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The Reluctant Expert
2007-09-21 15:00:00 Being able to write about a variety of topics can be both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing, because you will never run out of freelance writing work. When other writers are experiencing a slump, you will be able to turn to one of several subjects and continue to turn our polished copy ... More About: Expert , Pert
Writing Frump Review
2007-09-20 15:05:00 I don’t normally use this language, but bitchin’ is the first word that came to mind when I read Writing Frump. That’s because that’s exactly what Writing Frump is doing, and it’s also because the blog is hysterical. It’s a new blog, but I had to subscribe right away. Writing Frump is a freelance writer who ... More About: Review
Kudos For Get Paid To Write Online
2007-09-20 14:47:00 It’s always nice to get kudos and they don’t come much nicer than these recent posts. Some time back one of my favourite bloggers, Dana Prince, reviewed Get Paid To Write Online . Then, a couple of weeks ago I was honoured to make Writing Thoughts’ Of Note column. Last week, Misti mentioned this blog among ... More About: Kudos , Get Paid To
Thumbs Up For Smorty
2007-09-19 15:09:00 Smorty is another paid to blog site. It works much like the others. You sign up, which is pretty easy, submit a blog and wait for it to be approved. The approval process is pretty quick. When I first signed up with Smorty it took just over two weeks to get a blog approved. When ... More About: Thumbs Up , Mort
A Bit Of Fun
2007-09-18 19:22:00 Here’s a brief diversion from your writing today. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about whether to work or wind down at the weekend. I had some interesting feedback from readers, and I’ve noticed a few others considering the topic as well. So I decided to run a poll this week on ...
Great Keyword Articles
2007-09-18 16:29:00 Write Really Great Keyword Artic les is today’s post from Dana Prince’s Writer’s Blog. I read this blog every day and it’s one of my favourites. This post will tell you why. When you get an assignment that involves ten of the same keyword or twenty or more,it can feel like a bottomless pit at the start. ...
Building Blog Traffic
2007-09-18 02:02:00 This is a heads-up about a way of building traffic to your freelance writing blog. It’s called Blog rush and it’s very similar to the concept of TheGoodBlogs and Postreach. It works like this: you sign up, grab the code and put a widget on your blog. It will display post titles from the category you ... More About: Blog Traffic , Building , Traffic
New Take On Client Relationships
2007-09-18 01:22:00 Inside CRM has a great post on Top 10 Ways to Fire the Client From Hell. Here’s a quote: Clients are the lifeblood of any business. Without them, your venture simply doesn’t exist. On the other hand, some clients are so bad that your business, not to mention your personal sanity, is better off without ... More About: Relationships
Are You Afraid To Be A Writer?
2007-09-14 16:09:00 It can be tough to make the decision to become a writer. Take me, for example. I started work as a journalist at 21, but I didn’t realise how much I loved the job until I stopped doing it for a while. Then I couldn’t wait to get back to it, but I still didn’t ... More About: Writer , Raid
Are You Sabotaging Your Goals?
2007-09-12 18:14:00 Sometimes we can sabotage our freelance writing career goals without even realising it. For instance, if you are constantly worried about the time it will take you to do something, you can spend more time worrying than doing, with the predictable result. You may have set yourself the goal of earning more money this year, ... More About: Goals
Freelancers Do It Better
2007-09-11 14:29:00 There’s a great post on the advantages of the freelance lifestyle, perfect for those times when you wonder if you’ve made the right move. It’s also perfect for those who know they wouldn’t do anything else. 101 Reasons Freelancer s Do it Better divides the reasons into ten categories: time, money, relationships, sticking it to ...
Are You Meeting Your Goals?
2007-09-10 19:18:00 I always think that it’s timely to review your career goals occasionally and see which goals still make sense and which need to be updated or discarded. Best of all is seeing which goals you’ve achieved. Before that, though, you have to learn to set goals for your career. These goals may have to do ... More About: Goals , Meeting
Weekend Writing Links 9 Sept 2007
2007-09-09 17:25:00 It’s the weekend, but the writing goes on. This weekend I’m meeting with my online writing group and finishing up a lesson for an online course that I’m writing. Are you writing this weekend? If you fancy a break, here are some helpful posts that recently got my attention: On Freelance Switch, Shaun writes about using ... More About: Writing , Links , Weekend , Sept
How To Make Sure You Get Paid
2007-09-07 15:41:00 A friend asked me today how I handle working with new clients. What she really wanted to know was how I make sure that I get paid to write even when I don’t have a relationship with a client. The answer is simple. I always ask for a deposit. That’s the only way I ... More About: Paid , Make
Nikki Leigh Book Tour
2007-09-06 15:06:00 If you want to get paid to write, then get some inspiration from someone who has. Nikki Leigh is a published author, who is currently promoting her latest book, Lady Lightkeeper, with a blog book tour. I’ve interviewed her today on my Writing Lab. Nikki answers questions on her writing process, her sources of inspiration ... More About: Book , Tour
Get Paid To Write August Stats
2007-09-05 20:36:00 I admit it. I’m a stats freak , so I was only to happy to install Clicky on this blog so I could see how many people would visit a new freelance writing blog. I have been stunned by the results and I would like to thank the more than 3,500 people who visited Get ... More About: Write , Paid , Get Paid To , Stats , August
Writer’s Blog Review
2007-09-04 19:52:00 It’s time for another writing blog review. This time, I want to focus on the Writer’s Blog by Dana Prince. Although this blog has only been around for six months or so, it’s packed full of useful information. I keep bumping into Dana in other places (she’s a really friendly and helpful writer), so I’ve had the chance to chat with her. Her aim, much like mine, is to help other freelance writers do what she has done - create a successful freelancing career. So, what’s inside the blog? One of the early posts is Job Search Tips For Wannabe Writers. If you’re applying for your first freelancing job, Dana tells you what has worked for her. If you want to find out about distinguishing between the clients you want and those you should avoid, read Good Clients, Bad Clients and Life Lessons. And one of my favourite posts, which I’ve plugged before, is The Net Value of a Writing Assignment. There’s lots more good stuff on the blog. I parti... More About: Review
Bigger, Better Blogging Ads?
