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This guest post has been submitted by Alex Toll of the Research Writing Center. It is increasingly common for freelancers from abroad to take over jobs formerly occupied by individuals in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. In some cases, this situation is called “job transfer”. A sizable number of countries ...

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I made a post a few weeks ago called ‘It’s Time To Give Something Back To The Freelance Writing Community’ where I invited any freelance writer to ask me a question about freelance writing and business development. I’d then hopefully provide an answer here at Get Paid To Write Online ...

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This is a guest post by Christina Crowe. You wake up early in the morning, before the sun has had a chance to rise. You want to get what little work you can done before you have to drop your kids off at school. Yawning, you sit your bum down ...

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When I sat down to think about this, my first post for Get Paid To Write Online, I was trying to think of a topic that all writers could relate to.  A topic that everyone reading it could have an opinion on. I sat for a while, pondering exactly what ...

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I like to play devil’s advocate, so here’s my follow-up to a recent post on the value of generalization. In spite of what I said, there are very real advantages to being a specialist writer. Branding If you specialize in a particular area, it’s easy to be seen as the ...

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It’s never too late for an epiphany on your writing career. As you probably know, I blog a lot, often on web stuff and travel, and occasionally on other things. In the course of the past year, I’ve come to realize something about myself – being too much of a ...

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Is your writing career serving you or are you serving it? This was the question that occurred to me about my own writing career after reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss (yes, that is an affiliate link). Put another way – what is the goal of your freelance writing ...

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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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At the start of the year one of the things I decided was that I would review my writing business regularly to help me with planning.  I had already looked at freelancing income in the past and made some decisions based on that; now I was looking ahead. In order ...

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How do you handle having work returned to you? If you’re anything like me, you don’t like it at all. Yet it’s something that happens even to the most experienced writer, especially when not dealing with the client directly. You’ve heard the phrase ‘cut out the middleman’ – well, this ...

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How do freelance writers move from empty coffers to getting paid to write? Here are some proven strategies for getting started in freelance writing.

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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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Voice is an important aspect of being a writer. Finding the right voice can help you write something your clients will love.

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When I started freelancing, I said yes to pretty much every job that came along. My reasons for doing so were that: I needed the publishing credits for my resume I needed the money I didn’t know when the next job was going to come along It made sound financial ...

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This guest post by Darrell Laurant responds to a recent article in the LA Times. James Rainey has a lot of pertinent — and sobering — things to say in his recent commentary on the current state of freelance writing. My first impression upon reading it, however, was that he ...

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A guest post written by Barbara Plotkin The year was 1996. The place, a prominent media company that just laid off its entire catalog division. In one day I lost everything—my job, my insurance, my livelihood. The timing was perfect. Something was underfoot. Something so big and powerful that it ...

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Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid To Write Online assesses the health of her freelance writing business and shares ways to improve profitability and job satisfaction in the coming year.

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Only you can decide whether 2010 will rock or if you’ll just survive and float through it. Tired of resolution talk? How but some actionable steps?

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