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If you are using a Facebook Page to market your freelance writing business (and you should be!) you need to make the most of it.  Getting people to like your page can be difficult but having a friendly welcome page that says a little bit about who you are and ...

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I’ve done two days of the 31DBBB book so far. The first day was about elevator pitches.  This one wasn’t too hard for me because I’ve done it before. My short elevator speech: I help freelance writers find their way in a social media world. My long elevator speech: Many ...

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I Have a Confession to Make…

Yes, I am going to come right out and say it.  Are you ready? This blog makes no money.  Well, barely any money.  The odd Adsense click.  That’s it.  And I’m not sure why. I get traffic – not loads of it but enough that the blog should be making ...

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Starting a New Blog? Don’t Miss This Important Step!

1) Write down your goals for the blog you’re starting. I tried niche blogging and didn’t like it.  I wanted create a blog with the  goal of having it become an authority blog. Also write down any sub-goals or criteria that your topic must have in order to meet your ...

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A New Challenge: The Million Dollar Blog Project

In my life, I have found that the times that I have been most successful is when I’ve been presented with a challenge and when I have a group of people that are working along side me on a similar or same project.  For example: when I want to lose ...

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Utilizing the Author Box for Your Blog Contest Entry

There’s one more thing I want to talk about with regards to blogging contests and that is the author box. For most blogging contests where your post appears on the host blog’s site, you are allowed to have an author box.  The author box gives you the opportunity to say ...

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10 Ways to Promote Your Blogging Contest Entry

So, have I inspired you to enter a blogging contest?  If I have you should know that JobMob is still taking entries in their contest so you should check it out here.  There are only 8 spots left! If you want to participate in a blog contest without the pressure ...

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Plan to Win a Blogging Contest

When you are in a blogging contest you will usually be notified of when your entry is going to go live.  During the time before your post goes live you should figure out how you are going to promote it and get ready to blast your promotions on your first ...

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Blogging Contests Have More Benefits Than Just Money

Ok – I’ll admit.  Money is definitely nice and it is part of the reason why I submitted a post for the JobMob blogging contest.  But I’m finding that there are some other benefits, too. Exposure Exposure is something that anyone who works online needs and freelance writers especially need ...

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Blogging Is Not for Wussies!

A long time ago – well, a few years ago – someone told me that blogging was not a sprint. Blogging is a marathon.  And since marathons are not for wussies, neither is blogging. When you think about it, blogging and running marathons have a lot in common.  When you ...

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Web Hosting – You’ve Got Options

You know, most people just go with the web hosting that most people are using or that has the best deals.  This isn’t always the best web hosting option for you though.  If you are new to the whole blogging scene and are looking for your first web host, I ...

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I Have Permission

Hi all!  :wave: I’ve done something fabulous.  I’ve been given permission (by myself, because who else would give me permission for something like this) to take off as much time from blogging here as I need to.  Seriously.  Writing in this blog is becoming a job and that just defeats ...

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