tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55651071342792473902024-03-07T02:17:01.604-08:00The Write Job Today - how to get freelance writing jobsFind freelance writing jobs, learn how to get freelance writing jobs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-16640895332443616702020-07-28T05:56:00.000-07:002020-07-28T05:56:03.257-07:00Writing for SciFi and Fantasy Lecture Series<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-6HOdHEeosc" width="320" youtube-src-id="-6HOdHEeosc"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-29700548744317602912016-10-27T14:46:00.002-07:002020-07-28T05:42:11.159-07:00Top 5 Tips To Develop Your Fiction Writing Voice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS</h1><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reading a wide variety of novels is essential in creating a strong voice.</li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid stealing or mimicking another writer’s voice because you will struggle to maintain that voice over the long run. You will likely get frustrated and quit writing.</li></ul><h1 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #404040; font-family: Oswald, sans-serif; font-size: 2.4rem; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">FIVE TIPS FOR DEVELOPING YOUR WRITING VOICE</h1><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Write with Intention – </span>Think about the emotion and tone you want to convey to readers and make sure your word choices reflect it. If you want to create a tense or scary tone, don’t compare clouds to fluffy pillows. If you want to create an uplifting tone, don’t compare a mountain range to the edge of a serrated knife.<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Experiment with Point of View</span> – Writers often stick to one point of view because they are comfortable with it or because they believe their genre requires a specific point of view. Experimenting with point of view and choosing the one that works better for you can significantly improve your voice.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Edit</span> – Some writers believe that a strong voice means you get everything right the first time, but this is not the case. All writers need to edit their work to bring out their voice and to replace sloppy similes or poor word choices. Editing is a great way to pull out the voice you’re shooting for.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Know the Basics</span> – A “weak voice” often just means that the writer hasn’t mastered the basics. Make sure you understand point of view, passive speech, and tense. It’s also important to recognize and avoid cliches, filtering, and telling. Learning and applying the basics can move your voice from weak to competent.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5. Relax</span> – It takes a long time to develop a strong voice so try to be patient. You can also relax because a strong voice is not nearly as important as most writers think it is. So long as your voice is competent and isn’t blatantly weak, it is probably strong enough to be successful so long as the story itself is worth telling. A voice that simply gets the job done is sufficient in most genres and most stories.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Q&A session</span> <a href="https://ellenbrockediting.com/2016/07/21/qa-session-question-submission-form/" style="border: 0px; color: #e1122a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">submission form is still open</a>! Please submit your questions for the Q&A session on Friday!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Workshop #2 peer critiques</span> <a href="https://ellenbrockediting.com/2016/07/18/workshop-2-peer-critiques/" style="border: 0px; color: #e1122a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">are still posted</a>. Please don’t forget to critique at least five submissions!</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Want to connect with other Novel Boot Camp Participants?</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-79446267005633139912016-10-27T14:42:00.005-07:002020-07-28T05:58:43.225-07:00How To Write Descriptively<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>The point of fiction is to cast a spell, a momentary illusion that you are living in the world of the story. But as a writer, how do you suck your readers into your stories in this way? Nalo Hopkinson shares some tips for how to use language to make your fiction really come alive.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>About TED-Ed Animations</div><div>TED-Ed Animations feature the words and ideas of educators brought to life by professional animators. Are you an educator or animator interested in creating a TED-Ed Animation?</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Meet The Creators</div><div>Educator Nalo Hopkinson</div><div>Director Joyce Stenneke</div><div>Composer Cem Misirlioglu</div><div>Narrator Susan Zimmerman</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-71090952199526966902016-10-27T03:23:00.001-07:002020-07-28T05:59:41.526-07:00Guide to Writing Effective PR Pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: MuseoSans-300, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;">Every marketer should know <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: MuseoSans-700, sans-serif;">how to write an effective press release</span>. They’re essential for ensuring the media and public know your latest news.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: MuseoSans-300, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;">Plus, they can be cost-effective. Aside from paid distribution, they only cost your time to write.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: MuseoSans-300, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;">However, you need to know how to write them well. <a href="https://coschedule.com/blog/how-to-write-like-a-journalist/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f37e5d;" target="_blank">Journalists</a> are extremely busy and only respond to the <a href="https://coschedule.com/blog/how-to-write-a-pitch-email/" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f37e5d;" target="_blank">best pitches</a> they receive. If you send something sub-par, it will get deleted.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: MuseoSans-300, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;">Fortunately, if you spend the time to get it right, you can tilt the odds in your favor. In this post, you’ll learn:</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #474747; font-family: MuseoSans-300, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 40px 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: MuseoSans-700, sans-serif;">How to identify newsworthy angles people care about</span>. Every good news story should have a hook.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: MuseoSans-700, sans-serif;">The best way to write and format press releases for easy readability</span>. Learn how to do it right the first time, every time.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: MuseoSans-700, sans-serif;">What to do to make sure your release gets read (and drives results)</span>. Stay out of the trash folder and make a real impact on your business.</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4b4b4b; font-family: MuseoSans-300, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28.9px; margin: 20px 0px;">Plus, you’ll find several templates and examples to follow. By the time you’re done, you’ll know exactly how to get your organization the attention it deserves.</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-65040420685970556462016-10-27T03:19:00.001-07:002020-07-28T06:00:58.280-07:00How To Write A Kickstarter Press Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Below, we’ve ranked the 5 best Kickstarter press release distribution services. Since most Kickstarter projects are still pre-revenue and are being launched by innovators with limited financial resources, we’ve assigned extra weight to those press release distribution services that provide the biggest bang for the buck. In addition, since the goal of using these press release distribution services is getting earned media for your new Kickstarter project, we’ve also ranked these services on how well they can perform in terms of prominent placements on high-profile media websites. With that in mind, here are the 5 best Kickstarter <a href="https://newswirenext.com/pr-distribution-services/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #35a0c4; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">PR distribution services</a>…</h4><ol style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Droid Sans"; font-size: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px 15px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: outside decimal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">NewswireNEXT.com</strong></h4></li></ol><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Resultado de imagen para NewswireNEXT" class="tie-appear" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://i2.wp.com/newswirenext.