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I made a post a few weeks ago called ‘It’s Time To Give Something Back To The Freelance Writing Community’ where I invited any freelance writer to ask me a question about freelance writing and business development. I’d then hopefully provide an answer here at Get Paid To Write Online ...

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Have a look around the internet and it’s easy to find guides and resources that will talk you through the process of becoming a freelance writer. Some tell you what you have to be doing online, others will explain what you should do in terms of networking and there are ...

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This is a guest post by Christina Crowe. You wake up early in the morning, before the sun has had a chance to rise. You want to get what little work you can done before you have to drop your kids off at school. Yawning, you sit your bum down ...

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On Sunday I’ll be a year older. I love birthdays. I love Christmas. I love Disney, but, well, that’s a different story. Over the past few years, whenever my birthday has come around, I’ve always took some time out to look at what I’ve achieved over the last 12 months ...

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We all hit a bit of a lull in our freelance writing careers. For some, it’s not a massive problem as they’re fully prepared. For others, however, the dip can seem like it’s going to be devastating. Fortunately, if you fall into the latter group, there’s one thing you can ...

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Is your writing career serving you or are you serving it? This was the question that occurred to me about my own writing career after reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (yes, that is an affiliate link). Put another way – what is the goal of your freelance writing ...

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For every action there is a reaction and your reactions will impact your professional life. One of the benefits of working from home is the lack of dealing with a huge amount of office politics. But, (sadly) this doesn’t mean you’ll never have to deal with people acting like idiots ...

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It’s great to specialise in specific writing areas or genres. A lot of writing blogs will tell you that you need a niche. (I’ve said it myself!) It helps you get good, get fast, and command higher rates. But at times it can be good to add a new skill ...

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How do you handle having work returned to you? If you’re anything like me, you don’t like it at all. Yet it’s something that happens even to the most experienced writer, especially when not dealing with the client directly. You’ve heard the phrase ‘cut out the middleman’ – well, this ...

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Voice is an important aspect of being a writer. Finding the right voice can help you write something your clients will love.

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Last week I shared five tips for filling the gaps in your writing schedule and this week I wanted to suggest specific ways to go about drumming up work quickly. Maybe you’ve got a gap in your schedule or maybe you need to make some extra money quickly. Not everyone will agree with me about these methods but here are some things I do when I want to drum up some work.

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When I started freelancing, I said yes to pretty much every job that came along. My reasons for doing so were that: I needed the publishing credits for my resume I needed the money I didn’t know when the next job was going to come along It made sound financial ...

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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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What are your writing resolutions for 2010?

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Some writers use social bookmarking tools to follow the bloggers that they regularly read and to occasionally chat with other writer friends.  Social networking can be a great way to take some of the isolation out of working from home alone. But if you’re not also using social media tools ...

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Is your writing career wearing you out? How would an extra hour a day help you? New freelance writers often go through the following cycle: Take every writing opportunity that arises Write all day and all night Run out of time to spend on other aspects of life Burnout or ...

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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 ...

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A couple of weeks ago, I asked if you knew how to switch off. I said that I was heading off for a week without work. Dear readers, I did it – more or less. The time I had spent on preparing clients and future posting blog work really paid ...

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