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Would you believe it’s been nearly three years since my last writing link love fest? Nor could I, but the evidence is there.  This is something I always plan to do more often, but I never seem to get around to it. The posts listed here are posts I’ve shared ...

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By marketing and helping clients find you, you can make more money and reduce your competition instead of focusing all your energy on banging on the same doors as dozens of other freelance writers who saw a gig listed on a job board. For those that have started that marketing campaign to help clients find them, here are some tips to help you get people to query so you can court them

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Recently, Dana Prince wrote a couple of helpful posts (5 Ways to Fill a Freelance Writing Schedule Gap and Five Ways to Get Writing Jobs Fast) about finding work online when you experience a slump. These posts got me thinking about the many places you can look offline for leads ...

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Do currency exchanges and the exchange rate impact your writing career? Writers need to be financial analysts, don’t they?

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How do freelance writers move from empty coffers to getting paid to write? Here are some proven strategies for getting started in freelance writing.

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Suggestions for how to fill the time when you have gaps in your freelance writing schedule.

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Sub-contracting writing work out on occasion could help you tremendously. It could also go horribly wrong…

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This paid to blog opportunity came in by email from Mary Ward (contact details below). I’m posting it here in case you’re interested – 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 ...

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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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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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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.

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I said to someone the other day that I hadn’t published a list of writing posts for the holiday season yet. Of course, that’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’m going to ...

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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’ve touched on the subject several times and seen a wide array of responses — some ...

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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 ...

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Last week , in Article Writing Research and Idea Tips – Going Beyond Wikipedia – Part 1, I talked about the importance of doing more than cobbling an article together for pay when you want to build a writing career. Today I’m going to share some of my own sources of ...

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Those who get started in freelance writing can find that there are many clients who will pay writers to write for them on a wide array of topics. Writing on a lot of different subjects can definitely keep your job interesting. While learning how to research and pull information together ...

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Being busy can be good. But being too busy can be overwhelming. It happens with freelance writing.  You go from famine (a time with little work and lots of bidding and job hunting) to a sudden writing job feast and suddenly you’re stuffed to the brim with work.  Being busy ...

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