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/company-logo.png?w=660&ssl=1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: middle;" /></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">NewswireNEXT.com is a relatively new entrant into the world of press release distribution services, but has already attracted a lot of attention from some high-profile media websites. For example, NewswireNEXT.com was named “Best Press Release Distribution Service” on Today, Reuters and the Huffington Post. What makes NewswireNEXT.com really standout is its emphasis on guaranteed maximum media pickup.</h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">When you add in the price – just $49 for the basic package (and no membership fees required) – it’s an unbeatable combination of high-profile media coverage for a bargain price. For that $49, you get distribution to 300+ authoritative online news sites, including Digital Journal, distribution to financial feeds, and listing within Google News, Bing News, Baidu and Yahoo Search Engine.</h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">However, if you want your PR to get syndicated across premium FOX NBC CBS ABC affiliate TV Station sites, you need to upgrade to their Standard $99.</h4><ol start="2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Droid Sans"; font-size: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px 15px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: outside decimal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">PRWeb.com</strong></h4></li></ol><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Resultado de imagen para prweb" class="tie-appear" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://i1.wp.com/www.netpaths.net/wp-content/uploads/prweb-logo-2.jpg?w=660&ssl=1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: middle;" /></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Used by over 30,000 organizations around the world, PR Web has become one of the favorite go-to destinations for companies looking to get the word out about their products or services. Now that PR Web is part of the Cision group of services, the expectation is that companies signing up for the <a href="http://www.edcalmedia.com/" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #35a0c4; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">press release</a> distribution service will also sign up for extra offerings like Cision Communications Cloud. For that reason, PR Web is a very option for social media experts, marketing professionals, and PR professionals – but may be too much for the average innovator or entrepreneur trying to gain momentum for a Kickstarter project.</h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">In terms of pricing, PR Web tries to make things as simple, effective and affordable as possible. With the Basic package, you get access to search listings within Google, Yahoo and Bing, as well as permanent hosting on PRWeb.com. However, in order to get syndicated across hundreds of partner sites (and not just on PRWeb.com), you need to upgrade to the much pricier Standard package ($189).</h4><ol start="3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Droid Sans"; font-size: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px 15px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: outside decimal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">eReleases.com</strong></h4></li></ol><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Resultado de imagen para ereleases" class="tie-appear" src="http://photos.prnewswire.com/prn/20140320/PH86807LOGO-b" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: middle;" /></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">With over 20 years of experience in the PR industry, eReleases has proved its worth and effectiveness over a long period of time. The core offering of eReleases is a custom U.S. national PR newswire distribution service that includes the AP News Network. Overall, eReleases can syndicate out to over 4,200 websites, databases and online services. One big selling point of eReleases is the fact that the service is very much focused around reaching actual journalists who can write about your new product or service, rather than just blasting out your press release to as many sources as possible.</h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">In fact, eReleases says that over 100,000 journalists (including some from Bloomberg, CNN Money and The Wall Street Journal) subscribe to the service. The lowest-priced offering (BuzzBuilder) is $299. For that price, you can get your press release distributed via the custom national distribution network and more than 60 media sites. For greater distribution, though, you will need to upgrade to Newsmaker ($399) or PR Pro ($499).</h4><ol start="4" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Droid Sans"; font-size: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px 15px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: outside decimal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">PRNewswire.com</strong></h4></li></ol><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Resultado de imagen para prnewswire" class="tie-appear" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://i2.wp.com/www.conape.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Logo-PRNewswire-720x340.jpg?resize=660%2C312&ssl=1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: middle;" /></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">PR Newswire is part of the same Cision family of services that includes Cision IR (Investor Relations) and Cision Communications Cloud. A major selling point for PR Newswire is just how extensive distribution for your new Kickstarter project can be – the service can distribute to 4,000 websites; 3,000 media outlets; and 550 news content systems. In addition, PR Newswire has built relationships with 39,000 journalists and over 9,000 media organizations.</h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">However, in order to unlock the full distribution power of the service, you need to sign up for membership and integrate the core press release distribution offering with the other monitoring, measurement and communications tools.</h4><ol start="5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: "Droid Sans"; font-size: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 20px 15px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><li style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: outside decimal; margin: 0px 0px 5px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><h4 style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">MarketersMEDIA.com</strong></h4></li></ol><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Resultado de imagen para MarketersMEDIA." class="tie-appear" data-recalc-dims="1" src="https://i2.wp.com/blog.marketersmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/logo.png?w=660&ssl=1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; list-style: none; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; outline: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out 0s; vertical-align: middle;" /></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">For entrepreneurs and small business owners, MarketersMEDIA makes it easy o find an attractively priced tier of press release distribution services. For example, there are different tiers for Premium ($99), Extended ($159) and Extended Plus ($189). MarketersMEDIA distributes to a number of high-profile media sites like Reuters, AP, CBS, NBC and Fox. And the company also does a great job on its website of highlighting case studies and user scenarios.</h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">For example, in one case, a single press release led to 1,700+ website visits and over $1,600 worth of CPC value. If you’re trying to accelerate growth at a relatively affordable price, MarketersMEDIA is a proven way to get your company noticed by journalists within very specific industry verticals.</h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><strong style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Final Words</strong></h4><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #080808; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; list-style: none; margin: 25px 0px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If you’re running a Kickstarter campaign, all five of these <a href="https://medium.com/joshpr/best-press-release-distribution-services-7780ef0309b1" style="border: 0px none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #35a0c4; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;">best press release distribution services</a> offers a very viable way to gain media attention and generate online buzz for your new product. Taking into account both pricing and overall guaranteed media reach, the best overall option is NewswireNEXT. The service has a stellar track record for placements, and is one of the only services reviewed that specifically mentioned its mobile-friendly PR options. Getting the word out for a new product or service has never been easier or more affordable.</h4></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-22664616696702736082016-10-27T03:08:00.002-07:002020-07-28T06:02:16.020-07:00How To Write Great Content<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kJ6V76Zd05Q/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kJ6V76Zd05Q?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Content marketing is one of the most effective, cost-efficient, and all around best marketing strategies to drive leads and sales. But the key with content marketing is understanding that your results are directly tied to the quality of your content.
