I did it! I sold my first article!
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I did it! I sold my first article!
Logged on to my email today, not expecting to see too much, and I've sold my 1st article! Okay, fine, I got a bit fed up and dropped the price to $10, but I'm still happy!
Re: I did it! I sold my first article!
Congratulations on your first sale! Every sale is exciting and it motivates you to write some more, but I think the first one is the most memorable! 
If I may ask, how long had you been waiting for it? Dropping the price may seem like a good idea if you want fast sales, but it's not good practice in the long run. You're selling your work short, and you "teach" customers to expect more $10 pieces from you. I recently sold an article that had been sitting in my portfolio for over a year. Like you, I had initially set the price at $100 (it was almost 1200 words long) but seeing it wouldn't sell, I gradually dropped it to $45.
The customer who bought it put up a similar public request setting his price range at $100-$150, and I realized I had just given away my hard work for crumbs. Now, I'll just put my articles up at a price I deem fair, and leave them alone. I found that writing different types of articles works better than constantly adjusting your prices. For example, a customer can find an introductory or filler article in my portfolio for $15-$30, but if he wants more specialized content, he will have to pay more.
Anyway, keep up the good work! Keep writing, and you'll see that the sales will eventually follow.
If I may ask, how long had you been waiting for it? Dropping the price may seem like a good idea if you want fast sales, but it's not good practice in the long run. You're selling your work short, and you "teach" customers to expect more $10 pieces from you. I recently sold an article that had been sitting in my portfolio for over a year. Like you, I had initially set the price at $100 (it was almost 1200 words long) but seeing it wouldn't sell, I gradually dropped it to $45.
The customer who bought it put up a similar public request setting his price range at $100-$150, and I realized I had just given away my hard work for crumbs. Now, I'll just put my articles up at a price I deem fair, and leave them alone. I found that writing different types of articles works better than constantly adjusting your prices. For example, a customer can find an introductory or filler article in my portfolio for $15-$30, but if he wants more specialized content, he will have to pay more.
Anyway, keep up the good work! Keep writing, and you'll see that the sales will eventually follow.
Re: I did it! I sold my first article!
Yeah, I may put them up to something like 6 cent a word.mnicol22 wrote:Congratulations on your first sale! Every sale is exciting and it motivates you to write some more, but I think the first one is the most memorable!
If I may ask, how long had you been waiting for it? Dropping the price may seem like a good idea if you want fast sales, but it's not good practice in the long run. You're selling your work short, and you "teach" customers to expect more $10 pieces from you. I recently sold an article that had been sitting in my portfolio for over a year. Like you, I had initially set the price at $100 (it was almost 1200 words long) but seeing it wouldn't sell, I gradually dropped it to $45.
The customer who bought it put up a similar public request setting his price range at $100-$150, and I realized I had just given away my hard work for crumbs. Now, I'll just put my articles up at a price I deem fair, and leave them alone. I found that writing different types of articles works better than constantly adjusting your prices. For example, a customer can find an introductory or filler article in my portfolio for $15-$30, but if he wants more specialized content, he will have to pay more.
Anyway, keep up the good work! Keep writing, and you'll see that the sales will eventually follow.
Thanks for the advice!