Congratulations on taking a one-year leave to pursue your writing career! That’s great…and very exciting. You’re never too old for an adventure, my friend.

Regarding writing for Suite, yes there are advantages other than money. I describe them here:

10 Reasons I Love Writing for Suite101

I’ve never written for a blog that pays $25 per article. The experience might be worth it…but to tell you the truth, I very quickly started earning $1 per word for magazine articles. Freelance writing has a bad reputation — it’s actually far easier than everyone says.

If I only had a year to create a successful writing career, I would join a business group in person. The online competition for writing and blogging jobs is crazy!

I’ve found that networking in person — telling businessowners I’m a writer — is the best way to get writing work. I belong to a small business owners’ group, and I turn down work ALL THE TIME because my own blogs are my full-time job.

I don’t know where you live – if you’re in a small town, networking is more difficult. But if you can hook up with businesspeople who don’t have time or inclination to write for themselves, you’re ahead of the competition.

Let me know what you think, and what writing goals you’ve set for yourself!

Laurie

I am on a 1-year leave from my job to try out writing as a career and am working as an intern (at age 48) for a Canadian travel trade magazine. I’m also trying to sell articles to other publications/blogs and am finding that many blogs pay $25-$40 an article. In your post, you talk about writing for Suite 101.

Are there advantages to writing for a blog that may only pay $25 an article for 800 words? In terms of a business plan, Suite 101 would pay a very small part. Are there advantages other than money?

Thanks for your time,

Rose

I hope you achieved your writing goals that year, and are achieving them still