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		<title>5 Ways to Fill a Freelance Writing Schedule Gap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Prince</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suggestions for how to fill the time when you have gaps in your freelance writing schedule.<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/5-ways-to-fill-a-freelance-writing-schedule-gap/">5 Ways to Fill a Freelance Writing Schedule Gap</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1652" href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/5-ways-to-fill-a-freelance-writing-schedule-gap/writing-schedule/"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1652" src="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/writing-schedule-150x112.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="112" /></a>Let me start this post by saying I&#8217;m lucky enough right now to not have any writing schedule gaps. It&#8217;s not always easy to fill your time with writing gigs but when it&#8217;s a feast, it&#8217;s often mayhem. I tore myself away from a busy schedule (&#8216;cuz I&#8217;m nice like that)  to write to you today with suggestions for how to fill the time when you have gaps in your freelance writing schedule.</p>
<h3>1. Marketing</h3>
<p>The best way to ensure you&#8217;re feasting rather than scraping by is to keep marketing. Don&#8217;t wait until things are dead slow to do it, if at all possible. When you do have a lag or opening in your schedule, spend extra time on marketing yourself and you won&#8217;t likely be seeing too many droughts in the future. Always plan to market but pump up your marketing efforts when you have available cycles.</p>
<h3>2. Passive Writing Income</h3>
<p>There are some writers who pay their mortgage each month with a cheque from one of the revenue share programs. The great thing about these sites is that one article could earn you income indefinitely. When you have time to spare, take the time to write for sites like: eHow, HubPages, Askables, InfoBarrel, Bukisa, and others and you could afford to take time off more often because you could earn 3 or 4 figures monthly from a small amount of effort. (Note: It often takes time to build these up so it&#8217;s not realistic to expect huge success with them over night). If you don&#8217;t want to share your income in a rev share program, develop your own content sites or blogs. After all, people are often paying YOU to do this so why not do it for yourself and reap the rewards of residual income?</p>
<h3>3. Job Hunting</h3>
<p>Cruise job boards like Deb Ng&#8217;s <a title="freelance writing jobs" href="freelancewritinggigs.com" target="_blank">Freelance Writing Jobs</a> or Clint Osterholz&#8217;s Tuesday column with <a title="All Freelance Writing high paying jobs" href="http://www.allfreelancewriting.com" target="_blank">high-paying writing gigs</a> to keep your eye out for future gigs. Want to write in a certain market? Send out some queries. Want to be on top of job postings? Set some Google Alerts to send you job links when new gigs get posted.</p>
<h3>4. Networking</h3>
<p>Networking is invaluable when you&#8217;re a freelance web writer. Networking with other writers can help you improve your skills and stay up to date on market conditions, tools, and trends.  Networking with your existing and past customers can also bring about new gigs and referrals. Network by hopping onto social media tools, checking out online webinars and chats, or by touching base through e-mail or phone.</p>
<h3>5. Chillaxing</h3>
<p>When was the last time you took a day off? Regular working Joes and Janes have no idea how many hours freelancers actually put in. Most of us work every day and many of us put in more than ten hours a day.  If you&#8217;re fresh out of writing work, give yourself a chance to relax. Maybe work a bit on that fiction novel you&#8217;ve been working on / planning / thinking about or spend some time with your family watching a movie with a smorgasbord of snacks and NO pressure to get back to the computer.</p>
<p>What do you do when you have a break in your <a title="freelance writing" href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com" target="_blank">freelance writing</a> schedule?</p>
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		<title>Successful Subbing &#8211; Ten Tips for Outsourcing Your Writing Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Prince</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sub-contracting writing work out on occasion could help you tremendously. It could also go horribly wrong...<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/successful-subbing-ten-tips-for-outsourcing-your-writing-work/">Successful Subbing &#8211; Ten Tips for Outsourcing Your Writing Work</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<div id="attachment_552" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-552" href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/working-with-writers/"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-552" src="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/working-with-writers-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Working with other writers is productive if managed correctly.</p></div>
