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I’m so pleased to welcome Anne Wayman as a guest poster on Get Paid to Write Online, since I’ve been following her writing blog for years. Today she shares her views on must-haves for a successful freelance writing business. Ask a dozen people, or do a search on the ‘net, ...

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By Lori Widmer It’s tough when you’re first building your writing career to make the right choices. The easy choices aren’t necessarily the best choices, but when you’re fresh at it, how do you know? When I first started freelancing, I chased the money – meaning I never turned down ...

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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 ...

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Happy New Year! I haven’t made any new year’s resolutions this year. They just don’t work for me. Instead of focusing change on a single date and period in the year, I’ve found that true change finds its own level. It happens when you are ready to take the steps ...

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Ready for another blogging linkfest? Here’s a long list of posts I’ve bookmarked and shared in the last couple of months, along with a short excerpt from each: Writing Business 5 Rarely Remembered Rules for Building Your Freelance Brand - Good brands command respect and establish a reputation. They establish your ...

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Update: This giveaway is now closed. Are you using Elance? If you are, then you might be interested in this giveaway, courtesy of Hayden Jackson, author of 72 Insider Tips for Elance Writers. Back in August, Hayden wrote a great guest post called Your Elance Profile: The First Step to ...

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by Dahlia Valentine When I went to bed on September 18, 2011, I pinky swear I wasn’t thinking about starting a press release writing business the next day. I mean I had every intention of doing it… eventually. You know, as soon as I had the website up and running… ...

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Well, I finally did it! Making a video has been on my list of things to do for a very long time, but I’ve always procrastinated – something I never do with the written word. Somehow sticking my face up there always seemed a bit scary. During the year, I’ve ...

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By Jeanna Rutledge While I’ve been a writer pretty much a good chunk of my life, and have written professionally for some years (including a year stint as a freelance writer for a single newsweekly), this is my first time ever running my own freelance writing business. And let me ...

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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, ...

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One year and one week ago, I wrote my first post here at GetPaidToWriteOnline.com. I honestly don’t know where the time has gone. I remember being at my parents, having dinner about 13 or 14 months ago, checking Twitter on my phone and happening to see a tweet by Sharon ...

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A couple of weeks ago I had what I thought was a great idea. As a follow up to my post on writers on Twitter, why not do the same for Facebook, but with a difference. Since there must be thousands (or even tens of thousands) of writers on Facebook, ...

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I’ve been writing a weekly piece here at GetPaidToWriteOnline.com for almost a year now (a year!) and for anyone who reads my posts regularly, you’ll be aware that a common, underlying theme has run through them – I work in a full time position, freelance in my spare time, but ...

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by Tyler Bennett I thought this story of how Tyler started his freelance writing career might inspire others who are doing the same thing. The field of freelance writing is a such a great job opportunity for those who are willing to put in the time and effort. I have ...

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Every writer starts off differently. Some people get involved in order to find an escape from their 9-5 jobs, others have been writing their entire lives and now want to monetize their talents. Regardless of how you came to be a freelance writer, there were certainly a lot of bumps ...

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It’s Sunday afternoon.  We had friends stay over last night and they left a few hours ago.  It’s glorious outside. I’ve mowed the lawn, put our new barbecue together (although if my partner is reading this, I helped put the new barbecue together), finished reading the last few chapters of ...

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You might have noticed the ‘Ask Sharon’ box in the sidebar.  That’s my attempt to help writers with the real questions they have about getting paid to write. The first question I’m going to tackle is: “How do I write online and make money without it costing me money?” The ...

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Wondering how to win a writing bid? Check out these great bidding templates and resources to help you win writing work and get paid to write.

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