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26 Sep 07
How To Build Your Own Buzz
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there is a way that you can raise your profile quickly and start to get the word out about your writing skills. Here are some of the ways to build your own buzz.
24 Sep 07
Reviewing ReviewMe
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What I like about ReviewMe is that it’s easy to add your blog and you know immediately whether it’s been accepted or rejected. I also like the fact that they email you when someone wants to buy a review.
My Writing Calendar
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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
08 Jun 07
How Freelance Writers can Build Web Writing Skills for Free
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The modern freelance writer has to be able to write web content, and
that means making sure that your web content writing skills are up to
par. Luckily, there's an easy way to do this. As a bonus, you can get
your name in print, get paid to write and build a following. All you
have to do is write reviews.
09 May 07
Time To Talk: How Good Interviews Lead To Good Articles
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the secret of a successful article starts well before you put pen to
paper or talk to someone – with the preparation for the interview.
15 Mar 07
A Comprehensive Guide to Starting your Freelance Career at North x East
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As a former freelancer myself and having employed more than a few, I have observed some of these hurdles firsthand. This article discusses some of the ins and outs of both freelancing and running a small business.
22 Feb 07
Four Secrets Of Freelance Writing
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I've been freelancing for the last 18 months and I've been reasonably successful for the past nine months. This doesn't mean that I'm getting rich, but that I have managed to replace the salary I was earning as a part-time lecturer. In fact, now that I've cleared the overdraft I built up over nine months of earning a pittance, my account is in the black. During this time, I've learned a couple of things about freelance writing. I'm sharing those with you for whatever they're worth.
22 Jan 07
The One Minute Writing Lesson at Sharon’s Writing Lab
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What would you say to someone if you had one minute to teach them one thing about writing? What advice would you give them?
12 Dec 06
Free Resources For Writers
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When it comes to tools that help me do my job better, free is always good in my book. Whether you're a struggling writer or have tasted success, why pay for something if you don't have to. Here's a selection of free tools and resources I have used as a freelance writer.
- rappinhood on 2006-12-12
11 Dec 06
Freelance Writing: My Year On WritingUp
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Well, I can hardly believe it's been almost a year since I joined WritingUp. A year ago, I hardly knew what blogging was, and now I have several blogs. I have enjoyed this year and have made lots of new friends, some of whom are still here. Thanks for all your help, advice, inspiration and fun, all of you. Here's what I've written on WritingUp in the past year.
28 Sep 06
Setting Freelance Writing Goals
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Freelance writing is like any other business - you have to set goals to make it a success. When I went freelance a year or so ago, my goal was to make enough money working from home to replace my former salary as a part time lecturer. It was five months before I made any money at all. In that time, I concentrated on creating my website, writing a few children's stories, entering writing competitions (only two, neither of which I won) and writing free articles so I would have some up-to-date examples of what I could do. This helped me to polish my writing skills.
Writing For Money | writingUp
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That's what freelance writers do. I've popped in from time to time and read the debates about the ethics of putting ads on your blogs. But here's my position. I'm a freelance writer, which means I get paid to write. If someone is going to pay me $5 or more to put an ad on my blog, that makes me a well paid writer. I do the post in five minutes, which gives me an hourly rate of $60. At the moment, I'm the main breadwinner at home and I can't afford to turn down that kind of money.
Stepping Into Self-Publishing | writingUp
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When I signed up with Lifetips several months ago, I didn't know what I was letting myself in for. Within a short space of time I had written on fruit, video chat and conversational Spanish. Spanish meshed well with my previous experience and fruit was general knowledge, but to do video chat I had to step out of my comfort zone and I mean way out. I'd just about heard of webcams, but had no idea, until I did this site, about their history and the many things you could do with them.
02 Aug 06
Another Way To Get Paid To Blog | WriteNiche
- In my recent post on how to get paid to blog I told you about my experience with Blogitive. That site is now sending offers through again, and I've made a bit in the last week. While I was waiting for them to get their act together, I did some searching a - rappinhood on 2006-07-31
31 Jul 06
Ka-ching! (almost) | writingUp
- This week, I've had emails from another paid to blog site (I'll tell you about that in another post - or you could search this one for a clue), a site that wants me to blog about freelance writing, and someone who wants me to write a parenting article and - rappinhood on 2006-07-31
A Fruitful Approach To Writing Work | WriteNiche
- When I applied to write tips about leather (I had all kinds of ideas for that one!), I got a nice rejection that said I had to write 10 tips for one of their public service sites instead, kind of like paying my dues (and honing my skills). Off I trotted t - rappinhood on 2006-07-31
It Wasn't A Scam! | writingUp
- Just a quick update for you. Last week I wrote about a parenting writing gig that I'd managed to land. I was a bit concerned because I couldn't be sure I was going to get paid. I don't know why; maybe it was just that the person I was speaking to tried to - rappinhood on 2006-07-31
My Writing Week, June 4-10, 2006 | writingUp
- I'm on a bit of a roll now. I've been doing some writing for Lifetips on fruit, video chat and Spanish (more about that in another post), while trying to keep up with my blogs. The schedule is hectic, partly my own fault for doing some really bad writing - rappinhood on 2006-07-31
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