<p>For most busy freelance writers, there will come a time when you might consider getting some help <a title="juggling writing workload" href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/gain-control-of-the-balls-in-your-freelance-juggling-act/" target="_blank">juggling your writing workload</a>. Things come up, volumes get heavy, and there may be a time when you just don&#8217;t have the expertise to write on a particular subject. Know someone who does? Want to find someone who can help you? Sub-contracting writing work out on occasion could help you tremendously. It could also go horribly wrong (I&#8217;ve witnessed public arguments between writers who have tried to work together) so be careful!</p>
<p>I have writing friends that sub for me and friends that I sub for. At one point I had a writing team of over a dozen people across four countries. These days I have just a few trusted team members and this model works for me because I can service clients without having to write on anything and everything and I don&#8217;t have to turn work away too often because I can usually turn to a team member who has room in their schedule for an extra project when I&#8217;m slammed.</p>
<p>The reason I scaled back from a team of twelve to just a handful of trusted writers was that with <em>that</em> many people, it became an administrative nightmare for me. The writing work I was subbing was at bulk rates so it just wasn&#8217;t profitable enough for the number of problems I was encountering.  If someone forgot to bill me and billed me later it would throw my billing into a state of confusion. If  a client didn&#8217;t pay quickly, I had to answer to people who were waiting to be paid. If someone didn&#8217;t turn work in, it&#8217;d fall on me. Managing several people made it really time-consuming and I&#8217;m afraid it got to where it wasn&#8217;t very profitable. If there were quality or plagiarism issues (which I did have to deal with on occasion), it put my business and my reputation in jeopardy.  There were times I lost money and I once lost a client due to something a team member did. But, it wasn&#8217;t all bad. It was a definitely learning experience. I reorganized and created a model that worked much better for me and for my customers.</p>
<p>Here are some tips from my experience and from scenarios I&#8217;ve witnessed with other writing teams that could help you, should you decide to get help managing your writing workload:</p>
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<li>Check the samples of the person you plan to sub to. Just because you&#8217;re writing friends from a blog or forum doesn&#8217;t mean their writing style will suit your needs.</li>
<li>Allow a time buffer in case they turn the work in late or it requires extensive revisions.</li>
<li>Make sure there&#8217;s enough money in the project to pay someone fairly <em>and</em> compensate you fairly for the time and effort it will take you to process the order.</li>
<li>Invest in a <a title="Copyscape" href="http://www.copyscape.com" target="_blank">Copyscape Premium</a> account. For just a nickel per search, you can protect your client and your reputation by checking the work for plagiarism instances before you hand it over to your client.</li>
<li>Try someone out on a low profile project with a long deadline in case it doesn&#8217;t work out.</li>
<li>Thoroughly check the work before turning it in until you know you have formed a partnership with a writer who needs little to no checking.</li>
<li>Solidify all terms of the subcontracting agreement up front. Consider writing up an agreement with your terms such as work format, payment time lines, your anti-poaching policy, etcetera. Get the other writer to agree to your terms before trying them out on a project.</li>
<li>Google the person you are planning to sub to. Read up on their online reputation and check their samples. You can learn a lot about someone&#8217;s professionalism and work ethic by Googling them.</li>
<li>Be really careful about constructive criticism with someone &#8220;working&#8221; for you. Writing talent is a very subjective thing! Feelings can get hurt and you don&#8217;t want to create an online vendetta. (I haven&#8217;t had this problem but have seen it happen with others and it can get ugly).</li>
<li>If it looks like it will be too labour-intense to facilitate a project and you really don&#8217;t have the time or the expertise to do it well, consider just forwarding your client to the writer directly. You may arrange a finder&#8217;s fee with the writer or simply gift the referral to them out of the goodness of your heart.</li>
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<p>If you have any tips to add from your subcontracting experiences, please share! (And if you&#8217;re thinking about subbing out writing work, read Sharon&#8217;s 2008 post about <a title="How to Work with Other Writers" href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-work-with-other-writers/" target="_blank">How to Work with Other Writers</a>, too.)</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GuestWriter</dc:creator>
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This paid to blog opportunity came in by email from Mary Ward (contact  details below). I&#8217;m posting it here in case you&#8217;re interested &#8211; Sharon
I Will Pay You To Let Me Post To Your Blog
