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February 21, 2014
8 Ways Freelance Writers Are Leaving Money on the Table
by Marcie Hill
Most freelance writers are creative beings, not business people, which means we tend to only charge for the actual writing of projects – the part we love most, without fully considering all aspects of completing the project. Unfortunately, we are leaving a lot of money on the table – literally and figuratively.
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When we are hired for writing services, we are not just writers. We uncover and collect information through research and interviews to provide a comprehensiv...
February 14, 2014
Domain Name Prize Draw – Winners!
The (isn’t that a mouthful!) is now closed and we have winners.
Drumroll, please:
The first prize of3 domain names (.com/.net/.org) goes to Nick Armstrong.
The runner-up prizes of 1 domain name each go to Molly McCowan and Steven J Fromm.
Look out for an email from Namecheap re your prize – and thanks to all who participated.
The post appeared first on Get Paid to Write Online.
January 30, 2014
The Radical Approach to Building a Guest Post Pitch (Part 2)
(Note. This is part 2 of the two-part series on building a guest post pitch… Building a guest post pitch the radical way, I should say. Make sure to check the first part before consuming this one to get the full picture: LINK. It’s also where we explain why this whole topic matters for freelance writers and bloggers.)
Last time, we went through some of the problems of many fill-in-the-blank templates of guest post pitches. We also talked about how to use the official guidelines creatively (the...
January 28, 2014
7 Business Lessons From a Write at Home Parent
I can’t remember what it’s like to run a writing business without having to think about parenting. That’s probably because I launched the business AFTER I became a mom. But even before that I learned some lessons that still affect my business today.
Lesson #1: Becoming a parent blows a hole through whatever passed for a routine in your previous life.
When my daughter was born just over 11 years ago I was working as a journalism lecturer at a UK university. I took a year’s maternity leave (that’...
