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Online and offline freelance markets are vital to a happy freelancer. Cast your marketing nets as widely as you can, and reap the benefits.


An Early Warning If You’re Writing For Content Farms…

I’m neutral when it comes to writers writing for “content farms” — sites such as Associated Content and Demand Media. These sites have their place as writing markets for beginning writers. They allow new writers to get their feet wet, … Continue reading

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Freelance Writing Markets: The Writer magazine

It is always really exciting to discover a new source of potential writing jobs, particularly when these come from an established publisher that values both traditional and online media. The Writer is one of these amazing finds, particularly for freelance … Continue reading

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Freelance Writing Markets: Entrepreneur

If you are a freelance writer who is building an entrepreneurial business, you may be interested in writing about entrepreneurial issues. If so, have a look at Entrepreneur online. A leading magazine in terms of entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur Magazine’s online version … Continue reading

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The iPad and writers: writing opportunities in 2010

Will the iPad bring publishing back from its near-death experience? Let’s hope so. The income of all freelance writers depends on it. Here’s some encouraging news. It’s Not Just The iPads That Are Pre-Selling; The Ads Are Going Too | … Continue reading

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Article Marketing: How to Sell Articles

Article marketing is hugely popular as a form of promotion, simply because of the outstanding return on investment (ROI) which it provides to businesses. This means that you can create an entire work-from-home business for yourself, selling articles. Let’s see … Continue reading

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What Article Marketing Means to Writers – Money!

Want to make money writing for the Web? You can. Article marketing is hot online, so many people are looking for articles. Discover how you can profit from this hot online trend. Although article marketing’s old hat online, new trends … Continue reading

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Freelance Roadkill: the ONE fatal error you can make as a freelance writer

There’s one fatal error you can make as a freelance writer. This error is so pernicious that if you make it, you’ll never make the income you should be making as a freelance writer. Times have never been better for … Continue reading

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When a Web site buys a magazine, it’s time to start thinking about new markets

The Knot Gets A Bump says: “You know the media world has been turned upside down when Websites start buying magazines. Today, the Knot, which operates the wedding site of the same name, acquired The Bump, a group of local … Continue reading

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Writers’ markets are changing: quality journalism’s tanking

The world of writing – journalism, traditional book publishing, and freelance writing – is changing fast. Here in Australia, this week brought the sad demise of The Bulletin magazine, a quality news magazine that’s been published for 128 years. As … Continue reading

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If it happened to you, write a personal essay

Personal essays are an easy sale – even for new writers. If you’re a complete novice, and want to see your byline in a top magazine, consider what’s happened to you, and most importantly, how you can give readers a … Continue reading

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