What I am looking for is bloggers with fairly established blogs who are  willing to post a guest post [...]<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/paid-to-blog-opportunity/">Paid To Blog Opportunity</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p><em><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-687" title="moneybills020208_b" src="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/moneybills020208_b-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />This paid to blog opportunity came in by email from Mary Ward (contact  details below). I&#8217;m posting it here in case you&#8217;re interested &#8211; Sharon</em></p>
<p><strong>I Will Pay You To Let Me Post To Your Blog</strong></p>
<p>What I am looking for is bloggers with fairly established blogs who are  willing to post a guest post article for pay.  In other words, I will pay you to  be a guest blogger on your blog.</p>
<p>This is basically how it works:</p>
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<li>I will provide you with a professionally-authored guest post article of  about 400-500 words.  This will be an exclusive article that has not been posted  anywhere else, and will not be in the future&#8211;a fair value all on its own&#8211;as  long as your blog meets minimum criteria.  I will pay you $10 USD via PayPal for  the posting.</li>
<li>Minimum criteria are as follows: your blog must have a Google PageRank of 3  or higher, or PR 2 if you can show 9 months or more of regular archives and  posting.  OR your blog has 200 or more subscribers, as shown on the site via a  Feedburner or Aweber widget (note that if you have the subscribers, your  PageRank doesn&#8217;t matter and could be lower).</li>
<li>You must agree that you will not remove the post after payment is made,  andthat you will leave the bio line and link, with the anchor text as provided,  intact.</li>
<li>Email me when the post is up with a link, and I will process the payment via  PayPal to the address you provide.  This normally only takes a day or two,  perhaps a few if over a weekend, and should not be any longer than one week (in  the VERY rare circumstance).</li>
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<p>I have a wide range of topics and this is an ongoing project, so do feel free  to contact me.  I have articles on topics such as health and beauty, green  living, seniors, returning to school and online education, health careers,  fitness, diet, nutrition, animals and pets, and many more.  If I don&#8217;t have  anything that suits you right now chances are I will in the near future, or can  often work a piece in the next round that is tailored to your blog/topic.</p>
<p>Please feel free to contact me even if you are unsure if your blog qualifies,  or if I have a topic for you&#8211;I&#8217;m happy to consider all inquiries.</p>
<p>Interested bloggers should <strong>contact Mary at pdposts(at)gmail(dot)com</strong> (please  replace at and dot with approp.symbols <img src='http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> .  Please include a link to your  blog.</p>
<p>Limit is one piece per blog, but if you have more than one blog that  qualifies I will gladly place on each blog. This is an ongoing gig and new articles become available each month.</p>
<p><em>Disclosure: I have not been paid for this post &#8211; Sharon</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Hurley Hall</dc:creator>
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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 expecting a short ebook, this [...]<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/content-rich-review/">Content Rich Review</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1619" title="content-rich-cover" src="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/content-rich-cover-197x300.jpg" alt="Content Rich cover" width="197" height="300" />I was first asked to review <em>Content Rich: Writing Your Way To Wealth On The Web by </em>Jon Wuebben<em> </em>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 expecting a short ebook, this is a full-fledged book with 294 pages of useful information about writing for the web.</p>
<h3>The Content</h3>
<p>Now you might wonder whether you really need <a href="http://contentrichbook.com/table-of-contents/">18 chapters</a> to explain SEO web copywriting. As an experienced writer I found that there was a lot of information I already knew, especially in the first five chapters which cover the basics. However, new writers would probably find this section very useful.</p>
<p>The second section, which has six chapters, gives a guide to different types of capital SEO copywriting. These include writing general site copy, article marketing, press releases, blogs and wiki&#8217;s, pay per click, landing page and banner ad writing and writing e-mails and newsletters. Section 3 gives examples of writing for different organisations, provides case studies and deals with outsourcing.</p>
<h3>Navigating Through The Book</h3>
<p>To tell the truth, I found the book a bit of a lengthy read but that&#8217;s not to say that it&#8217;s not useful. My preferred way of navigating through the content was to go to the takeaway points at the end of each chapter and see whether I needed to revisit the chapter for more information. I will be keeping the book for future reference, because it covers a couple of markets that I haven&#8217;t yet tackled and I think it will provide a useful starting point for entering those new areas.</p>
<h3>To Buy Or Not To Buy?</h3>
