Hello, folks! Happy Christmas! I know I've been really quiet around here and frankly, I've been bothered. Ill-health and other worldly troubles have done their best to batter me, but I always win.

While you have your drumstick wedged in your mouth (or maybe not!), I'm assuming you're trying really hard to ensure the New Year is nothing like this one. I am too! The one tangible difference being that I (no "WE") have decided[b] to take your success personally[/b].

You see, we exist in an ecosystem where our roles as clients and writers should be clearly defined! But, it's not. The harsher economic realities we all face do not seem to permit picking one path and sticking to it. I have seen writers turn clients within weeks of starting out AND clients grab the pen when the coast becomes unclear. They both think they're being entrepreneurial, yet time tells otherwise.

Trust me when I see I feel our collective pain. But, sticking to this rat race only hurts our goals and otherwise healthy ambition.

It's disheartening to see us as a tribe in disarray. We can cease to have issues threaten to go past boiling point because neither writer nor client would just budge. It appears that we need to fix the foundations of our industry. And that, FAST.

What can we do as writers? No pointing fingers now.

What can we do as clients? It is[b] absolutely possible to be a writer and earn what you're worth[/b]. But, I suppose there's first a price to pay.

Oh! It is[b] possible to stick to being a client and have the best manager any writer encounters[/b].

It is utterly possible to create the environment for your writers to excel, growing your business as they grow their dreams. Can we first flush your us-against-them thinking down the drain, though?

Can we have clients who understand writing enough to ensure that a writer succeeds while succeeding on the projects they're handling?

Rates are a significant issue, but then they aren't as big as we try to make them.

I've seen writers and clients contributing to flunk projects when rates are low. Sadly, the same happens (sometimes worse) when rates are sky-high!

Can there be more realistic, more viable, and more resilient metrics other than rate to ensure that projects and this industry succeeds for writers and clients alike?

I know, na money we dey find, but would you rather flunk another project and lose working with a client again? Remember when you promised you could do x-thousand words a day knowing you were telling a bare-faced lie? How has that worked out though? You swore the other day to accept the low rate and deliver wishy-washy writing or spin your way to writing oblivion? How long would you shout you in the foot? Heck! You're bleeding badly and you're numb to your own suffering! The only reason you can write wishy-washy is because there's wishy-washy inside you.

All right, you created a system where you ALWAYS win at the expense of the writer. You jumped ship and became a client because you felt that's your only road to hammering. Now, shame means nothing no matter where they drag you to for failing to keep your end of cheap bargains.

These things need not be. So again, WE, are giving it another shot. Client or writer, you can do well in 2021. This is NOT your regular pitch. Hopping from group to group will not help you. We've seen the group thing fall flat on its face. It's the same writers littered across them, innit?

Multiple foreign accounts on freelance platforms are a joke[b] if you ignore the rudiments of business or the art of writing[/b]. We're giving it another shot at helping you. Ultimately, you've got the knife and the yam!

Our gift to you this Christmas is to contribute to your success next year. I guess that doesn't oil your engine enough. Yet, it will certainly work wonders for your mileage. Can I get an Amen?

We want to collaborate with seasoned clients to ensure there are enough dependable writers capable of handling more than what the niche provides. All we will ask is 2 weeks of the writer's time. Two non-negotiable weeks of intense preparation to deliver everything typical clients want in various niches.

Is our goal lofty? You decide if it is. Is it a paid program? Our only payoff in this is a more capable writing ecosystem. We won't compromise on the price of your time though. Is that too much to ask?

Rather than beat the air and waste your time and client's time. Rather than submit yourself to subjective dragging over whether your work is the reason the client's client is pulling out of a project or demanding a refund, why not seize your beautiful destiny in your own firm hands? (Guess that sounded like your favourite motivational speaker! )

We are a team, you know. none of us can walk far enough if we don't walk together, long enough.

There are more markets for your writing services than you're choosing to notice now. You must first take your place, though. Stick out like a ostrich and earn your place and rightful rate. Is this something you think should happen? We're only a DM away on WhatsApp... : +2348125266960

Happy Christmas!!!