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Writing Pay – How Low Will You Go?
Writing pay is a hot topic at the online freelancer water coolers. A lot of people have plenty to say about lower paying gigs posted on bidding sites and on freelance job lead blogs. I’ve touched on the subject several times and seen a wide...
Tips for Reaching Writing Goals
Writing goals are good. Staying on track and reaching your goals is very fulfilling. They’re good if you’re a freelance writer and if you’re a fiction writer, and they’re also good if you write as a hobby as well. Whether you need to meet mon...
Part 2 – Article Writing Research and Idea Tips – Going Beyond Wikipedia
Last week , in Article Writing Research and Idea Tips – Going Beyond Wikipedia – Part 1, I talked about the importance of doing more than cobbling an article together for pay when you want to build a writing career. Today I’m going to share so...
Article Writing Research and Idea Tips – Going Beyond Wikipedia – Part 1
Some people who slag off web content writers claim that there’s too much garbage content online and that too many people who write for money do it just for the money and couldn’t care less about the quality. Some ghostwriters have low work stan...
Have You Chosen a Freelance Writing Niche?
Those who get started in freelance writing can find that there are many clients who will pay writers to write for them on a wide array of topics. Writing on a lot of different subjects can definitely keep your job interesting. While learning how to r...
Overwhelmed by Writing Work? What Should You Do?
Being busy can be good. But being too busy can be overwhelming. It happens with freelance writing. You go from famine (a time with little work and lots of bidding and job hunting) to a sudden writing job feast and suddenly you’re stuffed to the b...
Passive Writing Gig Hunting – Get Paying Clients to Find You
When you work as a freelance writer, job hunting can be a big part of your day and because time is money, doesn’t it make sense to handle it in a way that saves you time and increases your income? I try to handle job hunting in the same way as mak...
Do You Know How To Switch Off?
A lot of freelancers have been talking about vacations recently – how to take them, when to take them, how to manage your clients. I must admit that it’s something I’ve written about in the past and quite recently too. However, I...
Remembrance Of Augusts Past
Today sees the launch of a new occasional feature on this blog – a retrospective. When you blog for a long time, there are some good posts that readers never see. Today I’m presenting some of my favourites. This Month In … 2006 It ...
Rebalancing My Writing Career
Are you doing what you planned with your writing career? For me, the answer is yes and no. When I first thought about writing as a career, I had no idea of the form it would take, but I assumed that at some point I would write a novel, get published ...
Writers – Do You Know Right From Wrong?
Have you ever found that lessons from one area of your life can spill over to another? I gave my daughter some advice the other day that provides a valuable lesson for a successful freelance writing career. It boils down to two steps: admit when...
Keeping Up With Your Work On The Road
by Andy Hayes You may have heard all about the latest trend of becoming a Location Independent writer. It seems great – and in fact, it is – being able to work wherever you want. But even if you aren’t cutting ties and taking your...
My Writing Portfolio – A New Approach
I’m always looking for new ways to present my writing portfolio. Today, I spent some time in Google Docs using their presentation tools to put together a brief introduction to my writing work. I then uploaded it to Slideshare to create a video ...
Freelancing Through The Summer Vacation
It’s summer! For most people, the summer holidays are a time to rejoice and to plan vacations, but for work at home moms with school age children, there’s often a sense of thinly veiled panic. ...Another great post from Get Paid to Write ...
How To Put Your Best Foot Forward As A Writer
The way you present yourself to clients can have as much to do with winning writing commissions as your skill level. Clients will never find out how good you are at writing if ...Another great post from Get Paid to Write Online Copyright 2005-2009 ...
Where I Get Paid To Write Update
Almost three years ago, I published a list of some of the most lucrative writing markets I had found. At the time I listed the following places which had proven useful for me ...Another great post from Get Paid to Write Online Copyright 2005-2009 W...
Develop Your Writing Career With A Mentor
One of the best ways to develop your freelance writing career is to get help from someone who has been there and done it all before. Choosing a mentor for your writing career ...Another great post from Get Paid to Write Online Copyright 2005-2009 D...
The Location Independent Freelancer
About a year ago - maybe more - I happened upon a website that completely matched the way I thought of my life. That site was all about being location independent and designing a ...Another great post from Get Paid to Write Online Copyright 2005-200...
Evergreen Articles: Cash Cows of the Freelance Writer
The freelance writer can make an immediate return on topical articles but for an enduring income, writing articles containing evergreen content is the better investment. What is evergreen content? Evergreen content is subject material that will be .....
Writing Markets: Textbroker
A couple of weeks ago, I published a mini-review of GetAFreelancer. George Angus stopped by to tell me about another freelance marketplace called Textbroker. I invited George to review it for Get Paid To Write ...Another great post from Sharon Hurley...
Has Recession Been Good For Your Writing Business?
Late last year I wrote about Recession and the Freelance Writer. At the time, I shared my initial thoughts on how economic recession might affect freelance writers. Many of you also contributed your ...Post from: Get Paid to Write Online Has Rece...
GetAFreelancer: Final Verdict
Just over a year ago, I wrote about my initial experience using bidding site Get A Freelancer. At that time I spent about $13 to land a project worth around $750 and ......
Ten Ways To Start Your Writing Career Right
So you’re looking to get started in freelance writing? This is a favorite theme of mine and I’ve been offering advice on this topic for almost four years on this blog and longer than that offline. Here are ten things you can do to get ...
Five Tools You Need To Write From Anywhere
One of the joys of freelancing is the ability to write from wherever you happen to be. I was able to put this to the test last week as I travelled to Cancun, Mexico. Here’s my list of essentials for writing from anywhere. 1. Laptop Whether yo...
Becoming An Unlimited Freelancer
Anything that James Chartrand is involved in has to be worth a look, so the minute I heard about The Unlimited Freelancer, which he co-authored with Mason Hipp of Freelance Folder, I asked if I could review it. I’ve finally got around to rea...
Getting Started
One of my friends on Facebook sent me this questionnaire about getting my start in freelance writing. Although I’ve discussed this before, these questions were a bit different. Here’s the brief. along with my answers. Everyone has a...
Getting To Know You
When I first started this blog’s predecessor back in 2005, I knew all my readers. Most of us were just starting our blogging journey and we grew and learned together. One of the great things about blogging is building a community. With thousa...
My Six Word Memoir
A long time ago Mike Stelzner challenged me to a meme which should be right up any writer’s street. It’s called the six word memoir, where you effectively write a testament to your life in six words. Should be a cinch, right? Wrong...
Seven Steps To A Professional Bid
Bidding can be one of the hardest things to get right. Someone asked me the other day if I had a bidding template. I’ve discussed bidding before, but for those who missed it, here’s a snapshot of my approach to bidding. 1. Read The Brie...
Freedom Writing Review
One of the writing blogs I’ve been enjoying recently is Freedom Writing. My feed reader’s been overflowing for some time and I haven’t added any new blogs in a while, but this one keeps coming up, because of the thought provoki...
