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How to establish your freelance writing career, and keep it going: develop new niches, brand yourself, and manage the business side of your career.


12 Easy Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills In 2012

Want to improve your writing skills in 2012? Here are 12 easy ways. 1. Write Every Day, Everywhere Writers write. If you write every day, you’re a writer, even if you’ve never sold a word. Tip: you’ll need to force … Continue reading

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12 Writing Challenges YOU CAN Eliminate In 2012

Got writing challenges? Relax. Every writer has challenges. Here’s the good news: if you can recognize them, you can eliminate them. Let’s look at some common challenges writers confront every day. 1. The “What Do I Write?” Challenge This is … Continue reading

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Top Opportunities for Writers in 2012: Freshness Means Writing Jobs

We’re in the final weeks of 2011, so let’s look at some of the fantastic opportunities for savvy writers in 2012. The first opportunity comes to you courtesy of Google. Last month, Google announced its “freshness” update: Search results, like … Continue reading

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Piggyback Your Way to Success

Over the years, I’ve coached many writers. All successful writers discover that they’re not alone. They make professional contacts, and then piggyback their way to success. Everyone piggybacks, and you can do it too, especially if you’re struggling to make … Continue reading

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Sourcing Images For Your Writing Clients

Occasionally a client will ask you to source images for him. Here’s the thing: clients can have weird ideas about copyright. “Just find something online,” your client might say. When you hear a comment like that, it’s your pleasure to … Continue reading

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Writing for Residual Income Tomorrow: What Are You Writing Right Now?

As you know, I’m a huge believer in writing for residual income, that is, writing ebooks and other material which will keep making money for you long after you’ve written it. This means that you need to think about what … Continue reading

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Many Of Your Hours Aren’t Billable

This week, several writers have contacted me about “how to charge for freelance writing”. There are many ways to work out a rates sheet for your freelance writing business. However, you can’t always stick to it. With any project you … Continue reading

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It’s Who You Know

Your most important task as a freelance writer is to develop your network of relationships — people you know, and who know you. I told you the reason this is important in this blog post, Writing For The Web: You’re … Continue reading

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Writing: More Income Streams, More Income

I’ve had several questions about the necessity of creating multiple income streams from your writing over the past week. As I said in this post, Writing for Multiple Income Streams: the Benefits | Angela Booth’s Fab Freelance Writing Blog, the … Continue reading

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What I Said About The Kindle

Every so often, I surprise myself. After writing this post, Here Come The Ereaders: Are You Ready?, I checked my Kindle/ ereader-related posts. I found this one. The Kindle Revolution and Freelance Writers: Pay Attention Now | Angela Booth’s Fab … Continue reading

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