January 2010

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What should a writer do when a freelance client hates the work they’ve turned in?

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I was first asked to review Content Rich: Writing Your Way To Wealth On The Web by Jon Wuebben some time ago and for one reason and another I have only just got around to it. I got quite a surprise when I opened the file because while I was ...

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In some ways, the title of this post says it all.  With that said, there is so much more to know about Smashwords, the place on the internet to publish your ebooks.  I discovered Smashwords last spring and so far, nearly 1500 people have downloaded my ebooks.  I’ve not made ...

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Freelance writing requires a thick skin at times. Has your writing skin thickened over time?

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This guest post by Darrell Laurant responds to a recent article in the LA Times. James Rainey has a lot of pertinent — and sobering — things to say in his recent commentary on the current state of freelance writing. My first impression upon reading it, however, was that he ...

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A guest post written by Barbara Plotkin The year was 1996. The place, a prominent media company that just laid off its entire catalog division. In one day I lost everything—my job, my insurance, my livelihood. The timing was perfect. Something was underfoot. Something so big and powerful that it ...

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I’ve written here in the past about what do when overwhelmed by writing work. But what do you do when you’re doing so much juggling that the balls start to drop? It’s time to take action fast otherwise the consequences could be dire: to your health, your finances, and your reputation.

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Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid To Write Online assesses the health of her freelance writing business and shares ways to improve profitability and job satisfaction in the coming year.

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This guest post has been contributed by Andy Walton of Wikinut, an ad revenue share writing market. Been made redundant? Try sharing your knowledge for cash The global recession has hit many people across all sectors, leaving millions of people looking for work. And finding the next job can be ...

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Only you can decide whether 2010 will rock or if you’ll just survive and float through it. Tired of resolution talk? How but some actionable steps?

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Not one finger touched the keyboard in the making of this post. Instead, I dictated the post using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. This is not the first time I have used the software. I first tried Dragon NaturallySpeaking back in the early 1990s. I was writing a dissertation and I wanted to ...

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Guest post by Andy Hayes About this time of year, a lot of people go into reflection mode, wondering what they did right and wrong last year and how they can fix it this year.  Let me be honest: you should be monitoring, measuring, and changing course regularly throughout the ...

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