<p>Should you buy this book? I think it has a lot to offer new writers and has decent information on alternative markets for existing writers. However it&#8217;s not as easy to read as other writing books I have reviewed. That said, at either $10 or $19.99 (depending on whether you pay the sale price or the full price) it&#8217;s a small investment in your writing career and is good value for money, because you are sure to get a handful of tips that you can use to improve your writing career.</p>
<p><strong>Get it here:</strong></p>
<p><a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979762901?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=doublehdesign-20&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=211189&amp;creative=373489&amp;creativeASIN=0979762901">Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web</a> &#8211; Amazon.com</p>
<p><a id="static_txt_preview" href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0979762901?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=doublehdesign-21&amp;link_code=as3&amp;camp=2506&amp;creative=9298&amp;creativeASIN=0979762901">Content Rich: Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web</a> &#8211; Amazon.co.uk</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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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&#8217;ve not made enough to retire, but having [...]<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/smashwords-publish-for-free-keep-85/">Smashwords: Publish for free, keep 85%</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p>In some ways, the title of this post says it all.  With that said, there is so much more to know about <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Smashwords,</span></a> <strong>the</strong> place on the internet to publish your ebooks.  I discovered Smashwords last spring and so far, nearly 1500 people have downloaded my ebooks.  I&#8217;ve not made enough to retire, but having 1500 people read my work does not break my heart one bit.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve written several posts on <a href="http://www.tumblemoose.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">my site</span></a> about Smashwords.  In this particular guest post, I&#8217;d like to focus on the pay structure and what you can likely expect.</p>
<p>First, you need to know that it is absolutely free to sign up with Smashwords.  There are no hidden fees whatsoever and you can upload as many books as you care to.  The owner of the site is <a href="http://www.twitter.com/markcoker"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mark Coker</span></a> and he has built a site based on transparency and a keen sense of what is important to authors.</p>
<p>The pay structure is brutally simple:  Go ahead and keep 85% of the net proceeds of every sale, every time.  From the Terms of Service:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong><em>Net proceeds&#8221; shall mean sales price paid and received less payment processing fees, affiliate fees, retailer discounts, costs due to erroneous or fraudulent transactions, credit card charge-backs and associated fees.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>There ya go.  It really is that easy.  Better yet, <strong>you</strong> get to set the price for your ebook.  You can offer your work for free, you can set a hard price or (and I love this) you can allow folks who download your ebook to choose their own price!</p>
<p>Your royalties are paid quarterly, within 40 days of quarter end.  Payment threshold is $10 if you use Paypal, $25 if you choose a paper check.</p>
<p>A word about rights.  The Terms of Service is very clear on this matter that holds so much importance for authors:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><em>The Author hereby grants and assigns to Smashwords the nonexclusive worldwide right to digitally publish, distribute, market and sell (&#8220;Publish&#8221;), and to license others to do so, the work identified on the front page of your submission (the &#8220;Work&#8221;). Since the terms of agreement with Smashwords, herein, is non-exclusive, the Author or Publisher is free to Publish, license, market and sell their work elsewhere so long as the Author or Publisher is not violating someone else’s agreement or violating any laws.</em></strong></p></blockquote>
<p>That&#8217;s pretty liberal and definitely favors the author.</p>
<p>One of the things I really like about Smashwords is the straightforward approach a very tough market.  They let you know to set realistic expectations in terms of sales.  Just like in the “real” world, the number of sales is a direct reflection of your marketing efforts.  Speaking of marketing efforts, there is a marketing guide full of great information to help you laser focus your efforts for the best results.</p>
<p>I hope this little primer on Smashwords has been helpful.  I&#8217;m happy to try and answer any questions you may have.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://tumblemoose.com">George Angus</a> (formerly Tumblemoose) writes for a living; He resides in Alaska with his beautiful daughter, Madeline Skye.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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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 tough, and often dispiriting.
