The Smutlancers

Author: Kayla Lords

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Erotic Authors / How to Make Money / Making Money

How to Make Money: Fiction Writing

I’m not going to tell you or anyone else how to write fiction. As a some-time erotic writer, I know we all have our own methods and styles. A lot of people can write, but not a lot of people can make money at it. In our ongoing series on how to make money, let’s talk about fiction writing in all its forms. On Your Blog The sexy smut on your blog can, eventually, earn money. Like any other kind of blogging, it takes time and effort to build an audience. Once you do, you can leverage that audience into...

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Freelancers / Making Money

How to Calculate Your Rates Part 2

In part one, we talked about some of the higher level issues to consider when you calculate your rates. If you haven’t read that one yet, click here and get yourself up to speed. That information will be useful for the second part. That being said, if you’re really impatient to have a firm number, read to the end of this, and use the online calculator i found to make it go a little quicker. For now, it’s time to talk about real numbers. How Will You Calculate Your Fee? There are three primary ways to get paid as a...

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Freelancers / Making Money

How to Calculate Your Rates Part 1

I started writing this piece and realized I had 1500 words written with more to say. While I’m probably gaining a reputation around here for being a bit…wordy (pardon the bad pun), I don’t want to overwhelm you either. Calculating your rates is a big job. It’s not set in stone, and you can (and should) adjust over time. But if you’ve never given your rates much thought beyond accepting whatever is offered, it’s time to think a bit bigger. In part one (of two) on calculating your rates, let’s look at the different factors to consider as you decide...

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How to Make Money / Making Money / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

How to Make Money: Social Media Influencer

To be honest, being paid as a social media influencer isn’t something I seek out. I’ve done it once, and only because it fell into my lap. I developed a good working relationship with a sex toy company who recommended me to an ecommerce company who was promoting a sex toy I’d reviewed. Confused yet? They needed someone with a known affinity for the product to post a few things on social media. I got asked, and they liked my price enough to pay it. In the ongoing series of “How to Make Money” let’s talk about getting paid as...

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Smutlancer Life

What To Do When You Have Too Many Ideas: Make a List

It might not happen all the time. Hell, it might be a rare thing, but when it happens, it can be both exhilarating and overwhelming. What is “it?” That moment when you realize you have too many ideas. You want to write All The Things, and you can because you have All The Ideas! Of course, the reality is that you might have All The Ideas, but you don’t have All The Time. So what are you supposed to do with those extra ideas? Try this… Make a List Sounds like a big ole duh, I know, but hear me...

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Making Money / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

Why Financial Disclosure Matters on Your Website

Recently I received an email from a company I’d worked with in the past asking me to do another review for them. Because it was for a free service and not a product, I asked for compensation for my time while promising it would be an honest review. It’s unusual for me to ask for payment for a review. Usually I review physical products that have a tangible value. I looked through my old emails (because I keep everything) to see what we’d agreed to last time. The money was acceptable. How I’d written the review had worked for both...

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Erotic Authors / Freelancers / How to Make Money / Making Money

How to Make Money Writing: Ghostwriting

In our ongoing series on ways to actually make money as a sex writer, one that doesn’t get a lot of attention but can lead to plenty of business is ghostwriting. When you’re used to always putting your name on your work, it can feel a little odd. But once you become known as someone who offers that service, ghostwriting can also be a great way to make money as a sex writer. What is Ghostwriting? Ghostwriting is much more common than you may realize. It’s a simple enough concept. One person writes the content, and another person (or company)...

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Blogging / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

Do Sex Blogger Lists Really Matter?

‘Tis the season – the sex blogging award season. Kinkly announced voting has opened for their annual Top Sex Blogging Superheroes list this week. At the same time, my good friend (and all around lovely human being) Molly Moore announced nominations are open for the Top 100 Sex Bloggers list.These two sex blogger lists are the biggest ones I’m aware of. Although other bloggers put together their own smaller lists towards the end of the year that are based on their personal preferences. As it happens every year, some of us enthusiastically embrace the list-making while others cringe from it –...

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Books

Book Review: Girls and Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape

If you’re going to write about sex, sexuality, gender, relationships, and/or the issues associated with any of it, I believe it’s necessary to learn as much as you can. One way I love to educate myself is through reading. Every so often, I’ll share a book I’ve read and why you might want to read it, too. Affiliate links are included in this post. If you click an affiliate link and buy something from the site, I make a small commission and buy a little more coffee. If you wonder whether I recommend this book, here’s all you need to...

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Freelancers / How to Make Money / Making Money

How to Make Money: Pitching Publications

While publishing books, sponsored posts, and affiliate sales are popular ways for many sex writers and bloggers to make money, one of the most sought after options is to pitching another publication. For many of us (myself included), this marks the moment we become a “real” writer. In case you wondered, if you write anything anywhere prior to this moment, you’re definitely a real writer. But that goal sits out there for many of us. Having a pitch accepted by another publication validates some of us in ways that writing for ourselves doesn’t. The question, though, is how to take...