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Negotiate Your Way to Higher Pay

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Negotiate Your Way to Higher Pay

WHEN
Wednesday, September 6
7-10 pm

WHERE
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church
1555 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA
617-492-1819

WHO
Anyone looking to improve their negotiation skills

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

Negotiation is something that gives most people at least a little anxiety. Whether you're haggling at a yard sale or buying a car, a little self-confidence and some carefully chosen words can go a long way.

Freelance writing is no different. Negotiation gets better with practice, and becomes less awkward over time. Just like following up on a query or turning in articles by their deadline, asking for more will soon become second nature. As writers, we often find it hard to put a price tag on our work. But remember, we have to value it first before anyone else will.

In this seminar, you will learn:

  • Ways to show an editor the merit of your story idea
  • How to prove you are the best person to write this article
  • When to take a pay cut to be in the magazine you really want
  • How to shoot for the high end of the scale
  • When it's best to walk away

Instructor Bio

Victoria Groves
Victoria Groves is a Boston-based editor and freelance writer. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, a managing editor, and currently writes and edits content for various software conferences. Her freelance work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Boston Parents' Paper, CommonWealth, Scouting, Baltimore Magazine, New Mexico Woman, Minnesota Women's Journal, Parents and Kids, Chesapeake Family, Yoga for EveryBody, and Womens ENews.

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