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Sep
30

Quick Tips for Preparing to Sell Ebooks

Written by James - 0 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
29

Know Any Good Books?

Written by James - 10 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
28

Work-at-Home Employment: It isn’t a Real Job

Written by James - 6 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
27

Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of the Copywriting Maven Blog

Written by James - 8 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
26

Social Networking OverKill

Written by James - 1 Comment

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 [...]

Sep
26

Cross-Training: Writers becoming Designers

Written by Harry - 3 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
25

Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of Copyblogger

Written by James - 0 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
23

Blog Contests: Great for Building Popularity

Written by James - 0 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
21

Three Scams Freelancers Face and How to Avoid Them

Written by James - 2 Comments

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 [...]

Sep
20

Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine

Written by James - 0 Comments

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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