How To Be A Better Freelance Negotiator

Shani Silver
Nov 5 · 5 min read

I actually won’t write that for $50, sorry.

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I used to be a lawyer, but there’s nothing I’m about to say regarding earning more money as a freelancer that has anything to do with that misguided endeavor. A little over a year ago, I became a full-time freelance writer.

Previously, I’d been an Editorial & Copy Director for a variety of startups in New York. I currently…

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Shani Silver

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NPR called me a humor essayist, let’s go with that. Author of Refinery29’s “Every Single Day” series, host of A Single Serving Podcast. shanisilver[at]gmail

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