So in this video I’m going to cover 5 easy to follow tips for writing great content.
Tip 1: Keep It Clear, Concise, and Focused
The most important thing you can do for your content is to keep it on point. Your potential customer found this content for a reason, whether through a search engine, or spotting a link that caught their attention.
Their goal is to learn more about the subject you’ve headlined and you owe it to them to provide it.
Tip 2: Edit, Edit, Edit
Hammering out a 2,000 word article and hitting submit just shouldn’t happen. Even Hemingway was well known for disliking his initial drafts. Break up your editing into phases.
Tip 3: Make the Content Actionable
Talking about your success is fine, but what your customers really want to know is how they can do it too. By creating actionable content, you’re giving your audience things they can try immediately.
Tip 4: Add Images
Images can take a decent post and make it great. The key to shareable content is to find relatable graphics. Using stock photos for the sole purpose of using images may look better than a completely text-based piece of content, but it’s pointless if it doesn’t benefit the reader.
According to Forbes, articles with images get 94% more views than articles without. That’s too large of a percentage to pass up on.
Tip 5: Provide Answers
No one wants to finish an article with more questions than they arrived with.
Again, people are consuming your content for a reason. Remember that with your headline, you’ve made a promise to answer their question, so you need to be sure your content provides the answers they were looking for.
Conclusion
These tips may sound simple but that’s because they are. Writing great content isn’t reserved for the Shakespeares and Tolstoys of our generation.
It’s attainable to anyone who focuses on the basics and can get pen to paper, or hands to keyboard.
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<br /><div><br /></div><div><div aria-level="3" class="co8aDb gsrt" role="heading" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><b>To write a <b>post</b>:</b></div><div class="RqBzHd" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 0px 20px;"><ol class="X5LH0c" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="TrT0Xe" style="border: 0px; list-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Log in to your <b>WordPress</b> Administration Screen (Dashboard).</li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="border: 0px; list-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Click the '<b>Posts</b>' tab.</li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="border: 0px; list-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Click the '<b>Add</b> New' sub-tab.</li><li class="TrT0Xe" style="border: 0px; list-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px;">Start filling in the blanks: enter your <b>post</b> title in the upper field, and enter your <b>post</b> body content in the main <b>post</b> editing box below it.</li></ol></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-79990554267987292522016-10-27T03:04:00.001-07:002020-07-28T06:04:57.550-07:00How To Write A Blog Post<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><div><br /></div><div><h1 class="PageHelpArticle-title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e1724; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1.37; margin: 0px 0px 26px;">Tips for winning projects</h1><div class="ArticleBody ArticleBody--small" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0e1724; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; hyphens: none; line-height: 1.5; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 16px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px;">Each employer is as different as each freelancer is; so there is no “magic formula” that works for every bid. To help increase the chances that a prospective employer will seriously consider your bid, here are some things we suggest you practice:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Read the project description thoroughly. </span>Take the time to go through the project description. If the employer feels that you do not understand the project enough, you are not likely to make the shortlist.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Keep your bid clear and concise. </span>Employers may have dozens or even hundreds of bids to consider. Make your bid proposal short but meaty.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Propose Milestones. </span>A way to showcase your professionalism and prove to the client that you are serious about their business by listing down 3-5 milestones in your bid. Read more <a href="https://www.freelancer.co.uk/support/freelancer/payments/proposed-milestones-1636" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007fed; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank">here</a>.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Be competitive with your pricing. </span>Being competitive does not necessarily mean bidding low. Worldwide marketplace makes for tough competition. If you are relatively new to freelancing, you may need to establish a reputation first. But if your work is truly above average, price it properly. Some employers are willing to pay for quality. </li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Do not oversell yourself. </span>A little self-confidence is a good thing, but over-the-top claims is not likely to impress anyone. Being honest about your skills will get you much further than a lot of hype.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Proofread your bid before you submit it. </span>No matter what kind of project you are bidding on, a poorly-written proposal suggests lacking of attention to details and poor work habits, neither of which is going to work in your favor.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.6; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px;"> After placing your bid, we encourage implementing the following practices to further improve your chances of winning projects:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Upload work samples to your portfolio. </span>Quality, not quantity, is usually the rule of thumb when <a href="https://www.freelancer.com/support/Profile/how-to-add-a-portfolio" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007fed; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="Adding portfolio items">uploading samples</a> on your <a href="https://www.freelancer.com/me?page=portfolio" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007fed; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="Portfolio">portfolio</a>. Make sure that your samples are appropriate for the job and that they represent your best work.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Protect your work. </span>Any samples you provide (should employers ask) should bear a watermark or other means of identification. It can also at least include your name and a statement of copyright.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Try to respond promptly when the employer contacts you through a private message. </span>Most employers <a href="https://www.freelancer.com/support/Project/how-to-award-a-project" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007fed; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="How to Award a Project">award projects</a> within the first 24 hours of posting. So make sure to keep yourself available.