Get Paid To Write OnlineGet Paid To Write OnlineSharon Hurley Hall's mentoring blog for freelance writers answers questions about building, managing and promoting a freelance writing career. It includes information on writing, promotion, blogging, publishing and ghostwriting as well as writing ski Articles
Happy New Year From Get Paid To Write Online
2008-01-01 07:20:00 Happy New Year to all of you. Here on Get Paid To Write Online, I’ve got a few plans for starting the blogging year with a bang. Coming up in the next few weeks are: an interview with writing life coach Lori Chance about her new self empowerment book a return to the old debate about ... More About: Happy , Happy New Year
Freelance Career Management Linky Love
2007-12-30 11:00:00 I don’t know about you, but I’ve scaled back on work during the last week so I could spend some much needed time with family and friends. However, I can’t stay away from the computer for long and I’ve been paying attention to these posts, which give a guide to ways of managing your writing ... More About: Love , Management , Freelance , Career , Linky
I, Ghost Blogger
2007-12-28 11:00:00 Someone asked me the other day about ghost blogging. She wanted to know about what it was and how to get started in it. Here are my answers. Ghost blogging is like ghostwriting. While ghostwriting is writing where you get no credit or byline, ghost blogging is blogging where you get no credit or byline. ... More About: Blogger
Do You Blog Too Much?
2007-12-27 11:16:00 It’s difficult to say how much is too much when it comes to blogging. When I started blogging, I had just one blog on what was then my main domain. However, I quickly became addicted to blogging, and soon started two or three others on community blogging sites. Over the course of time, I joined ... More About: Blog
Merry Christmas From Get Paid To Write Online
2007-12-25 06:01:00 Technorati Tags: christmas christmas, get paid to write More About: Christmas , Write , Paid , Online , Get Paid To
The 12 Posts Of Christmas
2007-12-24 11:00:00 Yesterday, I posted the best posts of the year, as picked by a handy dandy Wordpress plugin, which checks the number of visits and comments to come up with a top ten list. However, I couldn’t help feeling that some of my own personal favourites were missing. That’s why I’ve collected this list of 12 posts ... More About: Christmas , Posts
Best Posts Of The Year - Your Picks
2007-12-23 11:02:00 The end of the year brings a host of roundup posts, and this blog is no exception. This is the first of two such posts. This one focuses on the posts that have attracted the most readers or comments, as selected by the Popularity Contest Wordpress plugin. How ... More About: Posts , Year
Who?s Reading Your Blog?
2007-12-22 11:00:00 The other day I noticed that there was a new link to my blog from a site I didn’t recognise. I followed it and discovered a new writing blog. Even more surprising was that the author had been reading my writing advice for the last couple of years. I’m betting that I knew Marshall Krueger ... More About: Reading , Blog
Getting Ready For 2008
2007-12-21 12:00:00 If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to finish things. As the end of the year approaches, there’s always a flurry of action, as if loose ends will cause major problems if they’re not tied up before Christmas. For me, it’s about being able to take time off with ... More About: Ready , 2008
Reviewing Blogrush
2007-12-20 17:29:00 I don’t think anyone can have missed the ugly grey widget in the sidebar. In fact, a couple of months ago, I spoke about a new traffic builder I’d found, called Blogrush. It looked promising, as I said at the time, and in fact, I’ve had a trickle of new readers from it. However, it ... More About: Reviewing
The Art And Craft Of Writing
2007-12-20 11:00:00 Is Writing an Art or a Craft ? That’s a question that I’ve wrestled with before, and have had some great discussions with other writers about how they see their profession. As well as my own piece, there’s a fine debate by the writers of the JCM Enterprises blog, titled Is Writing an Art or a ...
