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19 Posts Writers Shouldn?t Ignore
2007-11-04 12:00:00 I’ve been trying to get better about linking to posts I’ve enjoyed. Here are some of the posts I found noteworthy in October: The Importance of Socializing for Freelancers How To Blog a New Niche: 5 Steps How-To Be A Collaborative Blogger How Microblogging Can Help You Nightmare on Writing Street The Importance of Social Media Marketing: Why You Should Learn ... More About: Writers , Posts
Writing Talk: October 2007
2007-11-02 12:00:00 October’s been a great month for this blog. We’ve now got a PageRank of 3, have more than 100 regular feed subscribers, and had almost 6,000 unique visitors to the blog last month from around the world. Thanks to all those who took the time to drop by and leave a comment in October: Dana Prince Laura Jen ... More About: Writing , Talk , October 2007 , October
My First 404
2007-11-02 11:49:00 If you’ve read Writing Lab News this morning, then you’ll have noticed that the link to Break It Up: How To Write A Good Ending is broken. Sorry for the mix up - that site is still in transition. Here’s the real link. get paid to writeRelated PostsNo related posts
ChrisBlogging Review
2007-11-01 18:30:00 I found ChrisBlogging a few months ago and immediately felt at home. Looking back, this blog must have started around the same time that this blog got its own domain. ChrisBlogging, run by freelance writer Chris Bibey, is about ‘freelance writing, blogging for cash and more’ - and I always find it interesting. Chris’ blog shows ... More About: Review
WLN November Issue Preview
2007-10-30 13:43:00 In Writing Lab News this month, I’ll be focusing on success. In other words, ways of boosting your writing career. I don’t want to give too much away, but there’s a brand new piece on blogging, which will only be seen by subscribers, as well as an article on writing skills. Check out the full ... More About: Preview , November , Issue
Get Paid To Blog With The Linky Love Army
2007-10-29 19:13:00 The Linky Love Army is a blogger friendly paid to blog army. Forgive me for sounding like I’ve got the rose tinted specs on, but I am impressed with the way they work with bloggers. Ok, they’ve got an improbable name, which is probably why most people call them the LLA, but the name comes ... More About: Blog , Paid , Get Paid To
Ending Client Relationships
2007-10-26 15:01:00 This week, I’ve been working on some of the other things that matter to a freelance writer - personal relationships. That’s a fancy way of saying that I spent some time doing touristy things with visiting relatives. But I’ve also been focused on client relationships - and those thougths have resulted in How To End ... More About: Relationships , Ending , Client
Five Ways To Make Down Time Work For You
2007-10-24 15:03:00 Freelance writing work can be seasonal, which means that there are times when you just don’t have enough work. However, instead of worrying about this, you can use that time productively to help your writing career. Here are a few suggestions for what to do with down time. Tidy Up Your Resume When you’re busy every day, ... More About: Time , Work , Make
Buried By Keywords? Here?s How To Cope
2007-10-22 13:30:00 Writing keyword fodder isn't always easy, especially when you've written 70 article of a batch of 140 and are losing the will to live. So what do you do when the creative well has run dry? More About: Keywords , Cope
Mega Link Love Fest - Part 2
2007-10-20 19:08:00 This is part 2 of my Mega Link Love Fest : Going Beyond the Blog - How to Extend Your Blog from ProBlogger Blog Tips Blogs and Leveraging the Search Tail from Performancing.com - Helping Bloggers Succeed The Balance Between Handling Business Queries vs. Doing The Actual Work from Freelance Folder How to Launch a Blog Network from ... More About: Part
The Get Paid To Write Mega Link Love Fest
2007-10-20 19:02:00 I subscribe to about 150 feeds in my reader, most of them about writing and blogging. But I often fall behind when it comes to sharing the link love. Now, thanks to Firefox and Greasemonkey, I’ve been able to download all my starred items in one go. Some of these go back to March, ... More About: Love , Write , Link , Paid , Get Paid To
Tracking Blogging Time
2007-10-20 13:30:00 Over on PiggyBankPie, where I do the occasional guest blogging gig, they’re doing an interesting survey over the next week. In What?s Your Blogger Time sheetPatBiz asks: ‘Have you ever counted how much time you spend working on your Blog(s) each week?’ He’s suggested that we keep track of the time we spend on blog related ... More About: Blogging , Tracking
Blog Review: Grow Your Writing Business
2007-10-19 20:41:00 I’ve been visiting Yvonne Russell’s Grow Your Writing Business blog for some months, and there’s always something worth reading there. Her tagline is ‘For freelance writers who mean business’ so you can see why that appeals to me. The main topics on this blog are writing know how, blogging know how and business and marketing, ... More About: Review , Blog
Making Your Blog Work For You
2007-10-18 14:34:00 I’ve written another post over on PiggyBankPie. It’s called How To Make Your Blog Work For You Look at any successful blog and you will find that they all have one thing in common - great content. It?s not a question of writing about a particular topic; it?s more a case of writing something that other ...
The Writing Brief: Questions To Ask
2007-10-18 12:00:00 The key to a successful relationship with an editor is asking the questions that will get you the information you need to deliver the perfect job. I explore some questions that every writer should ask and some of the pitfalls to avoid in The Writing Brief : Questions To Ask. I’d love to hear what you ...
