I’ve been a big fan of Squidoo for some time, and have three lenses there, including on on site promotion. So it’s no surprise when I find quality content that is just waiting to be discovered. Today’s discovery is a lens on ghostwriting. How To Hire A Ghostwriter is aimed at those who are intending to [...] [...more]
As a working writer you should always have a plan B for when technology lets you down. It’s my own fault. I should have known better. In fact, I usually do. When I first owned a computer in the early 1990s, I fell prey to a Word macro virus. I got my act together, installed [...] [...more]
I started a newsletter in April. Why? Because I thought I ought to. All the site building, traffic building material says you should have a way to communicate with visitors to your site. This makes you a real person, builds a relationship and keeps people coming back to the site. So I did. I found [...] [...more]
When it comes to tools that help me do my job better, free is always good in my book. When writing web articles, writers often need to know how many times they have used particular keywords and keyword phrases. Some employers specify a particular keyword density, while others ask for some keywords to be [...] [...more]
I’m just starting a new gig for a writing website. (Sneak preview is available here.) While I was checking over my articles, I noticed that some strange characters had appeared in the text. I knew immediately that the error came from Microsoft Word. Word is one of the best of Microsoft’s programs, but all its [...] [...more]
Now, you’re probably wondering why the word maths is cropping up in my blog? After all, I usually write about writing, don’t I? Well, you’re right. Numbers are not my strongest point. I’m OK with the basics - I can add and subtract (and occasionally multiply and divide) but that’s as far as it goes. [...] [...more]
As a freelance writer, you should be writing regularly and submitting your work to as many places as will take it. If you’re doing that, you’ll need to keep track of what you’ve submitted, when and to whom. Now, I didn’t have a huge software budget when I started submitting my work, so I did some [...] [...more]
