.com/2009/02/12/dont-do-it-for-free-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Stories that never ran: What does a sex columnist look like? « Christopher Wink Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:33:38 +0000 http://christopherwink.wordpress.com/?p=3204#comment-1390 [...] in a Web site for sexuality, but I was just developing my freelance career and not yet stern in my not-writing-for-free policy, so I agreed to finish a draft before agreeing to [...] [...] in a Web site for sexuality, but I was just developing my freelance career and not yet stern in my not-writing-for-free policy, so I agreed to finish a draft before agreeing to [...]

]]> By: Payment for writers and journalists will continue to fall, positions reduced « Christopher Wink http://christopherwink.com/2009/02/12/dont-do-it-for-free-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 Payment for writers and journalists will continue to fall, positions reduced « Christopher Wink Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:17:47 +0000 http://christopherwink.wordpress.com/?p=3204#comment-1159 [...] Philly and NEast Philly without much monetary return yet, I’ve taken a fairly firm stand that I won’t write for free and don’t think other freelancers should, which happens to be my biggest beef with the Huffington [...] [...] Philly and NEast Philly without much monetary return yet, I’ve taken a fairly firm stand that I won’t write for free and don’t think other freelancers should, which happens to be my biggest beef with the Huffington [...]

]]> By: Christopher Wink http://christopherwink.com/2009/02/12/dont-do-it-for-free-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Christopher Wink Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:44:33 +0000 http://christopherwink.wordpress.com/?p=3204#comment-864 That's a lesson that I wish more of us would learn earlier. That’s a lesson that I wish more of us would learn earlier.

]]> By: Erica http://christopherwink.com/2009/02/12/dont-do-it-for-free-freelancers/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Erica Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:16:59 +0000 http://christopherwink.wordpress.com/?p=3204#comment-863 One of the best pieces of advice I got while in college was to never do anything for free. This was in reference to writing, but I think the same applies to photography, video and various other journalistic endeavors. I'd never ask one of my artist friends to create art for free, because that is their craft and their attempted livelihood. Same principle applies. One of the best pieces of advice I got while in college was to never do anything for free. This was in reference to writing, but I think the same applies to photography, video and various other journalistic endeavors.

I’d never ask one of my artist friends to create art for free, because that is their craft and their attempted livelihood. Same principle applies.

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