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<p><em>This guest post has been contributed by Andy Walton of Wikinut, an ad revenue share writing market.</em></p>
<p><strong>Been made redundant? Try sharing your knowledge for cash</strong></p>
<p>The global recession has hit many people across all sectors, leaving millions of people looking for work. And finding the next job can be tough, and often dispiriting.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re in this position, then read on for a suggestion to help keep you busy, motivated while also maybe earning you some cash.</p>
<p>A new site, <a href="http://www.wikinut.com">Wikinut</a>, allows you to write about pretty much any topic you like and then will publish your page to a global audience.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll then receive 50% of the total advertising revenue generated by your pages as lifetime royalties.</p>
<p><strong>Zero writing experience needed</strong></p>
<p>No writing background is required for Wikinut. The principle is that everybody has knowledge, experience or thoughts that are useful to somebody.</p>
<p>Think of all the niche information you may have gained from your last job. Or though your hobbies and interests. Maybe you could write about your last holiday, or the recipe for a meal you&#8217;ve cooked. The possibilities on Wikinut are endless, and any of them could earn you money.</p>
<p><strong>No technical skills required either</strong></p>
<p>If you have the skills to find and read this article, you&#8217;ll be able to use Wikinut easily. A simple editor helps you write your pages, and Wikinut handle all the geeky stuff like hosting, advertising deals and payments.</p>
<p>You can just write pages and get paid through a Paypal account, the same payment system as used on Ebay. You can open a Paypal account for free if you don&#8217;t already have one.</p>
<p><strong>Stay positive and motivated</strong></p>
<p>For many people, being out of work can be a very depressing time. The combination of frustration, boredom and lack of structure is tough to deal with.</p>
<p>Writing for Wikinut will give you some positive tasks to work at. Once you&#8217;ve written some pages, you&#8217;ll also be able to see reader statistics and comments, which is a nice way of getting some feedback.</p>
<p><strong>Enhance your CV</strong></p>
<p>And even when you get interviews for future jobs, having Wikinut on your CV will be a great talking point with the interviewer. You be able to demonstrate your proactive approach, and ability to fill your time productively.</p>
<p>So why not make the first step towards a new positive stage in your life &#8211; visit www.wikinut.com now and sign up.</p>
<p><em>Andy Walton, co-founder of </em><a href="http://www.wikinut.com/"><em>Wikinut</em></a><em>, has over  10 years&#8217; experience working for some of the UK&#8217;s biggest ecommerce businesses. He&#8217;s now inviting you to join www.wikinut.com, a new publishing platform that pays lifetime royalties for your writing on a massive range of topics.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Prince</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting a new writing client feels great. But there could be a lot at stake when you develop that new relationship. There’s your time, there’s your reputation, and there’s money at stake as well. It’s a good idea to be very careful so that you can protect yourself in these areas.<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/are-you-protecting-yourself-with-new-writing-clients/">Are You Protecting Yourself with New Writing Clients?</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/writing-career.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1465" src="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/writing-career-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Getting a new writing client feels great. But there could be a lot at stake when you develop that new relationship. There’s your time, there’s your reputation, and there’s money at stake as well.</p>
<h3><strong>Protect Your Time</strong></h3>
<p>There is a certain degree of pre-sales activities required to help you make money. This depends on a lot of factors such as the project and the client’s level of expertise. You’ll have to answer questions, you’ll have to do some research, and you’ll have to dedicate a certain amount of time to developing that new relationship. You won’t always get the deal although you’ve spent that time and it’s a gamble you have to take.</p>
<p>That said, as a freelancer your time equals money so be careful about people just fishing for information. I’ve had more than one occasion where I’ve given away what amounts to free consulting and never seen an order out of it. I&#8217;ve also felt, at times, that I was just being milked for information so I&#8217;ve backed off.  I’m sure that in some cases I’ve given enough info away to help someone go out and find someone cheaper to use strategies I’ve suggested.  Try to provide enough value to get the deal but hold some of your cards back. Also consider how much hand-holding you’ll need to do when quoting a client so you don’t end up dreading dealing with them because of the time vs. money ratio. It’s a good idea to develop a new client package that you can re-use to help you with the pre-sales work so that you’re not re-inventing the wheel each time you get a new query.</p>
<h3><strong>Guard Your Reputation (And Investigate Theirs)</strong></h3>