</li></ul><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; margin-bottom: 32px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Stay in contact using our mobile apps. </span><a href="https://www.freelancer.com/mobile" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #007fed; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.1s ease-out 0s;" target="_blank" title="Freelancer Mobile: iOS and Android">Install the mobile app</a>, and stay in touch with employers on-the-go. You can also discover new projects and place your bids through the app.</li></ul></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-42704685862530107602016-10-27T02:52:00.000-07:002016-10-27T02:52:01.270-07:00Writing For Magazines: Tips from Top Writers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-47632611105058483762016-02-17T10:25:00.001-08:002016-10-26T10:29:55.129-07:00How to Find Freelance Writing Jobs For Beginners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first move tends to be content mills and this suits at first but prepare for a better career than $5 articles. One of the reasons I check <a href="http://thewritelife.com/" target="_blank">The Write Life</a> and <a href="http://www.thepennyhoarder.com/" target="_blank">The Penny Hoarder</a> is not just that the tips are useful but also the facts stand up against tested formats. Just typing Write For Us into Google brings up lots of blogs wanting posts.<br />
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You should start out with your own blog, one that shows your profile clearly. Buy a domain or just use blogger or Wix. Plus add some samples of articles or links to guest posts and then start pitching sites. This simple approach immediately steers you around dreaded $5 jobs on content mills.<br />
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Kick off with a professional eye, this gets you taken seriously. If you are an expert in a subject area, why are you on content mills? Lots of blogs and corporate ones need you. Even if you lack a specialism, what are your interests. Perhaps you are adept at fishing. Any fishing blogs out there - damn right.<br />
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This is my article choice from the webosphere today as it talks about that foothold as a beginner writer.<br />
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If you’re looking to work from home as a freelance writer, there is <br />
certainly a plethora of opportunities out there. As a beginner, it can <br />
be daunting when deciding where to start.<br />
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When I was aspiring to become a freelance writer, I remember how I <br />
kept obsessing over how I was going to land my first writing gig. In <br />
turn, I started a mission to figure out how every other successful <br />
freelance writer got their start. The results? Everyone got started in a<br />
different way. Some had people approach them to write, while others had<br />
to hustle and send 20 different pitches before landing a client.<br />
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With freelancing, everyone’s beginning is different but there is one <br />
underlying similarity: taking action and getting started. Even though I <br />
landed my first freelance writing job <b>fairly easy</b>, I still had to establish a blog and put up a ‘hire me’ page so potential clients knew I was looking for work.</blockquote>
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Read the full article at<br />
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<a href="http://singlemomsincome.com/freelance-writing-jobs-for-beginners/">How to Find Freelance Writing Jobs For Beginners - Single Moms Income</a><br />
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Never undersell yourself. If desperate for money, go through lists of paying work carefully and pitch at a pace carefully - do not rush or panic. There are 1000s of paying sites in most niches, start with a few to pitch, then increase that as the writing pace gets more comfortable.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-3067671085781197472015-12-04T10:14:00.002-08:002016-10-26T10:27:40.430-07:00Developing A Strategy As A Freelance Writer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You get up, check your email, yawn a bit, check for new projects, apply for more...<br />
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It is a weekly grind that us writers get accustomed to week in week out.<br />
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That is us freelance content writers keeping in touch with the demand for blog content, newsletters, social media story writing, etc.<br />
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Or perhaps as a fiction writer, you are aiming for a publishing contract now you have a series of recognised tales.<br />
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What is your strategy? Do you have one?<br />
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Not so much on goals as how you get there. Your goal may be on obvious one: create a fulltime income by the end of the month.<br />
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Or your goal may be: Create an extra income stream from writing.<br />
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So, how do you get there and how do you approach walking this new path.<br />
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<a href="http://thewritejobtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/your-guide-to-daily-income.html"><b>My eBook carves out a strategy for freelance writers either beginning or needing help.</b></a></div>
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<a href="http://thewritejobtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/your-guide-to-daily-income.html"><b>It includes lists of sites paying for your content, pick your sites, never run out of work again.</b></a></div>
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Here are top freelance writing sites with articles from experienced writers listing their strategy tips.<br />
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1. <a href="http://thewritelife.com/how-to-get-clients-as-a-freelance-writer/" target="_blank">How to Get Clients as a Freelance Writer: 10 Brilliant Strategies</a><br />
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Whether you’re just starting your freelance writing career or
slogging through a slow period, figuring out how to get clients can be
nerve-wracking.<br />
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The hard truth: <b>You’re going to have to hustle to get new writing clients.</b> Even the most experienced freelancers have to expand their circles on a regular basis.<br />
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2. <a href="http://thewritelife.com/conduct-better-phone-interviews-freelance-writers/" target="_blank">Conduct Better Phone Interviews: 5 Strategies for Freelance Writers</a><br />
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For freelance writers who work with magazines or online publications, completing phone interviews is a way of life.<br />
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Technology, <a href="http://thewritelife.com/get-the-biggest-bang-for-your-social-media-buck/" target="_blank" title="Get the Biggest Bang for Your Social Media Buck">social media</a> and email have certainly made it easier to connect with sources, but when it comes to writing a feature story, <b>phone interviews beat email every time.</b><br />
Why?<br />
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3. <a href="http://www.freelancewritingriches.com/10-simple-strategies-to-market-yourself-as-a-freelance-writer/" target="_blank">10 Simple Strategies to Market Yourself as a Freelance Writer</a><br />
