Online Writing Jobs – How To Negotiate With Cheap Clients Who Waste Your Time

Not every web content writer is good at running a business, and negotiating can be especially tough. When you’re looking for online writing jobs and writing opportunities come your way, it can be tough to say “no,” especially when your business isn’t completely off the ground yet.
 
However, there’s one negotiating situation where things are really simple. This is the case where you’re talking to a potential client about writing opportunities and they’re continually trying to talk you down.
 
As a ghostwriter, you should always have a “minimum” that you’re not willing to go below. What happens if somebody wants to pay you less than that? The answer is easy. You tell them, “Well, I guess I’m not the one for you. Have a nice day and good luck.”
 
Or better yet, “I bet there’s somebody with a smattering of English who knows how to pile keywords into a 400-word hodge-podge of useless content that Google will ignore who’ll write for you at that price!”
 
Don’t forget to tell them, “Have a nice day and good luck” after that as well.
 
Actually, go with the first reply, because it’s not worth your time negotiating with someone who is trying to get you to go below your minimum. You could be spending that time writing quality content for someone who pays you decently. Or better yet, you could be looking for GOOD clients!
 
If you work for less than you’re worth, you’ll gain nothing at all from it. You’ll be locked into a job for sub-standard pay, dealing with someone who is probably a jerk anyway. And the honest truth is that internet marketers who are making money online will pay well for content. The ones who are trying to squeeze content out of you for pennies are losers who aren’t making a cent online.
 
Here’s what you should do:
 
Decide on your absolute minimum. Most people figure out how much their time is worth to them in dollars and figure accordingly. I go one step further – I figure out how much my time is worth, and then I add to that how much my skill as a writer is worth. On top of that, I pile on the value of the content and the money they’re going to make on it.
 
Don’t ever go below your minimum and if someone asks you to, tell them to have a nice day. Don’t get involved in lengthy conversations with them about it because you’re wasting time. In some cultures, haggling is an art-form that’s an essential step in buying something, a kind of social bond or something or other. When you’re running a ghostwriting service, it’s just a pointless waste of time.
 
Finally, it’s important to consider that there’s an abundance of writing opportunities out there. There are well-paying online writing jobs from excellent clients who are looking for a DECENT web content writer and not a semi-literate keyword-stuffer. Always keep this abundance in mind when looking for online writing jobs.