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It’s time for another roundup of Get Paid To Write Online posts. This time, I’m looking at my favorite posts throughout the year, just one for each month. Here they are: January – Why I’ve Gone Back To A Paper Diary February – Freelance Writing Questions: Avoiding Scams March – ...

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Season’s Greetings. Thanks for reading GetPaidToWriteOnline.com

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It’s time again for the annual roundup of this year’s best posts. Thanks to the nifty Popularity Contest WordPress plugin, it’s easy to see which posta have had the most attention from you. Without further ado, here they are: Setting Blog Posting Rates Ad Revenue Share Is NOT A Paid ...

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Everywhere I go online these days, people are asking where I’ve been. I didn’t think I had been that absent, but then I looked at my blog’s archives. Last January I posted 24 times; in November, that was down to 2. Shocking, I admit it freely. That absence was mirrored ...

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  This happens to every writer from time to time. You get to a point where you are not sure you have anything left to say. It may be halfway through a batch of 100 keyword articles, in the middle of an ebook or after a year of blogging. But ...

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I work from home; I love my job; I consider myself very lucky – the three preceding statements are all interconnected because I’m a writer who works from the comfort of my home. I’m doing what I love the most, penning my thoughts and getting paid to do so, at ...

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Screenplay writers will have heard of the need to copyright their work, often because they’re paranoid that unscrupulous individuals may wish to steal their work. It does happen, but it’s rare. Go and Google copyright theft and you won’t find too many live and proved cases. The real problem is ...

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For months now, all the talk has been of recession. Everyone’s wondering how it will affect their business and freelance writers are not exempt. Some clients might have to cut back on the amount of work they outsource because their business is in bad shape. (I haven’t had any business ...

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Scams are still alive and well in the freelance writing world, and it’s not always possible to tell when they are happening. Here’s a scam that many of us have had happen.

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I’m pleased to announce the launch of my writer mentoring service. It’s designed for people who want more personal and tailored advice than I can give in a single blog post. When I started writing, I got lots of advice from people with experience in the industry, and that’s what ...

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Here’s another in my Writing Talk comic strip series. Don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned the blog, but I’m planning something big for my next post and it needs a little time to germinate. So here’s a strip on bidding for freelance writing jobs.

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Here’s something new for the blog: an occasional comic strip about an aspect of the writing life. The series is called Writing Talk. Here’s the first strip: Rate Rant

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I’ve been thinking for a while of running a competition on this blog, and a recent offer from UPrinting has given me the chance to do just that. So I now present (drumroll, please): the Get Paid To Write Online comment competition. The rules are simple. 1. Leave a comment ...

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As a writer, I am often frustrated when promoting my work on the social bookmarking sites. Many of the sites don’t have specific categories for writing, and they certainly don’t have sub categories that relate to the writing business. If you’ve ever tried to decide where to put one of your ...

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If you’re part of my Plurk network, you’ll already know that I’ve been working on a project for the past few weeks. Today’s the day it goes live – the Get Paid To Write Online premium content channel. It’s a way to get even more information about aspects of your ...

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I was chatting with a friend the other day and we got to talking about skills. Specifically, how to parlay the skills you’ve acquired into something that’s useful for building a freelance writing career. Transferable skills have been a career development buzzword for some time now, and that’s exactly what you need ...

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Have you ever had a writing client that was a dream to work for? Someone who provided clear briefs, was flexible and always paid up on time? Those clients are a joy to work for and every freelancer wants more of them. I believe that with a bit of work, ...

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Mike Stelzner’s list of the finalists in his top ten blogs for writers competition is out. There are some great blogs there, and thank you for helping Get Paid To Write Online make the cut.  Mike is now going to select the winners based on quality of posts, frequency of ...

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