In January of 2012 she started writing for Contently.com doing health and travel blogging, and has started taking on assignments from parenting magazines. She recently started taking on proofreading assignments (ebooks, blogs, term papers, novels and more) from Fiverr, as she missed being the Error Police when she was a working girl in public relations and other places pre-kids. You can read about her Proofreading Love Affair here!
If you can't get enough Kerrie (and want to get Kerried away), you can find her author site, complete with reprint list, here and her humorous life blog is at TheKerrieShow.com. She also blogs at Homeschooling Mommybot.
You can also find some fun, original posts from Kerrie over here at Bubblews.
You can reach Kerrie at mommykerrie@yahoo.com.
Below is a Q&A you can use on your own site to help promote "Make Money to Write About Your Kids". It was originally published on 1099mom.com.
How long have you had your business?
Since late in 2009, when I was pregnant with my 5th child.
What led you to pursue it?
I've always loved writing, and once I hit a certain point in being a mother I realized I had much to say and much advice to give! Also, it's the perfect thing for an attachment parenting mama to do ... nursing while typing is no problem! Plus, I now homeschool, so I can be with my kids and write.
Are you full time or part time?
Part-time probably until all my kids are out of the house!
How do you market your business?
The typical social media outlets: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, various blogs.
What is your favorite part of the business?
Too many favorites! It's portable and I can do it on my own time and do as much or as little as I want or am able to do (articles, ebooks, sales letters,Contently.com freelance work and more). I love being able to homeschool the kids while being with my traveling-for-work husband sometimes.
What one question do you get most from people about your business?
How much money can you make? So I put that weekly on my blog, Make Money to Write about Your Kids. I'm very honest. Some weeks I do well and make up to $40/hour and some weeks I get no work done and make no money.
What one myth or misconception do you want to dispel about the work you do?
That you can't make good money as a writer. If you have many balls in the air you can do it!
What advice do you have for others who want to get into a similar opportunity?
Keep at it and don't get discouraged and don't worry about rejection ... keep moving forward. If you have many queries and writing opportunities and ebooks in the works and are writing every day, you will get better and you will sell work.And please don't languish in the content mills! You are worth more money than that!
What is the first step?
If you want to write for regional parenting magazines for clips and money then work your way up to nationals like Parents, Working Mother and the like, get my ebook! I started offering the ebook for a higher price in conjunction with 3 article critiques to get people moving. I'm also working on a little email course you can purchase where I kick your butt with writing prompts and assignments and deadlines!
If you want to write for other markets, definitely grab a current Writer's Market
. Just get your stuff out there. There are so many different ways to freelance! For instance, my regional parenting work led to writing a marketing manual for an editor who had another business. It also led to Contently.com, where I write great-paying blog posts for companies.
. Just get your stuff out there. There are so many different ways to freelance! For instance, my regional parenting work led to writing a marketing manual for an editor who had another business. It also led to Contently.com, where I write great-paying blog posts for companies.
Hi Kerrie,
ReplyDeleteI happened to see your article in NJ Family magazine. Cute. However, as a mother of 3 young boys, and a new Catholic who "transfered" to the Catholic faith this past Easter, I realize that you fail (big-time) to see the danger in what you term as cute little Halloween celebrations. How unfortunate and how discouraging. Let me tell you whats "out" Christmas! Ok? Christmas is out... entirely! and while it might be easy (as well as un-empathetic)for you to say " Oh, keep Jane home from school if you don't want your child to dress up or participate in Halloween festivities (which is easy to say if your homeschooling your kids) and your child is not in the public school. From one one Catholic woman to the other, what you are unfortunately failing to see is that Halloween has taken over for Christmas.Completely!! Witches, ghosts and Demons (cute, huh?) are the mainstream in schools now. Trust me... I know. If you feel it's fine to give Satan a foothold on your children by enticing them with the "sweetness" of Halloween and some lame excuse to be "socializing" you are decieved (big time) But do me a favor, OK? Call me in a few years... maybe five or ten and tell me how your kids are doing with all the enticing evil infuences in the real world that your children deem as harmless and cute because their Mom was unable(or unwilling) to understand the power of darkness. Halloween is a reason to celebrate? NO thanks! I'll be celebrating the birthday of a Saviour who came to earth as a baby to save the human race... Oh, but I forgot... babies aren't celebrated anymore are they? Too controversial. Only witches an demons. What a shame!
Cheryl Internoscia
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Flemington, NJ
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Okay, as a sole parent Dad, who's x wife, the mother of my youngest two children was a self proclaimed satanist, I can give you some good news and hopefully allay your fears. Satan has 'no' power over children of true believers in the power of Christ. My x was a clinical psychologist who believed she was sent by Satan to destroy families. Until I won my case (by divine intervention) my six and seven year old children lived with her and were forced to watch movies such as "Exorcist", "Omen" "The Devil's Advocate" and numerous rape, zombie and drug movies. They went to Halloween parties and were dressed up in all sorts of ungodly costumes. They even attended rituals and seances. I taught the children on weekends with me that Satan was NOT to be feared as he was defeated 2,000 years ago by our Lord Jesus Christ, and his power only existed through his followers and the fear of believers. (too many Christians live in fear and hide in the fort) I gave them little bottles of oil and told them when they were afraid to dab a little drop on their head - it represented the blood of Christ. I don't encourage my children to go round trick a treating, but I also don't give Satan a reputation he does not deserve - the more we fear the more we focus and the more he has power. Where there is faith there is no need to fear. He will protect our children in any situation. Years later my children don't even remember what happened because the blood of Jesus washed away all memories. Don't live in fear or teach your children fear - just prepare your children. It's almost impossible to watch 24 hours a day, have faith Jesus does watch 24 hours a day.
DeleteTony, thanks for writing! Your story is crazy (I know, I've been reading it every day!) ... and to know your kids are doing fine is such a great relief. God can do anything!
DeleteI think my kids will be fine in 10 years, but thanks for writing. You seem to take life VERY seriously. I'm sorry you didn't like my article but it was a little tongue-in-cheek. Maybe you'll enjoy my next one! Have a great day :-)
ReplyDeleteKerrie- that lady is nuts! You took it so well.
ReplyDeleteMelynda, then there was the person who wrote me directly. An atheist who didn't like the SAME article b/c I made a joke about how my kids probably wouldn't grow up to be atheists b/c they were ghosts for Halloween! Can't please 'em all!
ReplyDeleteOkay, well I grew up a DEVOUT christian. I went to 3 services a week, bible study once a week, and saturday night for other studies. We had no TV in our home, never listened to secular music. You know what we did do? We dressed up for halloween, nothing scary, and had fun going door to door. Now I'm a grown mom of 6 kids. Still Christian, following my parents example. I turned out pretty darn awesome and my sister and her husband are missionaries. She dressed up for Halloween too. So yeah, I think Kerrie's kids are gonna turn out great too.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, this comment thread is too funny! My sister in law is a nun, (yes, an honest to goodness nun) and guess what the Daughters of St. Paul say? Celebrating Halloween makes a mockery of the devil, turning him and his minions into children's play things. So it's GOOD for Christian families to have fun with it! And since when has scary stuff been anti-Jesus? Like He never went through anything scary? Yeah.... ;)
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