<p>In a new business relationship, you’re hoping to wow the customer and get a glowing review out of it. This is a gamble as well. There’s a chance they won’t like your work. There’s a chance they’re going to be less than ethical. There’s also the chance that they’ll love you and refer you to all their friends.  Guard yourself carefully. When <a title="Steps to a Professional Bid" href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/seven-steps-to-a-professional-bid/" target="_blank">using a job bidding site</a>, if you’ve got a great reputation and high satisfaction score, you’ll want to be careful to pre-qualify your customers so you can continue to have that good reputation. Just as clients screen you, don’t hesitate to screen them. Look at their reputation as well before you decide to do business and carefully consider whether you want your name attached to their brand.</p>
<h3><strong>Show Me the Money!</strong></h3>
<p>Don’t be afraid to protect yourself. There are people out there that will take your hard work and run. Don’t shy away from talking about how payment will be handled and make it clear that you retain copyright until the work is paid for in full.  It’s not rude to iron out the financials in detail before you begin work. Many “burned’ freelance writers have ignored gut instinct with respect to payment because they wanted a gig really bad. It’s pretty standard to set up milestone payments with a deposit requirement, use escrow services, or even ask for payment up front. The client is going to want to protect themselves as well so don’t be surprised or offended if they try to protect themselves financially. Mutual trust needs to be built for almost any business relationship to work.</p>
<h3><strong>Strut Your Stuff</strong></h3>
<p>Creating successful new relationships requires results so do your best to wow your writing clients with that first order so that you’ll get future orders, make money, and improve or maintain a great reputation.</p>
<p>Have you got any words of wisdom through your experience, trial, and error with new clients? Please share!</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Hurley Hall</dc:creator>
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I said to someone the other day that I hadn&#8217;t published a list of writing posts for the holiday season yet. Of course, that&#8217;s only because I was too busy writing for clients to put one together. This year, instead of doing my lists in separate posts, I&#8217;m going to do them all in one, [...]<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/get-paid-to-write-online-2009-my-list-of-lists/">Get Paid To Write Online 2009 &#8211; My List Of Lists</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p>I said to someone the other day that I hadn&#8217;t published a list of writing posts for the holiday season yet. Of course, that&#8217;s only because I was too busy writing for clients to put one together. This year, instead of doing my lists in separate posts, I&#8217;m going to do them all in one, so here goes:</p>
<p><strong>The Posts You Subscribed To Most</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/rebalancing-my-writing-career/">Rebalancing My Writing Career</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/thesis-theme/">Solving Site Problems And The Thesis Theme</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/james-chartrand-response/">Who Defines You? More Thoughts On The James Chartrand Story</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/the-ebook-has-landed/">The Ebook Has Landed!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/writers-do-you-know-right-from-wrong/">Writers – Do You Know Right From Wrong?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/ebook-publishing-zinepal/">An Ebook In 20 Minutes With Zinepal</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/keeping-up-with-your-work-on-the-road/">Keeping Up With Your Work On The Road</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/freelancing-through-the-summer-vacation/">Freelancing Through The Summer Vacation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/location-independent-blog-carnival-2/">Location Independent Blog Carnival #2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/writing-pay-how-low-will-you-go/">Writing Pay – How Low Will You Go?</a></li>
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<p><strong>The Best Posts (according to Postrank)</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/freelancing-through-the-summer-vacation/">Freelancing Through The Summer Vacation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/14-great-posts-on-writing-and-blogging/">14 Great Posts On Writing And Blogging</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/has-recession-been-good-for-your-writing-business/">Has Recession Been Good For Your Writing Business?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/how-to-write-with-a-british-accent/">How To Write With A British Accent</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/39-writers-you-should-follow-on-twitter/">39 Writers You Should Follow On Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/five-tools-you-need-to-write-from-anywhere/">Five Tools You Need To Write From Anywhere</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/becoming-an-unlimited-freelancer/">Becoming An Unlimited Freelancer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/getting-started/">Getting Started</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/getting-to-know-you/">Getting To Know You</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/writing-talk-more-scams/">Writing Talk – More Scams</a></li>