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<b>Do you ever get stuck on the thought of how to market yourself as a freelance writer?</b>
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I mean we are not Target, Amazon or Nike, so how do small-business
people/freelance writers like ourselves get our brand out there in the
BIG World Wide Web?<br />
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If you have ever thought this, you are not alone. I thought the same thing myself when I started. Thankfully, I learned that <u>it wasn’t as difficult as it seemed</u> to build my brand and get my name out there. It just took a little time and effort and knowing HOW to do it.<br />
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Think out your plan, know how to achieve it, and focus!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-19201339253498400412015-10-29T07:57:00.004-07:002016-10-26T10:25:42.849-07:00Who Wants Freelance Writing Jobs Daily?<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-c607ba71-b407-d0b9-d1e3-45bdf1fda9bd" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Never ceases to surprise me how many sites are paying for content. Gone are the days of you thinking $5 an article worked, or spending a day writing and correcting for an editor not paying more than $20. Better freelance writing jobs exist, each day.<br />
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Those days are no more.<br />
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It takes some digging, though diamonds can be found.<br />
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What are your interests?<br />
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Let’s look at this from the point of view of a struggling freelance writer. Let’s call him Sam. Sam likes to write about Android apps coupled with a further interest in coding apps for Android phones. Sam is a programmer, he codes apps and sells them. Though, Sam loves to review Android apps and write about the plethora of useful apps for business, games available, etc.<br />
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The freelance writer in him wants to write. And Sam gains a secondary income from freelance writing jobs.<br />
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As a starting point, as he knows app development so well, he wants to be paid to write about it.<br />
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Ok, Sam, here goes.<br />
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Step 1, Avoid the content mills. This suits beginning writers and if that is you, they can pay some bills but if you can write professionally about a subject, look for higher paying assignments. This is what Sam is about to do. Even if there are app article projects there, pay is too low. Technical writers can easily get paid up to $500 for writing useful blogs regularly.<br />
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Sam needs to find blogs about:<br />
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1. Tips on coding apps for Android<br />
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2. Tutorials and News about Android apps.<br />
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Great. A starting point.<br />
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Now where to look?? Easy, Google, with a focus on sites paying for programming tutorials.<br />
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Sam searches for the following varying the periods to find more recent blogs showing up last month or last week. He tries:<br />
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android development tutorials<br />
android programming tips<br />
android programming blog<br />
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That brings up top blogs, and a lot want guest posts, Great! But which ones pay. Are these potential freelance writing jobs?<br />
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Sam is not doing this for traffic to his blog, he wants to paid for the articles he writes. A browse through the results provides a list of sites paying from $50 to $500 per article. Sam grabs the links, adds them to a spreadsheet, the first batch of sites to pitch.<br />
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Now back to Google (there are many ways to find sites, not just search engines, do make use of Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest too, I also recommend Followerwonk and Buzzsumo).<br />
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Sam wants to target blogs with requests for writers so he tries:<br />
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"write for us" android programming "we pay"<br />
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Boom! A list, In fact, Sam is spoilt for choice and adds a huge batch of sites to the sheet.<br />
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I won’t go into the pitch part here, that will be a later article but right now Sam has a number of high paying blogs to pitch. In fact, if he writes about 8 articles a month, he can get paid as much as $2000 if he can gain the trust of the editors and provide consistently useful material for their readers.<br />
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Try your own variations of the above search phrase.<br />
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Looking for freelance writing work?<br />
I created a new list by the way.<br />
<a href="http://thewritejobtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/who-wants-freelance-writing-work-daily.html">http://thewritejobtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/who-wants-freelance-writing-work-daily.html</a></div>
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There you go. It took Sam about an hour to create an income of around $2000 a month.<br />
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Of course, the pitches decide if the income goes ahead, as does finding editors who are happy with his work. This is the first step. Sam can pitch each blog until he has enough article ideas accepted and filled his writing quota for the month. <br />
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This is just one way to create a writing income. Plus, these are sites that may pay upfront or once accepted. Even if upon publication, this is a quick turnaround as editors want their blogs updated frequently.<br />
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Rather than wait for freelance writing jobs to appear on job sites, go pitch for them.<br />
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Try it. What are your skills? What do you talk about with friends? Where do your passions sit? <br />
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These thoughts point you to subject matter that a blog somewhere pays writers like you to submit.<br />
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Have a good day all.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-48409133612705463392015-10-26T07:09:00.004-07:002016-10-26T11:25:18.303-07:00Who Wants Freelance Writing Work Daily? Here It Is<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking for freelance writing work?<br />
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A quick scurry around various sites reveals plenty to consider.<br />
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Think about your interests and skills when looking for blogs paying for articles.<br />
