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For the past few months in this series, I’ve been focusing on more practical DIY projects; things that would be considered to be traditionally ‘Do-It-Yourself’. I’m making a bit of a change from now on and am going to start looking at DIY projects that are less focused on building and construction and look more at aspects that will benefit your actual freelance writing business.
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How To Install A WordPress Theme On Your Freelance Writing Blog
Sorry for the late update this week, but it’s another exciting one for Stacey, and worth the wait I think. Let’s get to it: What’s Stacey Been Up To? Stacey’s still building her blog, commenting on others, etc.
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Weekly Coaching Update – Stacey Abler – June 6, 2010
WG says: real writing job search « Freelance Jobs Articles « Articles … Freelance writing is one of the easiest ways to make money online, on top of that it’s risk free. People are using real writing jobs as a part time job to pay… …
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Freelance Writing News – 400th Edition « Freelance Writing News …
The thing about a well-researched article is that you’re probably only going to sell it once. If you’re really on top of the ball, you may sell the reprint rights or put it into a larger piece of work, but the bottom line is that you can do hours of research and still only sell an article once
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Reusing Research: Making Your Work Twice as Useful
As you know by now, marketing is a big part of achieving success as a freelance writer. But along with this, it can also take up a big chunk of your day if you are not careful. While you want to spend time marketing your services, you still need to complete your client work on time
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Standard Templates for Marketing your Services
It’s that time again — time to think about ways we can be healthier, happier, and more productive in our coming work week.
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Freelance Fitness: Yoga at Your Desk
As I announced earlier today, Peter Bowerman’s award-winning book — The Well-Fed Writer — will be our first featured title in the All Freelance Writing Virtual Book Club. It’s time to get your copy if you’d like to take part. Not ready to run out and buy a copy just yet?
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Win a Copy of Peter Bowerman’s Well-Fed Writer
I decided this week that social media has jumped the shark. It happened when I tweeted from the dentist’s chair to announce I was in the dentist’s chair. I thought, “This is something the world needs to know about.” Strangely, the world was apathetic, and no conversations ensued.
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Johnny’s Copyblogger Wrap-Up: Week of May 24, 2010
It’s time to announce the first book to be featured in our virtual book club for freelance writers, authors, and aspiring authors. I’ll also cover how things will work moving forward, and you can sign up by leaving a comment to that effect (if you sign up, it would be a good idea to subscribe to the comments, so you get email notification when I comment here reminding you of the book’s discussion day).
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All Freelance Writing Virtual Book Club – June Book Choice and Sign-Up
Last week we didn’t have any terribly exciting updates about Stacey’s coaching progress — just work being done on her end to try to push the platform building. I also mentioned that I recommended Stacey start pitching some potential clients directly in the meantime until her platform does most of the work for her
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Weekly Coaching Update – Stacey Abler – May 28, 2010
Ah, the idiom. If you’re not up to date on your English class vocabulary, the idiom is the phrase that makes no literal sense but we use all the time anyway. So let’s catch up! No – that doesn’t mean we should run like the wind to join the rest of the group – it means we should talk
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Let’s Catch Up on Idioms! Or What the Hell Are Those Crazy Americans Saying?
Congratulations, you have a hot writing assignment! Maybe it’s a proposal that could make your company’s fortune. Maybe it’s your first professional writing gig. It could even be a guest post for Copyblogger
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7 Quick-Start Techniques for Fighting the Fear to Write
One of the very first gigs I got over a year ago when I started full time freelancing was to work on the Twitter account of a life insurance company. The company actually found me through my own Twitter ramblings and still decided to hire me to do the same for them. Since that time I’ve had many different social networking clients and I’ve answered the questions of many different freelancers on how to quote for an SN gig, outline expectations and keep clients happy.
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A Freelance Writer’s Guide to Quoting for Social Networking
It’s only for people who want: A systematic, simple way to get a good grasp of the power of effective online marketing. Easy-to-navigate tutorials on the “Copyblogger method” of creating a profitable online business or marketing your offline business online.
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Who is the Copyblogger Internet Marketing Newsletter for?
Today I’m remembering a conversation I had with my editor when I was an editorial assistant for a publishing company. We were sitting on the floor of her office going through the slush pile, when I began reading a pitch for an article for one of our local magazines offering an in depth look at why it’s a bad idea to open a proposed superstore in lower Manhattan
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Words v. Motives
On April 20th, a drilling rig owned by energy company BP exploded and began leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It’s now May 27th – over a MONTH later – and BP STILL hasn’t managed to plug the spill
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Don’t Cry Over Spilled Oil, Or “Eat That Frog, But Only If It’s Chocolate”
This is another addition to our ongoing series of tutorials and case studies on landing pages that work. Karen Omerod wants babies to be more comfy and parents less hassled dressing them. She’s designed an adorable line of yoga-styled, easy on/easy off, tops and bottoms.
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Landing Page Makeover Clinic #26: iGrowKids.com.au
I often talk about the importance of live conversation and how much more can get accomplished using a simple phone call over a whole bunch of emails. I think many believe hearing a voice builds trust .
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Why I Hate Giving Out My Phone Number
If you haven’t experienced it, you’ve seen it. Whether you’re a blogger or a marketer — or both — you’ve seen an audience rise up in revolt the moment someone tries to make a buck. You’ve sold out! You didn’t disclose! Whatever the contention, one thing is clear
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How to Monetize Your Site Without Causing an Audience Revolt
I’m pleased to announce the launch of the Writer’s Success Resource Center , a joint project between Freelance Writing Jobs and PoeWar . The Resource Center, which is sponsored by Demand Studios , features articles, podcasts, webcasts and videos filled with in-depth information to help all freelance writers achieve success. John Hewitt of PoeWar and I will take alternating Mondays for our featured content