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 your online life. One key [...] [...more]
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 is divided into blogs about [...] [...more]
Believe it or not, this started as a tweet, after a particularly good day. I was having one of those moments when I was in love with the freelance writing life, and I started thinking about what made it special. Putting that into 140 characters didn’t seem quite enough, so I decided to expand on [...] [...more]
Today’s guest blogger is Chris Bibey of ChrisBlogging, which I reviewed on this blog last year. If you are interested in becoming a freelance writer, you should keep in mind that slow and steady is just as good as fast and furious. In other words, you do not have to be in a huge rush to [...] [...more]
Today, I’m happy to welcome Kerrie Spencer as a guest blogger. I’ve worked with Kerrie for a couple of years, and lately she’s been finding success with Elance, something that has eluded me despite success on other bidding sites. I asked her to share her secrets. I’ve talked to a lot of writers who have nothing [...] [...more]
It happens to all freelance writers at some time. Since writers always have to plan ahead to manage their workload, they may find that a rush job comes in to disturb their well organised schedule. For example, an established client may need something in a hurry, and you may not want to refuse because it’s [...] [...more]
If you’re working as a freelance writer, then you should be promoting yourself. You might wonder whether you have the time and money to undertake promotional activity, and whether there’s any point. I can tell you, from my own experience, that there IS a point. Promoting yourself will help you to attract new clients for [...] [...more]
This may turn into a rant. Yesterday, I submitted a bid for some work. I took my time over it, addressing all the points in the client’s project outline. The client wanted a blogger to produce posts of a certain length, and I quoted him my normal rate for that. The next communication I received [...] [...more]
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 always up to date with changing [...] [...more]
I love it when my writing clients are happy. Usually I know because they send me effusive emails saying that I have captured exactly what they needed. I get a lot of those. (Lest you think I’m big headed, I also have several clients who simply pay up without comment.) This week was a first, [...] [...more]
