Articles by Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall has been mentoring writers here at Get Paid To Write Online since 2005 to help them improve and build sustainable and successful writing careers. Check me out on sharonhh.com. Feel free to connect with me online on Google+.

Sharon has written 653 awesome articles for us at Get Paid to Write Online

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Sharon Hurley Hall

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For most writers, getting paid to write means just that – money in the pocket. I’ve never advocated writing for free, but when is it ok to use the barter system? Barter is something we often get into as kids. Perhaps we traded an hour spent washing the car for an ...

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Spike Wyatt’s book on freelancing grabbed me from the title. ‘Going the Half Hog?’ I asked myself. Did this mean a half hearted approach to freelancing, as opposed to going all out aka the full hog? No, it didn’t. Instead this is a book for those who want to make ...

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Happy New Year! I haven’t made any new year’s resolutions this year. They just don’t work for me. Instead of focusing change on a single date and period in the year, I’ve found that true change finds its own level. It happens when you are ready to take the steps ...

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At usual this year, I’m keeping the Get Paid to Write Online annual roundup to a single post – this one. We have had a great year here. I know I say that every year, but it’s true. We’ve had more people visiting the blog than ever before, some great ...

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I suppose it’s natural given the name of this site, but every so often I get a question from a reader about whether it’s really possible to get paid to write and what it takes to do so. Here’s the latest example: I really need some reliable words of wisdom ...

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Thanks for a great year on Get Paid to Write Online. I hope you enjoy this holiday greeting:

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One of the issues writers always struggle with is what to charge for their writing. Here’s how I advised a friend recently. She was contacted by someone asking her to guest post for a set fee and wanted to know how to respond to them, as the money didn’t seem ...

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I’ve never been very good with forums. I always like the idea, join, participate for a while and then virtually abandon them. But one new forum has changed all that. It’s called About Writing Squared and it’s run by Lori Widmer and Anne Wayman. It’s the home of the Five ...

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I first met fellow writer and travel aficionado Jenn Miller when we worked together at the Location Independent group of sites. Now, she’s written a book (with co-author Keri Wellman) about traveling with kids, titled Bottles to Backpacks:  The Gypsy Mama’s Guide to Real Travel with Kids. I asked Jenn ...

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Update: This guest blogging opportunity has now ended. I’ve just landed a new gig – and it’s one that provides an opportunity for writers looking to raise their profile with guest blogging. I’m going to be managing Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals, part of the the successful Quips ...

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There’s more to being creative than creativity. When I was told that this month’s Word Carnival topic was going to be creativity I rejoiced. After all, who would know better than a writer or other creative professional about this stuff that fuels our lives and businesses? I think there are ...

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Where I come from, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. We have the turkey, feasting and holiday trimmings a bit later in the year. Yet, it never hurts to be thankful. I believe in having an attitude of gratitude. As well as being thankful for relatively good health and the ability to ...

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For some time now, I’ve been meaning to do a follow-up to How to Write with a British Accent. Well, I finally did it, sort of, with two posts on the travel blog I write for. They are: Do You Speak Brit? 20 British Expressions You Will Never Hear in ...

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This is just a quick post to let you know that, with the launch of Google+ Brand Pages, Get Paid to Write Online now has its own Google+ page. There’s not a lot there at the moment, but for those who prefer to get news of blog updates on that ...

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Well, I know you’re probably not ready for another list post after that mega list of writing links I posted yesterday, but I’ve been meaning for a while to share with you some of the tools I use online. You probably already know that I’m a knowledge collector and experimenter ...

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Ready for another blogging linkfest? Here’s a long list of posts I’ve bookmarked and shared in the last couple of months, along with a short excerpt from each: Writing Business 5 Rarely Remembered Rules for Building Your Freelance Brand - Good brands command respect and establish a reputation. They establish your ...

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It’s that time again – another of my monthly posts for the Word Chef blog carnival. This month we’re talking about productivity, something that the writers on this blog have written about many, many times. Originally, I was going to write about writing productivity, but been there, done that, so ...

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Today, I’m happy to be reviewing SEO Marketing by Brian Belfitt of BlogEngage. This free ebook (which you get when you sign up for BlogEngage)  has just 27 pages and covers: 1. Introduction to starting your very own blog 2. Hosting and set up 3. Selecting the right theme 4. ...

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