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August 2010  (9)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: What To Do When Clients Haggle  (51)
  • 27: Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You? (27)
  • 23: Bloggers versus Copywriters: The Rhetoric Debate (72)
  • 19: Is Your Freelancing Psychology Broken? (50)
  • 16: Sundays, Short Posts and Fresh Coats (12)
  • 13: 10 Freelancer Mistakes that Damage Your Success (27)
  • 09: Why a Six-Figure Income Doesn’t Count (31)
  • 05: How I Got Published on Forbes.com – and How You Can Too (26)
  • 02: How to Write Great Copy using Storytelling Techniques (26)

July 2010  (9)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 29: What’s Your BrandWord? (28)
  • 26: Are You Resting On Your Thought Leader Laurels? (30)
  • 22: How Brave a Writer Are You? (37)
  • 19: Business Lessons from Equestrians (36)
  • 15: 7 Mighty Keys to Become a Freelance God  (22)
  • 12: Are Your Blogging Efforts Worth It? (53)
  • 08: Six Ways to Get More Juice Out of Your Freelancer (30)
  • 05: How to Find Your Writing Voice (34)
  • 01: Don’t Be an Introvert Writer (23)

June 2010  (7)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 28: How to Sleep Your Way to the Top (34)
  • 24: The Secret to Writing Powerful Words (24)
  • 21: How to Become a Better Writer and Get Readers Loving You (44)
  • 14: The Secrets of a Top Copywriting Pro (27)
  • 10: Can You Learn How to Be an Overnight Success? (37)
  • 07: Writer’s Block – and One Trick to Beat It (35)
  • 03: How to Create Guest Post Guidelines for Your Blog (35)

May 2010  (8)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: Emotional Benefits: Are You Using Them Enough? (29)
  • 27: When You Should Stop Slogging Through Writing (26)
  • 24: How NOT to Get the Freelance Job – and What to Do  (30)
  • 20: Your Three-Step Blast-Away to Avoid Freelancer Burnout (33)
  • 17: How to Wow Blog Editors (and Get Published)  (24)
  • 12: Want a Peek Behind the Scenes? (14)
  • 10: How to Please Your Client Every Single Time  (30)
  • 03: Why Web Copy Means More than Just Words (20)

April 2010  (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: What to Do When They Hold Your Guest Post Hostage  (27)
  • 28: What To Do When You’ve Been Insulted  (41)
  • 25: The Procrastinator’s Guide to Writing That Thing You Need to Write  (29)
  • 23: The Crucial Secret to Great Marketing (30)
  • 21: Imperfection is a Good Thing  (37)
  • 19: Are You Becoming a Lazy Blogger? (28)
  • 16: How to Improve Your Writing  (34)
  • 14: Do You Ask for Permission or Forgiveness? (25)
  • 12: Why You Need to Have More than Your Clients (23)
  • 09: 20 Powerful Apps to Organize Your Thoughts (26)
  • 07: Should You Go Back to School? (22)
  • 05: The Kind of Consultants That Help Freelancers Make Money (22)
  • 02: 5 Surefire Ways to Get Freelancing Clients When You’re Just Starting Out (31)

March 2010  (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: How to Write Sales Copy When the Standards Don’t Apply (9)
  • 29: Five Tips Before You Hire a Consultant (14)
  • 26: Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: You’re Not Stupid. You’re Just Ignorant. (25)
  • 24: What To Do When Your Client is Boring  (45)
  • 22: What’s Under the Hood of Your Web Copy? (22)
  • 18: You Won’t Want to Miss This Lifestyle Offer (6)
  • 17: What Would You Do If You Only Had Two Hours? (28)
  • 15: Why You Need to Work with a Consultant (28)
  • 12: How to Avoid Wasting Your Blog Client’s Money (23)
  • 10: Three Reasons You Need to Convince Newbies They Need a Website (37)
  • 08: What Happens to Your Website If You Die? (58)
  • 05: How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to Solo (12)
  • 04: How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to Fast Work (20)
  • 03: How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to Low Pay (15)
  • 02: How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to More Work (22)
  • 01: How to Succeed In Freelancing: Say No to Your Clients (30)

February 2010  (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 28: Drive-by Shooting Special: Denver Motorcycle Lawyer (13)
  • 26: Are You Interfering With Your Readers’ Lives? (31)
  • 24: How to Organize Huge Copywriting Projects  (18)
  • 22: Why You Should Travel Back Through Time (46)
  • 19: How to Set Your Copywriting Fees and Earn What You’re Worth (33)
  • 17: Who Pushes You to Achieve More?  (35)
  • 15: Are Your Clients Really Getting Your Best? (37)
  • 12: How Do You Use Your Pen? (16)
  • 10: What Freelancers Can Learn From Rodeo Announcers  (20)
  • 08: Can You Finish Your Projects?  (27)
  • 06: We’re Back – and Bolder than Ever  (60)

