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Do you have all the writing jobs you can handle? Top professional writers are always snowed under with offers; they can pick and choose what they want to write and for whom, because people come to them.

Here’s the difference between you and a pro - a pro sets goals for everything he does.

If you’re not writing, but are spending all your time hunting for great writing jobs, then start setting goals. It will make you much more effective, I guarantee. And it will increase your income too.

1. Your First Goal - Sell Something Today

Nothing happens until you sell something. So set a goal right now, to sell something every week. What will you sell? Who cares? Sell an article to a magazine or to a Web site.

It doesn’t matter WHAT you sell - just sell. Selling your writing is a habit, and once you get the habit, you can increase your sales at will, just by doing what works. Consistent sales give you experience, and confidence.

Set your first goal to sell something each week. Then set a goal to sell something every day.

2. Your Second Goal - Ace a Market You LOVE

Want to sell to any market you choose? Here’s how.

People (editors and other buyers of your writing) buy from people they know. This means that the first time someone hears your name, they will not buy from you. Think about it. Why should they? They don’t know you.

Here’s a secret to selling to any market you wish: you can do it, if you never stop trying.

Bearing in mind that people have to get to know you, keep sending ideas and queries to markets which ignore you. All my magazine sales happened when I just fell in love with a particular magazine. I’d wait for each issue, read it cover to cover, and would patiently submit ideas.

Soon the editor called - because he got to know me. He knew how I wrote, what my favorite topics were, and when he had a project which needed my talents he called.

Editors are people. They have to get to know you. So make a long term commitment to a publication you love, and start building the relationship. The contacts you build will keep you in work forever - once you get known, people pass your name around.

3. Your Third Goal - Commit to Getting Known As a Writer

I can’t emphasize this strongly enough: people have to get to know you! (As I’ve said many times in this article, so please remember it, it will make all the difference to your career.) Your name is the most vital asset you have. Once you get known as a writer, people will track you down because they want to work with YOU.

There are many ways to get known. Nowadays, it all starts with your Web site. Get your own domain (Internet address) and get your site into Google. When people search Google for you, they must be able to find you.

Getting known as a writer is a long term project. It never ends. And it ensures that every day, your email Inbox is stuffed with people offering you projects.

Professional writers don’t hunt for writing jobs - the jobs come to them.

It all starts with the goals you set; so set the three goals today.

How do you find writing jobs? If you’re scouring the online writing boards, you’re not selling your writing services effectively. Discover the secrets of selling your writing services today, with Angela Booth’s new video series.

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How do you find writing jobs? If you’re scouring the online writing boards, you’re not selling your writing services effectively.

There are endless opportunities to make money from your writing skills online, where you get cash paid to you, up front, BEFORE you start writing.

I’ve been coaching writers how to do this for years, so when I came across a new video series which SHOWS you, in detail, how to get started and make a great income from your writing just about immediately, I was excited. I knew I had to share the information with you.

The video series “Sell Your Writing Services Online, Make Instant Cash TODAY” is available now, and for a short time, I’m giving my marketing ebook with the series as a bonus.

Enjoy.

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Want a way to get all the writing jobs you can handle? Here it is - brand yourself as a writer online. It’s vital to making the income you want and deserve.

I just did a Google search for “writer,” and found 253 million references. That’s a lot of Web sites and huge competition if you want to promote yourself as a writer.

Or is it?

Actually, it’s not. You can cut the competition down to zero, if you want to, and it’s much easier than you think.

You’re a Brand - Establish Brand YOU, and Inspire Trust

You need to establish yourself as a brand. That is, establish yourself as a well-known, expert writer. The online world contains a seething mass of scammers and fools (check your Inbox for the evidence). Anyone can say that he’s a “writer.” What buyers of your writing services want to known before they hand over their cash is that you are indeed, as advertised, an expert writer.

Establishing your brand means that you cut through the noise and clutter. People want to deal with people they know, or know of. Especially when it comes to writing, people have to trust you.

If you can inspire trust, you’ll get hired for writing jobs.

Think of the buyers who have to trust you:

Editors have to trust that you’ll deliver an article on time, and that it will cover the material you promised to cover in your query letter.

Businesses have to trust you with their confidential information: that you’ll guard their business secrets with your very life.

Individuals have to trust you with their (extremely) personal information if you’re writing bios or resumes for them.

As a writer, you deal with people’s information, and they have to know that you’re trustworthy.

How do you do that? You establish trust by establishing a reputation - a brand. It boils down to this: when you’re a brand, you have a lot to lose. Since you must maintain your reputation, buyers of your writing services know that by hiring a name-brand writer, you have more to lose than they do. Ergo - trust.

Establishing yourself as a brand name writer takes time and commitment, but it means that you’ve taken a huge step forward as a writer. It also means that you will get all the writing jobs you can handle, just because you’re a brand.

Want to become a successful writer? Angela Booth’s writing class, “Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process” is based on lessons she developed for her private coaching students. The course trains you to become an expert writer.

Her ebook “Top 70 Writing Tips To Help You To Write More” shows you how to end procrastination for good and write more.

Write more - become a pro writer

Yes, you can write more and become an expert writer - even if you’re a world-class procrastinator.

Did you know that when you write more, your writing improves? Many of my writing students experience this. They find that when they write more, writing is easier for them - they’re not dominated by their inner editor.

My new writing class, “Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process” is based on lessons I developed for my private coaching students to help them to write more, improve their writing, and make more money writing.

If you’re struggling with your writing, the class will help. The techniques you’ll learn in class with help you write fiction, nonfiction, and copy for business.

Discover how you can write more, improve your writing, and sell more of your writing to higher-paying markets.

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