Just a quick thought / question for you today: Why is it that so many freelance writers can’t seem to grasp the concept of working smarter, not harder? Sometimes when I talk to writers or read other freelance writing blogs I feel like I’m going insane — like this is an alien concept or something. To summarize: in business it’s always better to work smarter
Do you ever have clients ask you to provide additional services with your freelance writing work — maybe article submissions, press release distribution, consulting, or something along those lines? Do you oblige, or do you stick to being “just a writer?” You probably know I used to run a PR firm. A lot of the work I did (most of it in fact) revolved around
We’ve been talking about blogging here lately — mostly how to successfully earn from your own. And that’s had me thinking about blogger personalities a bit. Let’s talk about it. Your Blogger Persona You have two basic paths you can take when it comes to blogging. You can be real or you can be fake. Sure, you could fall somewhere in between, but for the
Previously I talked about why I consider residual income sites and content mills to be bad business decisions for freelance writers. I also promised to later talk to you about how you can earn decent residual income, but by writing for yourself — your own blog. Let’s talk about that now. Why Blog for Yourself? For some reason, many writers I talk to are afraid
There aren’t many freelance writing topics that get under my skin as much as residual income sites. I’ve heard all the arguments in their favor. Hell, I’ve made those arguments in the past. But today I’m going to get real with you about residual earning, why I don’t feel it’s worth it in the vast majority of cases, and how you can earn a siginificant