Archive for August, 2007

Marketing Tip: Use Business Cards to Get Referrals

Monday, August 27th, 2007

As freelance writers, it's not uncommon to have our work referred to potential clients from past clients or from other writers (or other publishing professionals in our networks). But too many writers stop there, when referral possibilities can seem practically endless if you really put some thought into it. Business ...

Marketing Tip: Make the Web Work for You

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Most freelance writers aren't backed with huge advertising and marketing budgets, yet on one level they're relatively equal to the "big guys." They all have the opportunity to create a knockout website. However, having even the best content-rich website with an amazing writing portfolio doesn't mean that people will find it. ...

Weekly Writing Challenge: Discover New Outlets

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Sure, you could browse through the latest edition of the Writers Market looking for outlets to query. But then you're just querying the same outlets that all of your competition already knows about. This week I want you to forget about your typical go-to sources for writers' markets and your more ...

Freelance Writing Jobs - August 25, 2007

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Here are some freelance writing job postings to look over during the weekend:

All Freelance Writing - Sidebar Problems

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

There were a few visual problems with this new theme originally: 1. On pages with comments, the sidebar would appear at the bottom of the page. 2. On short post pages, the footer would float up and overlap the sidebar. The theme developer was kind enough to fix those problems, but now I'm ...

Blog Consolidation: So Far So Good

Friday, August 24th, 2007

It's been about a week since I combined the Six Figure Writers blog with my freelance writing jobs blog to create All Freelance Writing. One of my main goals of doing that was to leave me fewer blogs to update. Essentially, I want fewer but bigger blogs that I can ...

How Can I Market a New Freelance Job Board to Job Posters and Freelancers?

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Question from Entee on my writing forums. Read the post. (slightly edited for readability here) How may I market my freelance marketplace http://www.weblancee.com? This may be vague question though. I would like to know how to bring in webmasters to post projects. What can I offer them other than a good service? What do ...

Freelance Writing Jobs - August 23, 2007

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Here's a slightly longer freelance jobs list than usual, for Thursday August 23rd. Good luck, and enjoy!

Writers’ Resources: Novel Writing

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Many writers dream of writing and publishing a novel someday. If you've caught the novel writing bug, or are already a published novelist looking to improve your craft or technique, here are some novel writing resources that you may find useful:

Freelance Writing Jobs - August 21, 2007

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Here are some freelance writing jobs you may be interested in for Tuesday, August 21st. Freelance Copyeditors & Page Layout Specialist Book Editor - God, Money, & Politics Web Video Critics Blog and Forum Posting for Major Anti-Wrinkle Product Freelance Editors Online Content Editor / Copywriter Web Content Editor / Writer ...