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Thumbnail image for The Top 25 Ways To Ensure That Your Freelance Writing Career is a Flop

People always tell you how to succeed at things but I think that if you really want to be a freelance writers you should know about the things that will ensure complete and utter failure.  That way you can make sure that you are not doing them! So what should  ...

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Thumbnail image for What Ever Happened to the Cool Kid?

If you have been reading this blog for awhile, you might remember me talking about the cool kid that I wanted to get the attention of.  If you don’t remember that read about it here (it will open in a new window so go read it). Well, I was looking at ...

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Thumbnail image for Getting Ready for Another Contest!

I am super stoked, and frankly a little bit terrified, about entering the Famous Bloggers Online Marketing Blog Contest. Soon as I found out about it I knew I wanted to do it. But truthfully, the people who have won their contests before are among the best bloggers on the ...

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Thumbnail image for Have You Created Your Google Story Yet?

Google stories have been around for some time now but I don’t see a lot of people doing them.  I think they are a fun way to showcase the things you want people to know about you. If you are a freelance writer you can draw attention to your site, ...

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It’s been ages since I’ve had Sunday Reading here on the blog and I was inspired to get started with this again when I found out that the Beginner Weblog Reference mentioned me in their post about getting inbound links.  The post they wrote is about various ways you can ...

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Thumbnail image for Who Wants More Backlinks?  I do, I do!!!

If you’re a blogger you know that there is one thing that you absolutely must get if anyone is ever going to find your blog and that is backlinks.  There are many ways to get them but we’re always looking for more, aren’t we. Sometimes we even put out some ...

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Thumbnail image for Create a Friendly Welcome Page for Your Facebook Page

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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Thumbnail image for Book Review: My So-Called Freelance Life by Michelle Goodman

I think that if you are serious about your freelance writing career, reading should be an important part of your continuous learning.  And I don’t just mean reading blogs.  Blogs can be a great source of information but try breaking out of the blog reading for a change and read ...

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Thumbnail image for 31DBBB – Elevator Pitches and List Posts

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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Thumbnail image for 5 Ways Freelance Writers Can Use Social Media to Increase Their Web Presence

I have talked to many freelance writers who want to grow.  They want to build on their business, get better private clients, and ultimately, be able to increase their prices to increase their earnings. I have found that having a web presence can significantly increase your chances of connecting with ...

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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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There are a lot of things I could be doing on a Sunday night. I could be watching movies, playing a game, working on a novel, among many other things.  But no matter what else I am doing I always manage to find some time to spend with my favorite ...

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