I’ve been trying to get better about linking to posts I’ve enjoyed. Here are some of the posts I found noteworthy in October: The Importance of Socializing for Freelancers How To Blog a New Niche: 5 Steps How-To Be A Collaborative Blogger How Microblogging Can Help You Nightmare on Writing Street The Importance of Social Media Marketing: Why You Should Learn [...] [...more]
In Writing Lab News this month, I’ll be focusing on success. In other words, ways of boosting your writing career. I don’t want to give too much away, but there’s a brand new piece on blogging, which will only be seen by subscribers, as well as an article on writing skills. Check out the full [...] [...more]
Write for free? You must be kidding! That’s the reaction that many freelance writers have when it’s suggested that maybe it might be worth writing without getting paid. However, those freelance writers might be missing a trick. Here are a few ways that writing for free might pay off. 1. Showcasing your work One of the reasons why [...] [...more]
Get Paid To Write has been in its new home for just over three months, so it seems a good time to consider some of the highlights. July: Guest Posts In July I took a well earned break, but the blog kept going, thanks to the efforts of my guest posters. Popular posts included How To Pick [...] [...more]
This month I’ll be offering subscribers to the Writing Lab News newsletter the first peek at a paid to blog company I haven’t yet reviewed. This company is just about to have a LOT of good programmes for bloggers, so you won’t want to miss out. Use the handy form in the sidebar to [...] [...more]
When you start out in freelance writing, one of the issues you have to face is that no one knows who you are. In fact, you’re invisible, which means that it’s difficult for people to find you and it reduces the writing opportunities available to you. However, there is a way that you [...] [...more]
This is a heads-up about a way of building traffic to your freelance writing blog. It’s called Blogrush and it’s very similar to the concept of TheGoodBlogs and Postreach. It works like this: you sign up, grab the code and put a widget on your blog. It will display post titles from the category you [...] [...more]
I admit it. I’m a stats freak , so I was only to happy to install Clicky on this blog so I could see how many people would visit a new freelance writing blog. I have been stunned by the results and I would like to thank the more than 3,500 people who visited Get [...] [...more]
Well, it’s nearly time for another edition of Writing Lab News. I started this free newsletter last year and it’s quickly become one of the high points of my month. I’ve also had lots of great feedback on it. If you want to see what’s been in it, take a look at the ever expanding [...] [...more]
As a freelance writer, it’s not enough to set up a website and leave it alone. It’s not enough to set up a blog and post sporadically. With both websites and blogs, you need to keep them up to date. Even more important, you need to promote them. Promoting your website or blog is the [...] [...more]
