Freelance Earnings Tracking

Posted: October 13, 2015

It's not unusual for a freelance writer's income to be described as "feast or famine". One mistake freelancers often make is not being prepared for when a big project might end. Always having a plan in place can help lessen the blow of losing that income, whether it's expected or is a surprise, until it can be replaced.

Nicole Dieker, freelance writer and contributor to The Write Life, shares advice on how preparation in advance can help avoid the pitfalls of sudden income loss.

Tracking Freelance Earnings: September Income Report

Do you have a plan for what you’ll do when your next big project ends? Doing a little bit of advance work in preparation for a project’s end or a client’s departure will help ensure that losing a gig doesn’t also mean losing money. I closed out a big project this month — one that provided almost 25 percent of my monthly income. Because I had planned ahead, I was able to ride out the income drop and secure new work to take the project’s place. Read the entire article, Tracking Freelance Earnings: September Income Report, on The Write Life.