Ep 43: How to Make Serious Money as a Freelancer with Lola Méndez
Live and Earn
English - August 04, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsCareers Business Education entrepreneurship atlantabusiness bosswoman careerchangers careers careerwoman financialplanning money personalfinance smallbusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
“We're not bothering anybody by asking for more money. We're not bothering anybody by asking, ‘where's my late payment?’ We need to be assertive and direct.”
-- Lola Méndez
Six years ago, Uruguayan-American journalist Lola Méndez packed up her New York apartment to travel around the world full-time. From Hong Kong and Chiang Mai to Mexico and Morocco, Lola has written about sustainability, social justice, identity and more for publications including CNN, ELLE, and Architectural Digest.
Unable to travel from her homebase of Montevideo, Uruguay, during the pandemic, Lola diversified her portfolio as a writer and even had her best earnings yet, making $10,000 in one month. Rather than keep the wisdom she’s acquired about negotiating and pitching to herself, Lola advocates for financial transparency in the journalism industry and for freelancers as a whole.
On this episode of Live & Earn, Lola takes us behind the scenes of what it’s like to travel for a living. She also shares some of the secrets to her success as freelance journalist.
What we tackle in this episode:
How to make a living as a traveling journalist Why there should be more advocacy for pay transparency How it’s possible to make $10,000 in one month as a freelance writer Why having pitches rejected by editors can be a blessing How to negotiate with confidence and ask for what you want Common negotiating and career mistakes first-time freelancers make Advice for solo travelers
Resources and links mentioned in episode:
https://lolaannmendez.com/consultation/
https://www.missfilatelista.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lolaannamendez/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolaannmendez
https://twitter.com/lolaannamendez
https://www.facebook.com/missfilatelista
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