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$200 per article, typically within a month of publication.<br />
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<a href="http://alistapart.com/about/contribute">http://alistapart.com/about/contribute</a><br />
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Want to Write for Cracked? You Can Start Now (and Get Paid)<br />
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<a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_21392_want-to-write-cracked-you-can-start-now-and-get-paid.html">http://www.cracked.com/article_21392_want-to-write-cracked-you-can-start-now-and-get-paid.html</a><br />
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I am listing just one content mill as I urge you to find clients instead. This one is okay as they pay regularly.<br />
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<a href="https://www.writersdomain.net/">https://www.writersdomain.net/</a><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>The eBook That Created an Income For Hundreds Of Freelance Writers<br /><a href="http://thewritejobtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/your-guide-to-daily-income.html">Start Earning Today</a></b></span></div>
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Always daily updated lists and a good site for finding long term clients <br />
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<a href="http://jobs.problogger.net/">http://jobs.problogger.net/</a><br />
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Great lists updated daily and curated sources from Craigslist and many job boards<br />
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<a href="http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/">http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/</a><br />
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Useful mainly for US residents but always worth a check to see if remote positions are offered to non-US residents <br />
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<a href="http://www.bloggerjobs.biz/">http://www.bloggerjobs.biz/</a><br />
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Don't forget to use the job search engines. Indeed lists lots of UK freelance writing jobs, switch to the .com site for US and international vacancies. <br />
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<a href="http://www.indeed.co.uk/Freelance-Writer-jobs">http://www.indeed.co.uk/Freelance-Writer-jobs</a><br />
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Useful tips on finding freelance writing work in Facebook Groups. The groups are very active where the focus is on sharing useful information. Many groups are dedicated to sharing places to find work.<br />
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<a href="http://thewritelife.com/use-facebook-groups-to-find-freelance-writing-gig/">http://thewritelife.com/use-facebook-groups-to-find-freelance-writing-gig/</a><br />
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No personal experience of this site but some writers have claimed it delivers<br />
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<a href="https://www.onlinewritingjobs.com/">https://www.onlinewritingjobs.com/</a><br />
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This site has been active for years, they list writer roles<br />
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<a href="https://www.flexjobs.com/">https://www.flexjobs.com/</a><br />
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Google+ like Facebook plays host to a number of freelance writing communities. Here is one example, a worthy group with a Jobs section to check weekly.<br />
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/112234842712968564680">https://plus.google.com/communities/112234842712968564680</a><br />
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This is the only bidding site to mention as they list regular work<br />
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<a href="http://www.peopleperhour.com/freelance-jobs?category=31&ref=categories">http://www.peopleperhour.com/freelance-jobs?category=31&ref=categories</a><br />
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More updates like this to come. Keep checking back and read over the popular articles section to see further lists of sites.<br />
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Browsing the wide digital landscape, scouring for freelance writing job information, and not getting lost tends to stumble on a range of good ideas worth reading. Some sites host regular blog updates of use to us freelance writers, sometimes with startling tips that make you go - Oooo and Ahhhh!<br />
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Here is a little round up of 5 we found interesting from the past 24 hours.<br />
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<a href="http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2015/07/paid-freelance-writing-jobs-july-13-2015/" target="_blank">2. Freelance Writing Jobs, July 13, 2015</a><br />
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FWJ always comes out on top with its daily freelance writing job feeds.</div>
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<a href="http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2015/07/10/renegade-writer-interview-with-jordan-rosenfeld-on-the-value-of-persistence-for-writers-podcast-pdf/">3. Renegade Writer Interview with Jordan Rosenfeld on the Value of Persistence for Writers [Podcast & PDF]</a><br />
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Renegade Writer scores with winning interviews with industry veterans. From the article: Jordan Rosenfeld is the author of the new book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WN8PN2M/?tag=therenwri-20" target="_blank">A Writer’s Guide to Persistence: How to a Create a Lasting and Productive Writing Practice</a></i>, and I was excited to be able to spend 30 minutes with her discussing:
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and how many writers muff it up by talking down about themselves.</li>
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<li>Why you need a Writer’s Code, and how to create one.</li>
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Recently we looked at <a href="http://allindiewriters.com/blog-post-ideas/" target="_blank">eight blog post ideas you can fall back on</a>
if you suddenly aren't sure what to write about on your blog. Today I
have another tip along those lines -- something you can do on a regular
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<i>This week's quick tip for bloggers is to write post series rather than relying solely on one-off article ideas. </i><br />
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The bigger issue for freelance writers: My ability to earn OR my writing style.<br />
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Most will question the first, how the heck do I replace my job or how the heck do I pay for my bills and find writing jobs. And those upcoming parties, and that house I need a deposit for, and that holiday I promised my partner, and, and,<br />
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Oh boy, so much stress. Maybe I should go back to a job.<br />
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Crunch, Splatter!<br />
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Should the search for writing jobs end there??<br />
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Of course not.<br />