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<p><strong>My Favorites (one from each month)</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/seven-steps-to-a-professional-bid/">Seven Steps To A Professional Bid</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/getting-to-know-you/">Getting To Know You</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/five-tools-you-need-to-write-from-anywhere/">Five Tools You Need To Write From Anywhere</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/good-writing/">Good Writing – It’s Not Complicated</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/star-trek-lessons-on-the-writing-life/">Star Trek Lessons On The Writing Life</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/where-i-get-paid-to-write-update/">Where I Get Paid To Write Update</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/my-writing-portfolio-a-new-approach/">My Writing Portfolio – A New Approach</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/rebalancing-my-writing-career/">Rebalancing My Writing Career</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/do-you-know-how-to-switch-off/">Do You Know How To Switch Off?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/passive-writing-gig-hunting/">Passive Writing Gig Hunting – Get Paying Clients to Find You</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/is-your-writing-like-powdered-milk/">Is Your Writing Like Powdered Milk?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/james-chartrand-response/">Who Defines You? More Thoughts On The James Chartrand Story</a></li>
<li>Bonus: <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/getting-into-character-for-ghostblogging/">Getting into Character for Ghostblogging</a></li>
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<p>And thanks to all those who left comments on the blog this year. I&#8217;ve enjoyed talking to you. Thanks especially to the following people who seem to spend as much time on my blog as I do <img src='http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  :</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.tumblemoose.com/">George Angus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.pathtosuccessblog.com/">Katherine</a></li>
<li><a href="http://danaprince.blogspot.com/">Dana Prince</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/">Rebecca Laffar-Smith</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.healingwithjuices.com/">Michele</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.writersnotes.net/">Jeanne Dininni</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.businessbackpacker.com/">Brooke Ferguson</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lillieammann.com">Lillie Ammann</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.morphodesigns.com/">Mitchell Allen</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sharingtravelexperiences.com/">Andy Hayes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/default.aspx">Rebecca Leaman</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.writingthoughts.com/">Laura Spencer</a></li>
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		<title>Writing Pay &#8211; How Low Will You Go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Prince</dc:creator>
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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&#8217;ve touched on the subject several times and seen a wide array of responses &#8212; some rather heated.  I maintain that only [...]<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/writing-pay-how-low-will-you-go/">Writing Pay &#8211; How Low Will You Go?</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1342" src="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/writing-pay-150x150.jpg" alt="writing-pay" width="150" height="150" />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.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve touched on the subject several times and seen a wide array of responses &#8212; some rather heated.  I maintain that only <em>you</em> can set your writing rates and there are various factors that will help you decide what&#8217;s right for you.</p>
<p>A lot of people have opinions but most won&#8217;t tell exactly how much they make writing. Most agree that price per word isn&#8217;t the only consideration.</p>
<p>Some other factors worth considering include:</p>
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<li>Where you live. Cost of living is a big factor for most.</li>
<li>Your expenses. Writing part-time vs. full-time and writing as a second income vs. a primary income are factors.</li>
<li>What value you place on your writing work.</li>
<li>How busy you are. You might not take jobs below a nickel a word most days but if you need to put food on the table and can write 10 x $10 articles in a day and get paid immediately, it&#8217;s good to have that option.</li>
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<p>Today&#8217;s post is inspired by the actions of another freelance writing site.  Jennifer Mattern has drawn a line in the sand and no longer posts low-paying writing gigs  for other writers on her All Freelance Writing Site. Clint Osterholz posted the &#8220;inaugural&#8221; post yesterday. Jenn&#8217;s site will no longer list gigs below $50.00 (and that&#8217;s no $50 project fee for 25 x 500-word articles, either!). $50 per article is the minimum.  It is definitely nice to have another filtered source for writing leads. (Check it out: <a title="writing job leads" href="http://allfreelancewriting.com/2009/11/24/freelance-writing-jobs/job-listings/freelance-writing-jobs-%E2%80%93-november-24-2009/" target="_blank">higher paid writing job leads</a> ). Jenn&#8217;s site aims to help writers stand apart in a crowd.  I agree that differentiation is  the best way to help you grow professionally and financially.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not embarrassed to say that I started off at a penny a word. (<em>I am, however, embarrassed to say that I just spelled the word embarrassed wrong three times before getting it right. One r, two s&#8217;s. No. Two r&#8217;s, one s? No.  Sheesh! More coffee, Dana? </em>)</p>
