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The Easy Fifteen-Minute Marketing Plan

By on May 3rd, 2012

By: Lori Widmer You wake up, get that cup of caffeine, go through your morning ritual, then work through your daily ritual of writing. Marketing? Yea, that doesn’t happen because you’re busy. Yet if you have fifteen minutes to play …

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Free Business Resources for Freelance Writers

By on October 17th, 2011

After a recent post on market research in our series for Demand Media writers, a reader mentioned that many (though not all) of these freelancers don’t have the basic business skills needed to take them from content mill work to …

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Freelance Marketing – Market Research and Planning

By on October 11th, 2011

This week we’re running a five-post series for writers looking to leave content mills like Demand Media Studios behind them. Yesterday we took a look at three types of freelance writing jobs you can pursue, starting today. If you’re considering …

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How Much Time do you Spend on Marketing?

By on March 22nd, 2010

At least once per week I receive an email asking the same question: Chris, how much time per day do you spend on marketing? This is a very important question, but for the most part it is one that does …

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Stop Making Excuses, Start Making Changes

By on January 14th, 2010

Every now and then I talk about the excuses freelance writers make for their lack of success when they’re not happy in their careers (and how they need to take personal responsibility if they want to change that). Let’s talk …

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