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“Where the hell has she been?”

I’m sure – well, I hope – that more than a few of you have been wondering that.  It’s been…a month?…since I last posted something new.  And you know – it isn’t because I didn’t want to.  Ideas came to me in the middle of the night, I’ve got loads ...

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What You Should Consider Before Quitting Your Day Job

If you’ve been freelance writing while still working a day job you might be thinking of quitting. But how do you know if it is the right time? What should you think about before you take the big step? Some of the things you should do before you put in ...

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Quit Peeking at Your Neighbors!

No, I’m serious! Quit standing behind the curtains and looking at your neighbors new car with lust in your eyes.  And don’t worry about what kind of new furniture they are moving in. And that new deck is not for you.  And their renovations are none of your business. In ...

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Twitter – It’s Just Kissing Babies and Shaking Hands!

You know, I started with Twitter a long time ago.  I’m not even sure how long but it’s been quite awhile.  Long enough that I’ve learned a couple of things. At the end of this post you’re going to find a video about the basics of what you need to ...

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Work for Yourself First, Others Second

When we are service oriented in our business, we often forget that while we need to have money coming in from the clients, we also need to invest in our business.  That means that we need to work for ourselves. Start your day off by doing something that is going ...

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20 Ways to Promote Your Professional Freelance Writer Site

One thing writers hear often is that they need to have a professional site (or a portfolio site) if they want to get private clients.  And I completely agree. Your professional site is like your office online.  It is the place where you can direct clients when they want to ...

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Are You Evaluating Your Goals?

If you’re anything like me, you like setting goals.  Hell, it’s fun to think of all the things you might accomplish.  It’s fun to make plans. But if you don’t stop and evaluate your goals once in awhile they serve no purpose because you will never know if they are ...

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The Experts Answer: Where Do You Get Hits to Your Website From?

So, last week, I asked the experts – various people online that are using social media effectively (because really, who says who the experts are?) – where they clicks to their websites are coming from in their social media efforts.  And I got answers. I asked two questions (it was ...

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50 Reasons Freelance Writers Should Be Using Social Media

When it comes right down to it, I know that as a freelance writer, you are busy.  Whether you are a freelance writer that supplements the household income by writing or a freelance writer that is working part-time or a freelance writer that using writing as the main source of ...

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Sunday Reading #10

You’ll find some new blogs on the list today because I’ve found some awesome new places to do some reading.  Of course, you’ll find some that you are quite likely to recognize from previous lists as well. Are there blogs you think should be on this list?  Then please leave ...

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The Social Media Secret for Freelance Writers

If you are a freelance writer you’ve likely debated whether or not it is worth your time to get involved with social media like Facebook and Twitter.  And I understand. It is soooo easy to get carried away and waste time from your day.  It is so easy to become ...

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Respect Yourself

Cover of Bruce Willis If you disrespect everybody That you run into How in the world do you think Anybody sposed to respect you If you don’t give a heck about The man with a bible in his hand Just get out the way and let The gentleman do his ...

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