Archive for October, 2007

Interviewing Authors for New Blog

Friday, October 12th, 2007

I don't have any reader questions today (feel free to send me yours to jenn(at)allfreelancewriting(dot)com if you want something answered later today or next week). So I'm just making a brief announcement for anyone looking to promote their books a little bit. As I mentioned here recently, I just launched a ...

New Book Marketing Blog Launched

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

I've been absent over here for a few days. I was away for several, and since being back I've been working on getting a new blog launch-ready. I think I've worked out the kinks on the public side of things for now. The new blog is a book marketing blog ...

Do You Respond to Everyone?

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

As an independent professional, do you respond to everyone who contacts you? I don't. I had a comment left publicly for me on a forum today because I didn't respond to someone's contact through the forum's private message system. While a part of me understands their frustration (I struggle to ...

Writers’ Resources: Press Release Writing

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Today I'm going to tackle one of my own areas of expertise: press release writing (not sure why it took me so long). If you're interested in PR writing (public relations writing), knowing how to write a press release is essential. Use these press release resources to help you learn ...

Marketing Tip: Write a Marketing Plan

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Don't make the mistake of ignoring a marketing plan as a freelance writer. Some people look at a marketing plan as a waste of time, because they'd rather just jump into every marketing tactic they can think of. There are a few problems with that: They may not be differentiating themselves ...

Weekly Writing Challenge: Create a New Revenue Stream

Monday, October 1st, 2007

This week's writing challenge is all about helping you to earn more money. Too many writers get themselves stuck in a single or limited revenue stream model. This means that if one model fails them (demand drops, their site ads get banned, etc.), they're left without a backup. Yet writers ...