Monthly Archives: February 2011

Tweet Tweet: Twitter Benefits for Writers

Find sources for articles on Twitter Twitter’s an excellent tool for writers, but there’s a big danger. You can become too involved. I admit I have a tendency to do this. Therefore, I confine my Twitter-use to searches, rather than … Continue reading

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Freelance Writing Fees: Amateur to Pro (Ezine)

In Wednesday’s issue of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine, we’ll be discussing freelance writing fees. Here’s an excerpt from the Editorial: As you may know, over on the blog, I’ve been discussing content farms and the huge sums various companies are … Continue reading

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Content Farm Master Plan: You Need to Study This

AOL’s Master Plan I wish I could stop writing about content farms, but the sad fact is that as a freelance writer, you’re bound to have a brush with at least one of these behemoths. You may be employed by … Continue reading

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Beginning Writers: When You’re Starting Out You Need PRACTICE

If you’re a beginning writer, the more you write, the more you earn. What you need is PRACTICE, and lots of it. I’m fond of saying that anyone can write for money… as long as you practice. You know I’m … Continue reading

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Private Label Rights Content: Pricing and Building Your Customer List

With the release of my big new niche blogging guide this week, I’ve had many questions on writing Private Label Rights (PLR) content. The biggest challenges writers have when it comes to making great money with PLR is pricing it, … Continue reading

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Content Farm Giggles

If you’re wondering what a “content farm” might be, this post will enlighten you. How to Mock Content Farms in 10 Steps | The Atlantic Wire reports: “Funny stuff! But when the object of your satire is a site like … Continue reading

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SEO, the Death of Quality Content, and Maybe Its Resurrection

Over the past 12 months, I’ve noticed an increase in the number of writers who call themselves “SEO writers”. This is a nonsense term; it’s meaningless jargon. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) involves a lot more than cramming keywords into an … Continue reading

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How Much Can I Make? (Selling a Blog)

I’ve received lots of messages about the sale of The Huffington Post to AOL ($315 million), and with the launch of my “instant blogging” guide yesterday, many more. The thrust of all these questions was HOW MUCH can I make. … Continue reading

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What Kind of Writer are YOU?

For the purposes of this blog post, let’s assume that there are two kinds of writers: self-starters, and directed. Self-starter writers Self-starter writers are internally driven. Something or other compels them to write. They usually have no idea how this … Continue reading

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The Huffpost Millions and Complaining Contributors (Giggle)

I shouldn’t laugh. But… As sure as night follows day, after the sale of the Huff Post, the whining and complaints from the Huffpost contributors have started. The realization that Arianna Huffington is now a cool $100 million richer that … Continue reading

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