Monthly Archives: June 2011

Writing Jobs After Panda: There’s a Whole World out There

Over the past month, I’ve had many messages from writers who’ve been stung by Google’s Panda Update. Their income from the content factories, while always pitiful, has vanished. If you’re in this group of writers, this is a good thing, … Continue reading

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Writing for Multiple Income Streams: the Benefits

Once you’re established as a freelance writer, you’ll feel great. You have clients, and you have an income. However, as I’ve said many times, you need to stop trading hours for dollars as soon as possible. When you trade hours … Continue reading

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Super-Charge Your Writer’s Website (Ezine)

In tomorrow’s writing tips ezine, we’ll look at how you can make the most of your writer’s website. Here’s an excerpt from the Editorial: This week, we’re going to make the most of your writer’s website. Don’t have a website? … Continue reading

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iPad for Writers: Writing Kit — the Ultimate iPad Writing Tool

I’ve discussed the iPad apps I use every day, so I had to share the details on the latest (and absolutely wonderful) writing tool I’ve been using on the iPad. It’s no exaggeration to say that Writing Kit has changed … Continue reading

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Writing When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing (You’re Meant To Feel That Way)

I’m working on a novel again after many years, and spent yesterday brushing up on scene theory, because my scenes weren’t working. Scenes are the building block of your novel, and I’d forgotten that not only does every character in … Continue reading

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Blog Weirdness: The Mystery of the Vanishing Theme

Sorry if you’ve reached the blog and it looks weird. Over the past few days, the blog’s been dropping its Thesis theme. It’s an intermittent problem, and I’ve no idea what causes it. (If you’ve had similar problems on a … Continue reading

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Lastest Issue: Secure Your Writing Income With Easy Multiple Income Streams

I’ve just posted the latest issue of Fab Freelance Writing Pro, Issue 8: Secure Your Writing Income With Easy Multiple Income Streams. Issue 8: (download now) Secure Your Writing Income With Easy Multiple Income Streams: “Multiple streams of income equal … Continue reading

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Your Writing Career: Get Started, Make Money

Love writing? If you do, keep reading. On the other hand, if you need to push yourself to write, professional writing is probably not the career for you. Every writing career involves lots and lots of writing. Here’s the good … Continue reading

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WTF? Cue Much Loud Swearing, then Surrender

I do a lot of researching. Yesterday I was researching dieting plans for one of my blogs, and landed at Scribd. In order to download the document, I was asked to upload a document of my own, or pay a … Continue reading

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Copywriting Beginner: My Top 5 Tips To Help You to Make Money

Copywriters write to persuade, so copywriting involves salesmanship, whether of a product, or a point of view. Vital: you’re selling to a specific audience, one person at a time. You must understand your audience’s desires, and how to tap into … Continue reading

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