Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
I've launched two new sites in the last two days, the first being a new blog at Jentrepreneur.com and yesterday's being a free press release writing guide at FreePressReleaseWriting.com (and no, the e-book at the top isn't the "free guide." It's just the latest resource that happens to be posted. ...
Posted in Publicity / Marketing | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 29th, 2007
The new year is approaching faster than I'd like to think, so this week's writing challenge is about getting your affairs in order to more effectively grow your business next year. It's time to evaluate your progress and rethink your freelance writing rates.
Has your freelance writing career been growing satisfactorily, ...
Posted in Writing Challenges | 1 Comment »
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
In a forum discussion today, the issue of a freelance writers' rate per hour came up. To summarize, the potential buyer's thought was this:
They earn $20 per hour in their position (where they wear multiple hats, including the current writing), so in their mind a freelance writer charging more than ...
Posted in Freelance Writing Careers | 4 Comments »
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
For those writers who are earning a portion of their income by writing for their own sites and blogs, you may want to consider trying WidgetBucks as a new income stream. Similar to Adsense, WidgetBucks is a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising option. There are a few differences though:
WidgetBucks focuses on products ...
Posted in Making Money | 4 Comments »
Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Querying publications and websites for freelance writing jobs is a good way to get writing gigs to help pay the bills. Sometimes you'll find writing jobs that need to be filled right away through job boards, freelance sites, or classified ads. What do you do when there aren't any immediate-need ...
Posted in Writers' Resources, Writing Challenges | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
I'd guess that the majority of readers here at All Freelance Writing have been involved in some form of Web writing during their freelance writing careers. No matter what type of writing for the Web you're involved with, there are some fundamentals in structure and style that can make your ...
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Monday, October 15th, 2007
I've been itching to respond to Jennifer's post at CatalystBlogger: Five Reasons to Embrace the Humble Keyword Article Gig for a few days now, after seeing it mentioned at Anne Wayman's blog. So here are some of my reasons as to why most freelance writers should reject these keyword ...
Posted in Discussions | 3 Comments »
Monday, October 15th, 2007
Knowing where to market your writing can be as important as knowing how to market your writing. So this week's marketing tip for writers is a collection of writing forums you can visit to promote your books or writing services. Just remember to follow the rules of each forum, and ...
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
In this week's weekly writing challenge, you're going to look for ways to make yourself a more marketable writer. Think about some of the following things, and choose at least one area to start improving:
Would additional credentials make you a more marketable writer in your niche or industry? If so, ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
In addition to my new book marketing blog, I've launched a book marketing directory with AllBookMarketing.com.
The directory includes a section for author websites (authors of books or e-books being sold; not other types of writers at this time - sorry). I'll also be adding a section later today for book ...
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