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This month, we answered questions on raising your rates, feeling guilty for your income, and using editorial calendars.
Episodes / Erotic Authors / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers / Smutlancer Life
by Kayla Lords · Published June 1, 2020 · Last modified July 23, 2020
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I haven’t met a smutlancer yet that wasn’t filled with ideas — and doubts about how to execute them. After last week’s episode, Molly and I sat down to discuss how we approach starting new things AND deciding when to stop ongoing projects. Tl, dr: It’s complicated.
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by Kayla Lords · Published May 26, 2020 · Last modified July 23, 2020
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In this episode, I let it get weird and share some of my own thoughts on making shifts, changing paths, and deciding which direction to follow. I share not because I have answers but to show that it’s a messy process.
Freelancers / Guest Contributors / Making Money / Smutlancer Life
by Amy Norton · Published May 21, 2020 · Last modified July 23, 2020
Step 0: Lose your job amidst a global pandemic. A few weeks ago, I received the news that my full-time day job will be eliminated this summer, entirely due to necessary cost cuts thanks to the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. While this wasn’t entirely unexpected (my industry has been hit pretty badly) it was also pretty scary. “No problem, thanks for giving me plenty of notice,” I said to my boss when they called. “SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT WHAT DO I DO NOW!?” I said to my partner as soon as I’d hung up the phone. I started looking at possible...
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by Kayla Lords · Published May 18, 2020 · Last modified July 23, 2020
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Taking sexy pictures for your website or to sell access to? You might wonder what kind of camera you should use to get started or to take great pictures. In this week’s episode, Molly walks you through what you should use and how to use it best.
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This month, we answered several questions in a rapid-fire style because they were GREAT questions! Also, we answer a question on the decision to self-publish your erotica or go the more traditional route as an erotica author.
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We’re not tax, accounting, bookkeeping, or money experts AT ALL, but all of those things have evolved as we’ve grown as smutlancers. So we recorded ourselves talking about it, while trying to throw in a few helpful tips.
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In this week’s podcast episode, Molly talks about figuring out how to find a routine that works for you, regardless of what the clock says, and feeling like you’ve accomplished something even as your never-ending to-do list waits for you.
The inspiration for this post comes from Chelsea Hamlet, a member of the Smutlancers Community. I realized my answer to a question she asked could be a blog post on its own, and here we are. If you feel like you work fairly slowly, and you wonder how you can possibly take on another client or another job to make more money, this is for you. They’re productivity tips, but not the “you’re not doing enough, here’s how to hustle and grind it out” tips. This is for the people who think, “I need to make enough money to pay...
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Not every smutlancer pitches their ideas to other websites, but many do. If you’re a writer, it’s likely that you’ve done it or considered it. In this episode, I’m speaking specifically about writing non-fiction. Sites that publish fiction have slightly different expectations and requirements (although some of these tips are universal).
