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Quick Tips for Preparing to Sell Ebooks
Back in July, all bright-eyed and enthused about a project we had in the works, we blogged on the upcoming August release of our amazing ebook for beginning freelance writers.
You may have noticed the ebook hasn’t hit the stands yet.
Well, we’re not too proud to admit our mistakes, and we’ve learned a few [...]
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Know Any Good Books?
People often ask me whether I know any good books to read. Good writers tend to read a lot, so I suppose that it’s normal I get asked. But my answers often disappoint.
I do read, often and frequently. Because I write daily for a living, though, I find that my mind isn’t soothed and [...]
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Work-at-Home Employment: It isn’t a Real Job
There is one big problem with working at home. People think you don’t have a ‘real’ job. That makes taking yourself seriously an important factor to business success. By taking yourself seriously, you show others that you need to be taken seriously, too. But sometimes, it’s difficult.
I know. I’ve blogged on tips to help show [...]
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Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of the Copywriting Maven Blog
My introduction to the Copywriting Maven (sorry, didn’t catch your full name on your blog…) was fairly pleasant. The blog looked nice and there was some okay info. The blog promised tips and techniques, which always perk my interest, but honestly, I didn’t find much that I found valuable. On the other hand, Maven’s posts [...]
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Social Networking OverKill
One of the problems with increasing traffic to blogs (or websites for that matter) is a serious lack of time. I commented on Instigatorblog about just that problem after reading about link-baiting tactics.
Links are like gold. The more you have pointing to your blog, the more your page rank increases and the more people [...]
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Cross-Training: Writers becoming Designers
Jamie sent me an ad for a course that encouraged copywriters to train to be graphic artists. The idea was to boost sales and offer a one-stop solution to a client’s needs.I have very strong feelings about cross-training, but I’m not going to go into them here.
Instead, I read the ad and thought, “Damn, I [...]
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Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of Copyblogger
This review isn’t going to be on a newsletter or ezine, but about Brian Clark’s blog, Copyblogger, a must-read for those interested in copywriting and Internet marketing. These two areas go hand in hand on the Internet, and Copyblogger delivers a whallop of good stuff for readers. I’m pleased to recommend it. Here’s why:
Most importantly [...]
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Blog Contests: Great for Building Popularity
Links mean everything to blog survival. When you’re new, though, getting other sites and blogs to link to yours can be a challenge. (We know. Trust us, we know.)
One, your blog doesn’t carry any weight or prestige yet; it hasn’t been around long enough to be recognized as a household name like [...]
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Three Scams Freelancers Face and How to Avoid Them
Scams are common. They always will be. Someone always wants more for less, to avoid shelling out dollars, to get a better deal, no matter what the means. Writers aren’t immune to scams, either, and there are a couple of them to avoid.
The Free Sample Scam
A new client approaches a writer with a [...]
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Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine
The first review winner is Angela Booth’s Fab Freelance Writing Ezine, mostly because it was the first one in my inbox this week. Here goes:
My beginning peeve with this ezine is that the content isn’t delivered straight in my inbox. I have to open the email, click a website link that brings me to some [...]
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