I was very excited to get my review copy of The Freelancer’s Bible (I love, love, LOVE reading new books) and I couldn’t wait to see whether it lived up to the promise of the name. You expect a bible to be “authoritative, informative and reliable” – and the Freelancer’s Bible certainly delivers. As an [...]
February 23, 2013
Wealthy Web Writer Review
Make more money from writing – that’s the goal of many freelancers. The trouble is that we all need some help to do it. That’s where a site like AWAI’s Wealthy Web Writer (WWW) comes in and I was delighted to be asked to review it. Here’s my experience of the site. Wealthy Web Writer [...]
October 25, 2012
62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block – Review
I didn’t know quite what to expect from Marcie Hill’s book 62 Blog Posts to Overcome Blogger’s Block. Although I’m featured in the book (thanks, Marcie), that’s the only section I saw prior to publication, so I was interested to know what the book as a whole would be like. As the name suggests, 62 [...]
April 12, 2012
A Year’s Worth of Writer Marketing Inspiration
Reading Lori Widmer’s latest book was a joy. Called Marketing 365: Daily Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Small Business, the book offers a few hundred marketing tips that anyone could implement. These are all presented in bite-sized chunks and the best way to get started is to riffle through the electronic pages and see what pops [...]
January 12, 2012
Going the Half Hog: Freelance Writing without Marketing – A Review
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 a part time income or [...]
December 7, 2011
About Writing Squared – My Favorite Writer Forum
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 Buck Forum because it costs [...]
October 24, 2011
Book Review: SEO Marketing by Brian Belfitt
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. Setting up your wordpress blog [...]
October 6, 2011
AWAI Accelerated Copywriting Course Review
I’m always looking for the chance to learn new things, so when American Writers and Artists Inc (AWAI) offered me the chance to review their Accelerated Program for Six Figure Copywriting, I jumped at the chance. This course is aimed at copywriters and would-be copywriters. If you’re a writer or blogger looking to use your skills [...]
October 3, 2011
Writing Product Reviews for Affiliate Marketing Sites
Whether you have an affiliate marketing site of your own, or you are a freelancer who has been commissioned to write copy for somebody else’s, one thing it will almost certainly need to have is reviews of the products you are aiming to promote. These serve two purposes – one, as content that can help [...]
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