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Often when that occurs, we are not in tune with how we manage our working lives. For example, one writer earns 100s of dollars a day, another next to Nada. Why? The one earning nothing spends time in a haphazard manner by not targeting his or her chosen interests or not by pitching publishers of books, blogs or ezines. The one not earning a cent spends hours reading information to the point where the overload connects with that undesirable moment in the evening wen you actually want to have a life not have it sucked up by the information overload.<br />
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So, what does the bad writer do?<br />
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Next day, as no plan, the usual and each day is the same.<br />
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The successful writer - on the other hand - has planned to pitch a number of publishers and maybe agencies with material. This writer THINKS differently: an agenda, a plan, a course of action able to facilitate a change capable of instilling confidence in any struggling writer.<br />
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This writer will have an income plan and next to that, how to improve on his or her writing style. By the end of the day, this writer feels GOOD. A plan has initiated a weekly occurrence of 'how to earn money' tasks and how to become a strong professional writer albeit as a magazine writer, columnist, novelist, blog writer or copywriter.<br />
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Making 'tols of nistakes' does not bother this writer, as a plan means progression, writing means rewriting. So, even if the writing looks bad and frustrates, an income plan still progresses.<br />
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The successful writer is frustrated by BOTH his or her writing style and income. Why? Both count equally and this writer will action a plan to improve both and reduce any frustration as part of a long term plan as opposed to a 'I NEED IT NOW' plan.<br />
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Back to the title: Is your writing frustrating you or your income?<br />
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Make sure it is both as part of a robust plan that reduces that frustration through growing as a writer, as a business, and as a human being. When you are that focused, when you become that stuctured that you recognise frustration to be simply a part of the journey, it no longer feels like frustration and morphs into a weapon to drive you forward.<br />
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Rome was not built in a day.<br />
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Lord of the Rings was not written in a day.<br />
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That ad 'SHIT HAPPENS' took seconds to write and boomed.<br />
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There are no rules to this game, and believe me, no matter your niche in writing, it is all a game. A game you control if you are willing to go the distance and not be beaten down by frustration at your income shortfalls, your style, your competition - or anything.<br />
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Are you frustrated?<br />
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Well done, a good sign, now what is your plan writer?<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565107134279247390.post-59056117535019079992015-04-09T03:15:00.002-07:002016-10-26T07:42:17.040-07:00Reasons to Connect With Writers On LinkedIn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It amazes me how LinkedIn gets you connected with so many businesses, and in no time. So for writers, it is the perfect platform for connecting with publishers, agencies and freelancers. As a writer of fiction, magazine columns, copywriting or business writing, LinkedIn hosts 100s of groups where connecting is as easy as clicking a button.<br />
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If you collaborate with others on LinkedIn, this becomes a powerful platform for your business. For example, many groups host discussions on job finding tips and job leads. Each thread brings the writers in to discuss the post. You can be sure, if a bad job lead crops up, a writer will happily let you know about his or her experience.<br />
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My group has helped content writers find work and gain help from veterans since 2012. Here are a number of LinkedIn groups worth joining:<br />
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<li><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4173121&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993300;">Authors/Writers Helping Authors/Writers</span></a> </b></span>- Promote your book, web site, blog, twitter
once a month, this is the place to be. </li>
<li><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=111245&trk=anet_ug_hm://" target="_blank" title="Authors, Writers, Puiblishers, Editors & Writing Professionals"><span style="color: #993300;">Authors, Writers, Publishers, Editors, & Writing Professionals</span></a></b></span> – It is
not a general discussion forum for anything other than the writing
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<li><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Book-Marketing-1848415?goback=%2Eanp_1848415_1363898457569_1" target="_blank" title="Book Marketing"><span style="color: #993300;">Book Marketing</span></a></b></span>
– Purpose is marketing books. Make sure your headings and discussions
make it clear you’re speaking about. Over 6,800 members</li>
<li><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2155972&trk=anet_ug_hm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993300;">Book Publicity and Marketing</span></a></b></span>
– This group is for everyone interested in the marketing and/or PR
related to books. Those in the biz and those writing and publishing
books are welcome. Over 2,200 members.</li>
<li><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1697027&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr" target="_blank" title="Books and Writers"><span style="color: #993300;">Books and Writers</span></a></b></span> – Share all things books and writers. No posted rules! Over 38,450 members</li>
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<li><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=88594&trk=hb_side_g" target="_blank" title="Fiction Writers Guild"><span style="color: #993300;">Fiction Writers Guild</span></a></b></span> – Self-promotion allowed in a thread that you start/own – over 15,190 members</li>
<li><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Informed-Ideas-Writers-55582/about?trk=anet_ug_grppro" target="_blank"><span style="color: #993300;">Informed Ideas for Writers</span></a></b></span> – Writers of all kinds are welcome to join the conversation about the present and future of writing. Over 8,400 members</li>
<li title="NEW IMAGE WRITERS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK"><span style="color: #993300;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=37917&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr" target="_blank" title="LinkEds & Writers"><span style="color: #993300;">LinkEds & Writers</span></a></b></span> –
This group is intended for authors, editors, writers, etc. Its goal is
to be the preferred place on LinkedIn for wordsmiths to share their
advice, joys and frustrations. Over 50,950 members</li>
