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I must admit to being intrigued the first time I saw an ad for WhiteSmoke software. The idea was simple – this was a piece of software that would improve your written work. Now, you all know how I feel about Microsoft Word – the spelling and grammar check just ...

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Men with Pens is one of my favorite new blogs. It’s the successor to the Web Content Copywriting blog which I mentioned last year. Run by James Chartrand and Harry McCLeod, this is a writing blog with a difference. These guys really know how to write unique blog posts. It’s ...

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It’s always nice to know you’ve made a difference to someone, so I was very pleased when I realised that Rebecca Laffar-Smith had reviewed Get Paid to Write Online. She’s said so many nice things about this blog – and me – that I’m blushing, and she’s also highlighted the ...

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The other day I noticed that there was a new link to my blog from a site I didn’t recognise. I followed it and discovered a new writing blog. Even more surprising was that the author had been reading my writing advice for the last couple of years. I’m betting ...

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I’m not sure quite when Caroline Middlebrook’s blog caught my notice. It couldn’t have been that long ago, as it’s only been running since August. However, since that time Caroline a software developer turned online entrepreneur, has created an enormous amount of buzz about her blog. That interests me, as ...

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I’ve been visiting Yvonne Russell’s Grow Your Writing Business blog for some months, and there’s always something worth reading there.  Her tagline is ‘For freelance writers who mean business’ so you can see why that appeals to me. The main topics on this blog are writing know how, blogging know ...

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I found Web Writing Info when owner Courtney Ramirez dropped by to leave a comment on my blog. Being the curious soul that I am, I immediately popped over to have a look – and I liked what I saw.  The blog design is clean and crisp, making it easy ...

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Blogsvertise is one of my favourite paid to blog programs. Although it started small, and there were very few opportunities, it has provided a steady, if tiny, income stream for the past year or so. One of the reasons why I like Blogsvertise is because their system makes it very ...

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Blogitive was the first paid to blog program I used, so it’s a good place to kick off my series of reviews. I signed up with Blogitive about 15 months ago and the honeymoon period was great. In the early stages, Blogitive would provide a link and you could write ...

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One of the things I did when I started my freelance writing career was to write reviews for consumer sites. I learned a lot from that experience, and I’ve collected in all in an article entitled What I Learned From Writing Reviews. Here’s an excerpt: On the paid to review ...

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Every now and then you find a real gem of a book – and I’ve found one that is invaluable for writers. It’s called the Insider’s Guide To Getting Your Book Published. Written by industry veteran Rachael Stock, this is a quick guide to the publishing world. In addition to ...

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