How To Promote Yourself Through Guest Blogging
2007-12-19 11:38:00 As you know, I think all writers should blog. That’s because blogging is a great way to sharpen your writing skills in a relaxing way. Having a blog is also a wonderful way to connect with potential clients, with other writers and online friends. And of course, it’s a fantastic way to promote yourself. However, ... More About: Promote , Blogging , Guest , Mote
Get Paid To Write Online Gets Interviewed
2007-12-18 13:14:00 I’ve been writing about copyright for a long time. In fact, two of my early articles on this blog’s predecessor were titled Copyright: rent, don?t sell and Copyrights and copy wrongs. You could call it a recurring obsession. Now, I’ve been talking about copyright again, but this time it’s to Sologig News. Jeremy Schnitker emailed me ... More About: Write , Paid , Online , Get Paid To
Performancing Blog Awards - Nominate Me, Please
2007-12-18 00:12:00 Performancing have announced The 2007 Performancing Blog Awards . There are lots of great categories. Obviously I would love it if you nominated Get Paid To Write Online in one of the suitable categories, such as: The Best New Blog (we’ve only been going in our new home since the end of June) The Best Blogs You’ve Never ... More About: Blog Awards , Perform
Reviewing Caroline Middlebrook
2007-12-17 14:41:00 I’m not sure quite when Caroline Middlebrook’s blog caught my notice. It couldn’t have been that long ago, as it’s only been running since August. However, since that time Caroline a software developer turned online entrepreneur, has created an enormous amount of buzz about her blog. That interests me, as I’m always trying to find ... More About: Reviewing
Blogging Tips Linkfest
2007-12-16 13:08:00 I know I’m doing a lot of these links posts, but it’s just part of my effort to keep on top of it and highlight all the excellent posts I find as I surf and Stumble. This week, my focus is on blogging. No matter how much I’ve learned about blogging, I always feel that ... More About: Tips , Blogging
2007: Writing Year In Review
2007-12-14 19:10:00 This year has certainly been a busy one and I’ve made some progress towards achieving my career goals for this year. Not only have I increased my writing income, but I’ve been able to spend more time with my family, helping me to achieve a good work-life balance. One of my new ventures this year was ... More About: Writing , Review , Year , Year in Review
Reviewing BloggingZoom
2007-12-13 13:41:00 Yay, it’s another new gig - this time at PureBlogging - and I kick it off with a review of a new place to promote your posts. In Do You Zoom? - BloggingZoom Review, I talk you through how it works and my experience with it so far. I’d be glad if you’d stop by ... More About: Reviewing
One Thing Leads To Another
2007-12-12 14:43:00 A few months ago, I set myself the task of increasing my income from blogging. When I was in school, my teachers used to criticize my writing for being too concise. So although I have since learned to write in a variety of styles and to a variety of lengths, blogging is the perfect job ... More About: Leads , Thing
Top Ten Writing Blogs - Winners Announced
2007-12-11 16:27:00 Mike Stelzner has published the winners of the Top 10 Blogs for Writers ? 2007/2008 competition. Congratulations to all the winners. There are some great writing blogs there, many of which I subscribe to. Check out the list - there’s plenty of useful information on the writing business. blogging, writing, writing resources More About: Writing , Winners , Anno
Anatomy Of A Sales Letter
2007-12-11 14:07:00 Have you ever wanted to write a sales letter that could sell anything? I have, so when I needed to write one, I went out and found some advice from James Frey about how to do it. I also checked with some copywriting buddies for a suitable formula. Here it is. Attention, Attention! The first step ... More About: Anatomy , Sales , Letter , Anatom
Being Kind To Blog Readers
2007-12-10 18:46:00 Are You Being Kind To Your Readers ? is my latest guest post on PiggyBankPie. In it, I outline several ways of making your blog more reader friendly. It makes a good follow up to my previous post on How To Kill Your Blog . blogging
The One-Handed Writer
2007-12-10 11:00:00 How long could you keep your freelance writing business going if you only had one hand? I?ve been finding out. It seems that tendonitis has robbed me of my right hand for the next week or so. It?s an occupational hazard for freelance writers, especially those of us who are virtually chained to our computers. It ... More About: Writer , Handed
Freelance Friday Linky Love
2007-12-07 13:37:00 There are so many quality posts about freelancing that it’s hard to keep up with them all. Here are a few that caught my eye recently (ok, maybe not a few, but at least they’re all related). Chris discusses getting paid for freelance writing, providing his tips for success. Freelance Folder talks about meeting deadlines ... More About: Love , Friday , Linky , Inky
Promotion, Promotion, Promotion
2007-12-06 13:28:00 And I’ll say it again - promotion. No-one knows you’re out there if you don’t tell them, so you have to get the word out about your writing services and skills. If you’re stuck for ideas on how to self promote, there’s a mega list of suggestions at 120 Self Promotion Ideas for Graphic Designers ...
Writing Ads - Ten Laws
2007-12-06 11:23:00 I don’t write a lot of ads, but I had to do some research on ad writing for a course that I’m doing. While researching, I found The 10 laws of writing advertising. It’s an old article that’s been transferred to the net and has some good tips: Sometimes it helps to think of yourself as ... More About: Writing , Laws
Holiday Planning For Freelance Writers
2007-12-05 11:00:00 Someone said to me recently: ‘Freelance writing is not like other jobs; you never really get away.’ She was referring to the fact that I work at home, and it’s always easy to think about the jobs that are waiting for me - or to work instead of doing something social. But her comment ... More About: Holiday , Planning , Writers
Fresh Freelance Writing
2007-12-04 17:53:00 If you subscribe to my newsletter, then you’ve already had a chance to see this post. It’s my latest for Writing White Papers, and it’s called. Keeping Fresh as a Freelance Writer. Being a freelance writer can be like living in a bubble. You communicate with everyone by email, IM and VOIP phone and the Google ...
Christmas In July
2007-12-04 11:00:00 If you haven’t written your Christmas articles yet, then it’s probably too late, at least if you’re writing for print. Print publications work far in advance, so if you’re writing for them, you should start planning your Christmas articles in the middle of the year and should deliver them by September to October. Yes, there ... More About: July
Blog Your Way To Writing Success
More articles from this author:2007-12-03 11:01:00 Starting a blog was the best move I ever made. It’s been a couple of years since I started my first blog and now I recommend the move to all new freelance writers. That’s because a blog is one of the best investments you could ever make in your writing career. Here’s why. Writing Practice First of ... More About: Blog , Success 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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