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Getting to know stoic Navy SEAL <a class="profile" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/person/chris-kyle">Chris Kyle</a>
was no easy task for Jason Hall. When the former TV actor showed up at
the Kyle's Texas home five years ago to start work on a biopic about the
sharp shooter's life and times, Hall recalls, "Chris kind of took it
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nearly unrecognizable <a class="profile" href="http://www.fastcompany.com/person/bradley-cooper">Bradley Cooper</a>
as the war hero who racked up 162 confirmed kills during four tours of
duty in Iraq but had trouble re-adjusting to civilian life back in Texas
with his wife (portrayed by Sienna Miller) and two kids.<br />
Hall talks to Co.Create about how he a used a billionaire connection
and some wicked wrestling moves to gain Kyle's confidence after making
the pivot from frustrated actor to Oscar-nominated screenplay writer.<br />
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</header>Freelance writing is one of the most rewarding careers I can think
of. I get to set my own hours, choose my clients, and work from anywhere
in the world. As a person who regularly grabs a backpack and wanders
the world for months at a time, it’s hard to imagine doing anything
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Just as I found starting a freelance writing career to be one of the
best and most rewarding decisions I’ve ever made, there are thousands of
other writers out there who feel the same. For every person making
money as freelance writer though, there are a thousand wannabes who fell
along the way and never got back up.<br />
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It’s easy to see why so many people fail at becoming paid writers. It
takes countless hours of dedication to improve your writing skills and,
in the beginning; the majority of these will be unpaid.<br />
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Good morning Writer’s Job Board freelance
writers. How is your week going so far? Have you been applying to a few
new writing jobs each week? I used my own job board on Monday and landed
myself a new job. I hope it is being just as useful for you in your
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<a href="http://costarica.en.craigslist.org/wri/4884976183.html" target="_blank" title="freelance writing jobs - content writing job"> Website Content Writing Job</a> for an International Language Firm (Remote) – Pay: Negotiable monthly salary<br />
<a href="https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/wri/4884937028.html" target="_blank" title="freelance writing jobs - food and dining guide writer">Food and Dining Guide Writer</a> at DCDiningGuide.com (Washington D.C.) – Pay: $10 an hour<br />
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<a href="http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/wri/4884638867.html" target="_blank" title="freelance writing jobs - medical and veterinary content reviewer / writer">Expert Content Reviewer and Writer in Medical or Veterinary Fields</a> (Remote) – Pay: DOE</div>
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<a href="https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/wri/4883989402.html" target="_blank" title="freelance writing jobs - food storyteller">Food Storytellers</a> at Umami.com (Remote) – Pay: 25% revenue share</div>
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<a href="https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/wri/4885917711.html" target="_blank" title="freelance writing jobs - pop culture and celebrity writers">Pop Culture and Celebrity Content Writing Jobs</a> at SickNewz.com (Remote) – Pay: TBD</div>
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<a href="https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/npo/4883683064.html" target="_blank" title="freelance writing jobs - content and blog writers">Freelance Content and Blog Writing Jobs</a> at an Online Marketing Firm (Remote) – Pay: TBD</div>
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<a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/wrg/4886350987.html" target="_blank" title="freelance writing jobs - wine and food lifestyle writers">Wine and Food Lifestyle Freelance Writing Jobs</a> at CrushBrew.com (Remote) – Pay: $50 per article</div>
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Finding clients is the real pain for so many freelance writers and frankly, the pain never really ends. Though, you can find ways to gain long-term work and cover yourself against the bleak dead income periods. In previous articles, I have talked about using various sites for sourcing daily work. Though many are low paid and you should also be focusing on the higher paid work once you create a portfolio.<br />
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<span class="gmw_">Here are 4 tips on approaching copywriting agencies. Why? They have lots of clients... And what do you need, well, clients. Many retain a team of freelancers to work remotely and provide them with weekly content. If you Google ad agency, or copywriting agency, you will get lists. Also, try by location so add your city location in the search box.</span><br />
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However, just sending a letter requesting work is not enough. You must not seem like a Jack of all Trades as this puts agencies off. They want specialists, professionals who know their business.<br />
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1. As mentioned. Your specialism. Be clear in your cover letter on your best skillsets. Perhaps you write case studies well or can optimise product descriptions so much that Google loves your client e-shops. Perhaps you are a gardening expert or a superb web developer. Know your strengths and play to them and be clear on your specialist areas on your cover letter.<br />
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2. Attach an updated and focused resume. Your resume should show not talk about your freelance writing successes. Did some copy you write send funnels of traffic to a client, did another article attract lots of great feedback? Present how your work benefited your clients in terms of their results, and if they gave feedback, place the glowing review with the project details.<br />
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3. What are your rates? If your answer is: Oh, I will let the client decide. That is wrong. The wrong approach begins with not knowing the price of your quality. Decide on a per word or day rate and ensure this is clarified in your correspondence to agencies.<br />
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4. So, you have nice cover letter covering the above. Now, next, send the same cover letter to lots of agencies. Correct. Nope, that's wrong. Show some interest in the agency by including in your letter why you can be of service to them. Perhaps the agency specialises in IT white papers, or in lifestyle articles, just examples. Point is, why are you able to write for them, and why should they hire you. Each letter should be tailored to the agency focusing on the services they offer. If the agency only deals with direct marketing newsletters for B2B, pointless talking about your great article on mountaineering in the Alps.<br />
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So, hope that all helps. Be diligent about your professionalism and the results will come.<br />
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