November 28, 2011
I received the following e-mail from a site reader last week, which inspired me to offer deals and discounts on our freelance writing products/classes early this year compared to last – and it’ll be for a longer period of time.
The reader wrote:
Hi Yuwanda,
Love your site and information. I hope you are having a fantastic Thanksgiving. I wanted to ask if you would be doing a holiday sale buy one get one free like you did last year. I know that I will be getting your ebook in 3 days Ebook and I would like to get the ebook about Free Classifieds.
I have decided to build an ebook and affiliate marketing business.
I am inspired to be able to be able to take care of myself and my daughter and be home to continue to homeschool her.
Thank you in advance an again thanks for the information and inspiration to live my life on my own terms.
My Response
First T, I did have a nice Thanksgiving; hope you did too. Thanks for inquiring.
Now to business — good for you for deciding to take control of your financial future. As I said in last year’s holiday deals and discount post:
I’m a huge advocate of always, always, always having something going on on the side because there is no such thing (in my opinion) as job security anymore.
I’d even argue that freelancing is the new job security in this global economy.
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Proof of the bolded statement just above? The Bureau of Labor statistics October 2011 report found that:
The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range from 9.0 to 9.2 percent since April (it’s currently 9 percent);
In October, the number of long-term unemployed — those who have been jobless for 27 weeks or more (that’s almost 7 months!) – makes up over 40 percent (42.4 percent to be exact) of unemployed individuals; and perhaps most disheartening of all is . . .
There were almost a million (967,000 to be exact) discouraged workers in the labor force. Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. In short, these people have given up hope.
When you give up hope, what’s left?
So to “keep hope alive” for those who’ve decided to take charge like the above freelancer, here are Inkwell Editorial’s Deals and Discounts for the 2011 Holiday Season. Note: All offers are good through the end of the year (til midnight U.S. EST on 12/31/2011).
2011 Inkwell Editorial Holiday Discounts
Half-Price on All Ebooks: Right now if you buy any ebook, you get a second one of your choosing for half off. Note: The “half off” ebook must be priced equal to or LESS than your highest-priced item. For example, if you buy an ebook for $19.95, you get half off a second one priced at $19.95 or less.
How to Take Advantage of This Sale: Make your selections, figure the total, then send payments to payment@InkwellEditorial.com. DO NOT purchase via the payment buttons on the site. Tell us in the comments section of your PayPal payment which ebooks you want. All ebooks will be delivered manually within 24 hours (yes, even on the weekend).
50% Off Freelance Writing Ecourse: The general freelance writing e-course. Note: You can pay in 2 installments for this ecourse. All payments must be received by 12/31/2011. E-course will be delivered after final payment is made.
$300 Off SEO Copywriter Training ECourse: The SEO Copywriting Training e-course. Note: You can pay in 2 installments for this ecourse. All payments must be received by 12/31/2011. E-course will be delivered after final payment is made.
Here’s to finally getting your freelance writing, internet marketing and/or self-publishing career off the ground in 2012!
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