Why Write For Free?
2007-10-17 14:57:00 Write for free? You must be kidding! That’s the reaction that many freelance writers have when it’s suggested that maybe it might be worth writing without getting paid. However, those freelance writers might be missing a trick. Here are a few ways that writing for free might pay off. 1. Showcasing your work One of the reasons why ... More About: Free , Write
The Eco Friendly Writer
2007-10-15 13:00:00 It’s time that writers did their bit for the environment. Reduce, reuse, recycle need not only apply to the earth’s resources, but to our own. Applying this motto to writing work will make us more effective writers - and we’ll earn more, too. Here’s how it works. Reduce Say you’ve written a 2,000 word treatise ... More About: Friendly , Writer
Successful Blogging
2007-10-12 14:19:00 How do you create a successful blog? Everyone has their own recipe for success. I outline some of my tips in How To Find Blogging Success, an article I wrote for PiggyBankPie.Over on another of my paid blogging gigs, I’ve written on Spanish Loan Words, Proofreading Tips, Writing For Magazines and Changing Your Writing Style. These ...
Web Writing Info Review
2007-10-11 15:38:00 I found Web Writing Info when owner Courtney Ramirez dropped by to leave a comment on my blog. Being the curious soul that I am, I immediately popped over to have a look - and I liked what I saw. The blog design is clean and crisp, making it easy to focus on the posts, ... More About: Review
What Stops You From Writing?
2007-10-09 18:11:00 Freelance writers and ghostwriters often have to write while coping with all sorts of disturbing circumstances. For example, I have worked my way through: an annoying scraping noise as my neighbours rebuilt their wall drilling next to my office when the builders tried to repair something they should have got right in the first place plumbers and electricians ... More About: Writing , Stops
Get Paid To Blog With Sponsored Reviews
2007-10-08 13:30:00 I signed up with Sponsored Reviews a long time ago but it’s been so long that I thought I should see how it works again before looking at this paid to blog company. So I logged into my account and added this blog to it. I don’t know if I’ll accept any reviews but I ... More About: Blog , Paid , Get Paid To
Writing Series
2007-10-05 16:53:00 Every now and then I write a series of posts on a similar theme. Sometimes that’s because there’s too much to be said to fit it into one post. At other times, it’s because I find related topics at different times. However, it’s not always easy to find these posts later. That’s why I’ve grouped ... More About: Writing , Series , Serie , Erie
First Quarter Writing Highlights
2007-10-04 14:30:00 Get Paid To Write has been in its new home for just over three months, so it seems a good time to consider some of the highlights. July: Guest Posts In July I took a well earned break, but the blog kept going, thanks to the efforts of my guest posters. Popular posts included How To Pick ... More About: Writing , Highlights , Quarter
Writing Talk: September Commenters
2007-10-03 14:26:00 Jeanne Dininni on Writer’s Notes had the idea of thanking the people who had commented on her blog, and giving some link love. This seems like a great idea, so I’ve pinched it. Your comments mean a lot to me and I enjoy discussing posts with you, so I’d like to say thank you to ... More About: Writing , Talk , September
Web Writing Tip: Paragraphs
2007-10-03 13:09:00 When you visit some sites, they are really hard to read. Sometimes that’s because of the lack of images, an area which I’m trying to improve. At others it’s because the text is served up in indigestible pieces. That’s the reason for my latest post on Daily Writing Tips. It’s called: Why We Need Paragraphs. Reading ...
I Took A Weekend Off And The World Didn?t End
2007-10-01 18:08:00 As freelance writers, especially when we’re starting out, we often find ourselves working even longer hours than when we had a 9 to 5 job. I know I did - and still do sometimes. It’s a far cry from the dream of setting your own hours. I found myself working during the day, in ... More About: World , Weekend , The World
Newsletter Subscriber Bonus
2007-09-30 02:30:00 This month I’ll be offering subscribers to the Writing Lab News newletter the first peek at a paid to blog company I haven’t yet reviewed. This company is just about to have a LOT of good programmes for bloggers, so you won’t want to miss out. Use the handy form in the sidebar to make ... More About: Newsletter , Bonus , Subscriber , Subs , Scribe
Help With News Writing
2007-09-28 15:03:00 I’ve just written a post over on Daily Writing Tips. It’s a gig I enjoy, because it’s writing about writing. It’s called The Art Of Writing News . Here’s a brief excerpt: News writing is about telling a story quickly and concisely. Anyone can learn to do this, with a bit of help. Here?s how you can ...
How To Build Your Own Buzz
2007-09-26 14:26:00 When you start out in freelance writing, one of the issues you have to face is that no one knows who you are. In fact, you’re invisible, which means that it’s difficult for people to find you and it reduces the writing opportunities available to you. However, there is a way that you ... More About: Buzz , Build
The Deadline Challenge
More articles from this author:2007-09-24 14:06:00 One of the big challenges of working with other writers is making sure that you all have the same attitude towards deadlines. Every now and then you may have too much work and you may get help from another writer. However, you can’t guarantee that the writer will deliver on the same timescale as you ... More About: Deadline , Challenge , The D , Halle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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