Continue with Writing Articles

Today, my former client emailed me for an article to write on Tax Avoidance. It is about 500 words paying USD8 per article or USD1.5 cents per word. I took it up because it pays more than the normal rate compared to a freelancer's web site where you have to bid for very low paying writing jobs. If this works out well, I could be writing an article a day for him and he pays promptly right after I submit my work. So far, he is happy with my writings and there are hardly any revisions unlike other fussy clients. I am also bidding for a job to convert to PDF and add images to the contents. In this tough financial times, the little work that comes along are most welcomed from the States.

It is not easy to make money these days

It is so easy to spend money but to earn it is not easy at all. Not in this economic meltdown that is affecting the world globally with looming recession on the cards. Some bloggers even noticed a drop in their Adsense earnings and this does not auger well for making money online. With more people being retrenched, will they ever turn to the internet for solution and read blogs? Will there be a drop in online traffic? I don't know but still cling on to my part time venture blogging in my free time. The key now in these economic crunch is this : A penny saved is a penny earned - so don't spend on impulse and it is time to save whatever we have to brace ourselves for hard times.

Time for Austerity Drive

With gloomy news everywhere and press reports of USA economic crunch and impending global recession, it is time to herald austerity measures in our lives. Share markets continue to tumble down in bearish run for the past few days. So, how can we save money in this financial difficulties? Eat out less often and buy only when really necessary. Don't buy on impulse and every cent that you saved is a cent that is earned. You might like to consider working from home if you are retrenched or your company closed down. I was reading the newspaper yesterday and a big toy company retrenched its 7,000 workers in China which depended heavily on US markets in its toy making products. So, you have been warned. Prepare for the worst and don't simply spend money.