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Whenever you’re promoting a business, with a flyer campaign or otherwise, it always pays to articulate carefully what you can offer your potential customers. Writing is no different, but this is one niche where your flyer needs to be particularly carefully tailored. Any promotional flyer should communicate that the purpose ...

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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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It’s that time again – another of my monthly posts for the Word Chef blog carnival. This month we’re talking about productivity, something that the writers on this blog have written about many, many times. Originally, I was going to write about writing productivity, but been there, done that, so ...

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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. ...

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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 Hayden Jackson What does success as a writer look like on Elance? For me, it means working with great clients from all over the world, including worthy non-profit organizations, innovative tech startups, and interesting small businesses. It means only accepting work that pays professional fees. And it means working ...

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For me, guest blogging is a great promotional tool and it has personal benefits too. Here are the reasons why I’m guest blogging more.

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by Danielle McGaw It seems like every site you join these days has a profile section that they want you to fill in.  And it can be tempting to skip it and just get down to business but your profile is the place that people go when they want to ...

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It’s time for another writing and blogging linkfest, just over four months after the last one (see, I’m getting better). Here are some of the posts I’ve saved and shared in the last few months. Writing Business Are Your Friends Sabotaging Your Business? – Men with Pens Why I’ve Never ...

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Earlier this year, I changed the theme on my freelance writing portfolio site. It was part of giving the site – and my writing services – a more professional image. This week, I made another improvement, by hiring someone to upgrade my about page. Sure, I could have written it ...

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I recently updated my writing portfolio site using Freelance Folder’s Client Machine WordPress theme. Here are some of the changes I made to give my site a fresh look and feel.

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First of all, I hope you’ve all had a very Merry Christmas.  However you celebrated the season, I hope that you’ve had a fantastic break and are feeling fresh and revitalized (and not too full of chocolates and alcohol!). In my post from October, titled ‘It’s Time To Give Something ...

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Gotten a great testimonial? Hope you’re taking advantage of all it can do for you! The other day, Sharon Hurley Hall was elated when she had a rave review from a happy client. Don’t glowing testimonials just make your day? Mine, too. One day this week I had a particularly ...

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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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Some time ago one of the people I worked for asked me for my CV so they could put it on file. I agreed and searched my desktop for an up to date version of the document. To my surprise, the only version I could find was last updated in ...

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Making money by writing online is a lot easier if your name is well known. Here are some top tips for promoting yourself online.

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What are your writing resolutions for 2010?

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How I Put My Site On Steroids has proved to be one of my most popular posts, but it’s been three years since I wrote it. In today’s exercise for Problogger’s 31DBBB project, we were urged to update an old post. I decided to go back and see whether the ...

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