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I work from home; I love my job; I consider myself very lucky – the three preceding statements are all interconnected because I’m a writer who works from the comfort of my home. I’m doing what I love the most, penning my thoughts and getting paid to do so, at ...

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Screenplay writers will have heard of the need to copyright their work, often because they’re paranoid that unscrupulous individuals may wish to steal their work. It does happen, but it’s rare. Go and Google copyright theft and you won’t find too many live and proved cases. The real problem is ...

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If you’re part of my Plurk network, you’ll already know that I’ve been working on a project for the past few weeks. Today’s the day it goes live – the Get Paid To Write Online premium content channel. It’s a way to get even more information about aspects of your ...

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Mike Stelzner’s list of the finalists in his top ten blogs for writers competition is out. There are some great blogs there, and thank you for helping Get Paid To Write Online make the cut.  Mike is now going to select the winners based on quality of posts, frequency of ...

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Mike Stelzner of Writing White Papers is once again running his top blogs for writers competition. Last year, this blog made the first cut, but was just out of the final ten. Undaunted, I’m asking for your vote again this year. Competition is already stiff, as some of my favorite ...

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I don’t mention every gig I get on this blog, but since I’m writing about writing, this one is relevant. It’s for WeBooks.co.uk, an ebook publisher who makes the ebooks available online. The cover all kinds of topics, but I’ve been writing articles to accompany the writing section. Here’s what ...

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When Sharon gave the shout out for guest posts I was eager to put up my hand. Get Paid To Write Online has been such an inspiration and guide for me through these past several months. Then of course I got to wondering, “What could I possibly offer Sharon’s readers?” ...

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I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while and when chatting with some friends on Plurk, we decided the time was right for a group writing project. The theme: getting our blogging start. I don’t know about you, but I’m always fascinated to hear how others got started in ...

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I’ve been spending some time on Plurk recently and one thing it’s good for is canvassing opinion. I asked a group of writers for their favourite writing blogs. These are the ones they listed. 1. Men with Pens 2. Writing the Cyber Highway 3. Freelance Writing Jobs 3. Get Paid ...

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It’s that time again where I share what I have been reading on the web. I was interested in 12 Realities of Pricing Design Services which offered some advice that applies to all freelancers. To get there I followed the trail from the Pen Men’s take on Pricing Your Design ...

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I love this blog! Where else can you hang out with the men with pens or collect some tips from the freelance writer’s blog? You can discover how to build a writing career, write for cash or take a turn on the writer’s roundabout. (Don’t get dizzy!) When you yell ...

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I’ve found a lot of great posts on writing this month. Here are a few that I’d like to share. Let me start with blogging. Chris Garrett gave some valuable (pardon the pun) advice on how to get more value from your site, citing the importance of building relationships in ...

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It’s always nice to be recognized, so it was a nice surprise yesterday when I found that Get Paid To Write Online had been named as one of ProFreelancing’s Top 60 Blogs For Writers. We’re in at number 8, which is pretty good considering the company we’re keeping. The list ...

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The other day, I came across a piece of software that is an article spinner and rewriter – online. Did I feel threatened? Did I heck. No piece of software can replace a real writer. Here’s what real writers do that pieces of software don’t: They read, so they are ...

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I haven’t been quite as rigorous in collecting posts in the last month. That was in part due to blog woes, to an unexpected trip and to switching back to Google Reader after a three month flirtation with Netvibes. However, I have found time to stop off at a few ...

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Are you sick of churn? Of news stories that have no new information, but simply rehash the other stuff that’s out there? Then you might enjoy this new site that is dedicated to rooting out churnalsm. The Churner Prize highlights the best examples of rehashing and outright copying on the ...

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Everyone’s heard of Copyscape, the super duper plagiarism detection tool. Sometimes it’s the bane of our lives (like when clients who pay 1 cent a word want you to check every article on Copyscape even though you KNOW that you never plagiarise). At other times, it’s a useful tool, such ...

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I’m not a mirage. Honestly. I’m a real, living, breathing person. And I’m a real writer, too. When people think of writers, they often think of famous novelists, best-selling authors or respected journalists. Web content writers don’t get a look in. And yet we are real writers, too. Just like ...

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