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When I was still writing for Suite101, I published an article there on how to find writers markets online. I don’t believe I’d mentioned it here before, so I thought I’d throw it out there as some tips on using search engines to find writers markets online. Here are some of the basics:

1. Don’t only search for general phrases such as “writers markets” or “writers guidelines.” Instead, combine them with something more specific (such as a niche).

2. Try searching for particular rates, or even rate types (like “per word,” “per feature,” etc.). When you do this, combine it with one of those more general terms I mentioned (like “writers guidelines”), because otherwise you’ll get a lot of classified ad rates when searching “per word,” “per line,” etc.

Those are the two most basic techniques I look to pull the best results possible of our search engines when looking for writers markets. What strategies do you use?

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Jenn is a professional blogger and freelance business writer. She has worked as a freelance writer since 1999, and has been an active business and niche blogger since 2004. She owns All Freelance Writing as well as several other sites and blogs covering PR, small business, and related topic areas. She is also currently writing a nonfiction book for freelance writers called The Query-Free Freelancer, and is the author of the Web Writer's Guide e-book series.

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