2007-09-04 00:48:00 It may seem premature of me to review Blogging Ads when I’ve only signed up today, but you see, I’ve used the company before. This was about 18 months ago, when paid to blog companies were just getting going so it never really got very far. I went to a web page, signed up and got an email asking which blogs were available for the service. I added all the blogs I had at the time (by email) and soon received my first assignments. (more…) blogging, bloggingads, get paid to blog, get paid to writeRelated PostsBlog LearningSomeone paid me a great compliment today. She said that she had learned a lot from my blog. Hearing that from just one person makes writing this blog ...Would you pay $900 for a book?You would have realized from my posts that I’m all about “the job�?. Preparing for it. Landing it. Keeping it. Getting paid for it. Today, I tho...Blogging and CreativityI have never been so creative. Since I started blogging here three weeks ago, I’m always think...
September Newsletter On The Way
2007-09-02 01:07:00 Well, it’s nearly time for another edition of Writing Lab News. I started this free newsletter last year and it’s quickly become one of the high points of my month. I’ve also had lots of great feedback on it. If you want to see what’s been in it, take a look at the ever expanding ... More About: Newsletter , September , Sept
The Value Added Writer
2007-08-30 18:06:00 One of the most important aspects of building a freelance writing and ghostwriting business is working out how to keep the work coming in and how to get repeat work. The answer to this dilemma is to become what I call a value added writer. That’s a writer who adds value for clients by helping ... More About: Writer
The WAHM Writer Balance
2007-08-29 02:29:00 Sometimes you just have to know when it’s time to take a day off. This is an issue that most work at home moms face, especially during the summer holidays. Most days, I try to work from just after breakfast till just after nap time, leaving several hours in the afternoon for me to play ... More About: Balance , Writer , Balan
Reviewing ReviewMe
2007-08-27 16:58:00 It’s been several months since I wrote about ReviewMe. At the time, it was quite a new site and I based my review on what I knew to that point. Like other paid to blog sites, you submit your blog (a maximum of six blogs are allowed for the ReviewMe marketplace). You may also ... More About: Reviewing
The Get Paid To Write Blogging Plan
2007-08-25 19:20:00 I’ve been following the Problogger 31 Days To A Better Blog Project, though I’m keeping to my own schedule. I’m running about a week behind, but since you can do the tasks anytime, it doesn’t really matter. One of the tasks from last week was to set a schedule for posting. I did a draft schedule ... More About: Blogging , Write , Paid , Get Paid To , Plan
My Writing Calendar
2007-08-23 16:09:00 There are some weeks when I have so much writing work that it’s hard to know how I will get through it all. It’s at times like those that I realise how important it is to have a plan for handling the writing jobs. To do this successfully, you have to know what work is ... More About: Writing , Calendar , Lend
Inspired Author Relaunches
2007-08-21 20:52:00 The new version of Inspire dAuthor has gone live. I contribute to the site as a topic editor for freelance writing. The person behind the site, Suzanne James is an editor and publisher, as well as a writer, so she knows what she’s talking about. Everything on the site is clear and accessible. You would be ... More About: Inspired , Relaunch
How Have You Promoted Your Writing Today?
2007-08-20 19:17:00 As a freelance writer, it’s not enough to set up a website and leave it alone. It’s not enough to set up a blog and post sporadically. With both websites and blogs, you need to keep them up to date. Even more important, you need to promote them. Promoting your website or blog is the ... More About: Writing , Today , Romo , Mote
The Ultimate Writer?s Home Office
2007-08-19 00:51:00 How to Create the Ultimate Home Office for Writing is the title of my latest article on Garden and Hearth. As writers we may find ourselves crammed into the only available space at home, but there are still some things that we need to do our jobs. Check out How to Create the Ultimate Home Office ... More About: Writer
The Promotion Power Of The Email Sig
2007-08-17 18:24:00 Promoting your freelance writing business can take a lot of time - and it’s worth it because it will make it easy for people to find you. In the long run, you will become the first choice for certain writing jobs. However, while you wait for that to happen, there are still a few things ... More About: Power , Email , Promotion , Romo
Writing Blogs Listed
2007-08-16 20:04:00 All Freelance Writing , the blog formerly known as SixFigureWriters, has published a Big List of Writing Blogs . I’m pleased to say that Get Paid To Write Online is part of that list. Thanks, Jenn. blogging, writingRelated PostsGPTW Is On Google!Now, we all know how long it's supposed to take to get your site listed ... More About: Listed
Driver Or Passenger
More articles from this author:2007-08-16 16:00:00 There’s an interesting post over on Freelance Folder about the types of client you might attract. It’s not the first time that these comparisons have been made, but this is a simple and interesting duality that we can all relate to: There are two clients you may end up faced with. The first, the Passenger will ... More About: Driver 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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