Monthly Archives: March 2009

Build a freelance writing client mailing list

We’ve been discussing marketing your freelance writing over the past couple of days. A mailing list is an essential tool for marketing. Do you have a mailing list for your freelance writing clients? If you don’t already have one, create … Continue reading

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Marketing your writing sucks, but so what?

Writers write. And SELL. Unfortunately, writers who don’t understand that are in big trouble. For many years it was possible to let others handle the marketing of your writing. It’s not possible these days. I know three writers with huge, … Continue reading

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Freelance Writing: Beware The Difficult Client

I wrote this article in 2002. I recently looked for it online so I could send it to a writing student. It seems to have vanished, perhaps I only posted it to the ezine. Here is is again. If you’re … Continue reading

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Freelance success is inevitable when you plan

Do you plan your writing? In this post, on marketing your writing, I outlined a simple plan that a writer could follow to promote a specific service — providing PLR articles. I suggested that: … you map out a campaign, … Continue reading

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Writing Without Limits: Your Writing Success is Up to You

Are you setting limits on your success as a writer? Most writers do; they’re setting their sights too low. They may achieve small success, but never achieve their potential, because they aim too low. Want to free yourself from self-imposed … Continue reading

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Twitter for writers: should you be using Twitter?

Will Twitter help your freelance writing career? (Listen to the Twitter for writers podcast.) It can if you use it effectively. However, as Exploring Social Media: Defining Twitter Demographics and Interests | The Blog Herald reports: “Twitter is not the … Continue reading

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Copywriting Beginner: Essential Service Offerings

Are you a beginning copywriter? If you’re new to copywriting, you may be wondering which services you should offer. You can offer any service with which you’re familiar, and which you can write with ease. Let’s look at three very … Continue reading

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Article Marketing: Five Powerful Ways to Use Articles for Writing Success

Want to become a successful writer? Article marketing can help: you can build a rock-solid writing career, based on articles. Firstly, what’s “article marketing”? Basically, it’s using short, informative articles as a way to advertise your writing skills. Let’s look … Continue reading

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Writers’ helper: Evernote for notes

If you use more than one computer, you’ll bless Evernote — the program automatically syncs your notes between all the machines you use. Getting Started | Evernote Corporation suggests Evernote for: # Notes and research # Web pages clips # … Continue reading

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Your Writing: Bold, Brave and Profitable

In next week’s issue of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine I encourage you to be BOLD, BRAVE… and above all, PROFITABLE. Here’s an excerpt from the Editorial: As a freelance writer, you have the keys to the profit kingdom. The online … Continue reading

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