<p>When I got started, I was in awe of the fact that I could make money writing articles and blog posts for the internet.  Granted, most of the articles weren&#8217;t in-depth and took little time to put together but it didn&#8217;t take me long to look around and see what other freelance writers were making.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s healthy economics to strive for a larger income each year and being paid a nickel, dime, or dollar per word rather than a penny is also going to do something for most people&#8217;s  sense of worth as a writer.</p>
<p>What one writer sees as acceptable pay, because it amounts to a decent hourly wage, will make another indignant.  It&#8217;s definitely personal. What I do firmly believe is that no matter what our average rate is, we should all strive to continuously move forward.</p>
<p>While I love what I do, I have decided that my time is <em>now</em> worth more than a penny a word. In fact, I&#8217;ve decided that about every six months, my rates need to go up. I&#8217;m an entrepreneur, after all, so I get to set my own rates. And while I&#8217;ll always do my best to give customers  writing work they&#8217;ll be happy to pay for, those who want to pay better <em>and</em> make my life easier will definitely get more out of me.</p>
<h3>How Much are You <em>Really</em> Earning?</h3>
<p>While  most anyone would want to get paid high rates, it&#8217;s also important to realise that some higher paying gigs really aren&#8217;t higher paying when you factor in research time. You also need to factor in enjoyment and ease of doing business as well. I have a lower paying client but it&#8217;s almost an all-I-can-write buffet and she pays on a schedule. I have another client that drives me around the bend sometimes but she pays much better. I try to balance things out as much as possible.</p>
<p>There are times when I&#8217;ll take a lower-paying assignment to fill a gap but my aim is to find work with clients that value my experience and expertise  and who are willing to pay a fair rate. It&#8217;s also important to me that my work makes it a pleasure to stumble from the bed to the computer every morning.  Three and a half years after earning my first payment for writing,  I still wake up with anticipation each morning because of what might be waiting in my inbox.</p>
<h3>My Two Pennies:</h3>
<p>Good on All Freelance Writing for taking this step! Having as many sources of writing leads as possible is a good thing. And what they&#8217;ve done&#8230;setting themselves apart from other freelance writing sites&#8230;is a <em>great </em>thing! If more of us differentiate ourselves from the rest of the crowd, we&#8217;ll naturally command higher rates, anyway!</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Prince</dc:creator>
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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 monetary goals, want to hit word count goals for a personal [...]<p><a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com/tips-for-reaching-writing-goals/">Tips for Reaching Writing Goals</a> is a post from <a href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com">Get Paid to Write Online</a>, copyright 2005-2010, owned by <a href="http://sharonhh.com">Sharon Hurley Hall</a>.</p>
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<p>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 monetary goals, want to hit word count goals for a personal challenge (such as <a title="NaNoWriMo" href="http://nanowrimo.org" target="_blank">NaNoWriMo</a>), here’s some help:</p>
<h2>Write it Down</h2>
<p>The first step to meeting writing goals is setting them.  What is it that you’re after? If it’s <a title="Freelance Writing" href="http://www.getpaidtowriteonline.com" target="_blank">freelance writing </a>for pay, you might have a dollar figure per month that you want (or need) to hit. In that case, once you break it down by day, it becomes easier. If you’re trying to write a whole 50,000 words in the month of November, you’ll have to figure out how many days you want to dedicate to writing and what the word count per day you should strive for.  Setting big goals is good but setting manageable goals is better.</p>
<h2>Here are some helpful tips:</h2>
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<li>Write      it down. Tracking goals on a piece of paper or spreadsheet and then      tracking your results is a good way to measure your success. Rather than      just keeping a number in mind, many writers feel something is more      concrete if it’s actually written down. If you’re a Gmail user, there’s a      handy task list you can use to set reminders and to mark things off as      they’re done.</li>
<li>Turn      off the distractions if you’re lagging.       You probably know what your biggest potential distractions are.      Everyone has them. For some it’s Facebook, for others it’s MSN, and for      some it’s the phone or television. Buckling down and avoiding temptation      is the best way to meet your goals.</li>
<li>Add a      buffer. If you know you can complete 5,000 words in a day you might set      your goal at 4,000 so that if you have unexpected things crop up, you can      still manage to meet your goals and if you go over your goal number, you      can pat yourself on the back. The same applies to money. You might set a      primary goal of a dollar amount but add a stretch goal and plan for a      reward if you hit that number.</li>
<li>Give      yourself a pat on the back or a small reward (such as: chocolate, a glass      of wine, a fancy new pen, a night out, etc.) when you reach goals</li>
<li>Give      yourself a break once in a while. Setting aggressive and challenging      writing goals is good but don’t burn the candle at both ends for too long or you’ll extinguish your energy and creativity!</li>
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<p>Feel free to share your goal setting (and goal reaching) tips. Are you doing NaNoWriMo this month? If so, how are you doing?</p>
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