"Actually, I have seen a leveling off of falling rates, and a couple places I write for recently increased their pay. It's still not great compared to days of yore when I could limit assignments to only those that paid $1/word or more, but it's an…"
"Agreed, Sam. I had that dilemma last year when approached by a travel company to do freelance marketing and PR work for them. It would have been lucrative, and I seriously considered it, but decided I could accept the offer only if I were willing to…"
"And there's also the issue of blogging for multiple sites that pay vastly different amounts, so one could, possibly, need to select $25, $50 and $75 per post, or more... Btw, great to see you again last night Evelyn!"
"You might want to fix the amounts on the survey so they aren't duplicated and people won't have to choose between two answers. E.g., if someone make $20 per post, do they choose $15-$20 or $20-$25? It's better to have $11-$15, $16-20, $21-$25, etc."
"Thanks for all the great research info on Morocco! Am starting to put together a two-week trip to Morocco in late September/early October (part honeymoon/part assignment) and am looking for a variety of tips, from best hidden gems to new…"
"Agreed, and surprised more attendants haven't snapped sooner. After having been on several flights the past few weeks, I have witnessed far too much rude behavior by fellow passengers. Not all, or even most, clearly, but those few who act as if they…"
"Tulum is pretty compact, and a couple power sight-seers I met while there recently zipped through it in about an hour or so. The best thing about it (for me) is the beach access, but it gets crowded fast. Haven't been to Chichen Itza or Palenque…"
"Donna, your posting is very timely: I'm at the SATW Editors Council meeting in Portland, Oregon, where we've been discussing the media revolution without anyone explicitly posing the question you've posed. I think that reluctance to fully engage in…"
"I think the outsourcing depends on where the content comes from and how it's produced. A few people I know copy edit for Demand. After leaving TravelMuse last year I looked into writing and editing for the site. The pay at the time was beyond low…"
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"Thanks Ed! I'm looking forward to being an active member of the Tripatini community. Will definitely check out the Tourism Branding forum, as you suggest. Who knew my marketing background could still be useful after I became a travel journalist? :)…"
Good to see you here in TripatiniLand, Donna. I see that you got a message recommending various forums; I want to add one to that already long list: Tourism Branding. For starters, you're one of the few writers who would understand the behind-the-scenes guts of that biz. Moreover, the people in that forum are exceptionally philosophical about what they do. They're actually saying things that are new to me, and they're saying it well.
On another subject, I saw your when-it-rains-it-pours posting on Facebook. Ain't it the truth? I was tempted by Thailand, too--especially after deciding that SATW's trip to Thailand was not the Thai trip I wanted--but as with you, it conflicts with another trip. Above all, I think you made the very right decision--and for the very right reasons.
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Salutations of peace from Morocco
On another subject, I saw your when-it-rains-it-pours posting on Facebook. Ain't it the truth? I was tempted by Thailand, too--especially after deciding that SATW's trip to Thailand was not the Thai trip I wanted--but as with you, it conflicts with another trip. Above all, I think you made the very right decision--and for the very right reasons.
To get the most out of Tripatini, we recommend you take a moment to join several of our many groups which you may find of particular use, such as Media Only; Business Travel; MICE; Budget Travel; Luxury Travel; Solo Travel; Women's Travel, San Francisco, New York State, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and the other 46 states; Thailand; China; Singapore; Vietnam; Cambodia; Laos; Mexico; Israel; Argentina; Colombia; Canada; French Polynesia/Tahiti; Morocco; Indonesia; India; Sri Lanka; Burma; Eating/Drinking the World, and plenty of others covering many other topics and most destinations across the globe (Currencies group coming up soon!).
FYI, on your profile you'll see a green bar marked "Text Box," which you can turn into a box containing not just text but also photos and even videos about yourself, your travels, your writing and other activities, and more.
Finally, if you would, please be so kind as to spread the word among your travel-interested friends, family, colleagues, associates, clients, and audience. It's fast and easy to use our "INVITE" function above left on the navigation bar to enter e-mails (even your whole list at once!). Finally, please join our Facebook fan page and follow us on Twitter (see front page info box); we'll be happy to reciprocate!
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Cheers!