January 2010  (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 29: Dating Rules for Courting Your Clients (25)
  • 27: Are You Trying to Be Too Smart?  (30)
  • 25: Are You Selling Yourself Short?  (38)
  • 22: Why You Don’t Need to Mimic Someone Else’s Fame (43)
  • 20: The Princess Bride Guide to Copywriting (105)
  • 18: Four Reasons to Love Your Competition (22)
  • 17: Drive-By Shooting Special: Melani Ward (6)
  • 15: Three Ways to Get a Rush from Your Writing (25)
  • 13: How Dirty is Your Mind? (26)
  • 11: Do Clients Need to Like You or Trust You? (52)
  • 08: Full-Time or Freelance Writer? The Pros and Cons (30)
  • 06: How Do You Know When You’ve Reached Success? (37)
  • 04: Three Ways to Start a Revolution (37)

December 2009  (8)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 23: It’s All About You (34)
  • 21: What to Do with Clients When You’re Sick  (26)
  • 16: Taylor’s a Feminist – But So Is James (126)
  • 14: Is Your Education Useless?  (69)
  • 11: Keep the Freelancer Clock Ticking (17)
  • 09: Have You Been Betrayed by Your Blogger? (39)
  • 07: Are Bloggers Creating Their Own Sweatshop? (106)
  • 02: Which Person Would You Talk To? (55)

November 2009  (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Are You Too Tough With Your Website Copy? (19)
  • 27: Did You Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal? (36)
  • 25: SMART Freelancing: Are You Being Realistic? (33)
  • 23: How to Put Rumors to Rest (21)
  • 20: Why You Shouldn’t Stick to Your Niche (59)
  • 18: Are You Afraid of Success? We Bet Yes. (73)
  • 16: How You Might Be Losing Clients Without Even Knowing It (30)
  • 13: How to Keep Your Blog From Losing Weight During the Holidays  (34)
  • 11: The Freelancer’s Guide to Working With Clients That SUCK (17)
  • 09: Is Your Website Copy Too Excited? (29)
  • 07: Special Fiction Writing Week: Creating Prejudice in Fantasy  (1)
  • 06: Special Fiction Writing Week: Creating Character Flaws (6)
  • 05: Special Fiction Week: Your Exclusive Men with Pens Offer (8)
  • 04: Special Fiction Writing Week: Creating a Plot (14)
  • 03: Special Fiction Writing Week: Creating a Setting  (10)
  • 02: Special Fiction Writing Week: Creating a Character  (19)

October 2009  (15)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: How to Kill the Scope Creep Beast (3)
  • 28: Is Your Email Address Losing You Clients?  (66)
  • 26: Want More Clients? Explain Yourself. (32)
  • 25: Drive-By Shooting Sunday Special: Adventures of a Barefoot Geek (9)
  • 23: How to Measure Your Worth (0)
  • 22: Drive-By Shooting Special: Cheryl’s Casual Contemplations (13)
  • 21: How Does Writing Make you Feel? (28)
  • 19: Are You a Snotty Artist? (65)
  • 16: How to Freelance the Specific, SMART Way (3)
  • 14: Slaying Writer Dragons: Epic Skill #3, Physical Prowess (28)
  • 12: Are You a Silent Blogger? (80)
  • 09: Five Things I’ve Learned Since Getting A Book Agent (32)
  • 07: Are You Freelancing the SMART Way? (8)
  • 05: What Walt Disney Can Teach You about Writing (24)
  • 02: Does Your Fiction Novel Have a Theme? (3)

September 2009  (15)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Slaying Writer Dragons: Epic Skill #2, Emotional Prowess  (20)
  • 28: How to Decide the Best Community Contribution (34)
  • 25: What’s Your Style of Writer Underpants? (1)
  • 23: Slaying Writer Dragons: Epic Skill #1, Mental Prowess  (19)
  • 22: Top Ten Blogs for Writers: The Results are In! (19)
  • 21: Screw Community (81)
  • 18: Three Words to Help You Finish Any Writing Project (2)
  • 16: The Dragons of Writing and How to Fight Them (34)
  • 15: We Like Special Announcements. Here are Three. (17)
  • 14: How to Add Spice to Your Content (26)
  • 11: Todoodle Your To-Do List: The Todoodlist Review (14)
  • 09: How to Bribe Yourself to Do Nasty Things (30)
  • 07: Don’t Keyword Your Comments (52)
  • 04: Do You Have to Have All The Answers? (2)
  • 02: Copywriting or Design: Which Gets the Best Results? (50)

August 2009  (14)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: The Past and the Future of Digital Storytelling (24)
  • 28: What the Heck is Going On With James? (0)
  • 26: How to Guide Your Train of Thought (16)
  • 24: In Which James Writes Something That Makes Him Squirm (8)
  • 21: Three Key Questions to Ramp Up Your Story’s Mojo (1)
  • 21: Are You a Pantser or a Plotter? (2)
  • 19: How to Write an Outline for a Post, An Ebook or Your Thesis Paper (42)
  • 17: Your Clutter is Killing Your Customers (51)
  • 14: One Easy Way to Keep Your Blog Readers Happy – And Gain New Ones Fast (42)
  • 13: Top Ten Blogs for Writers: Time to Vote! (8)
  • 12: How to Write a Good eBook – You Know, the Kind that Doesn’t Suck  (45)
  • 10: How to Create a Great Tutorial on Anything at All (20)
  • 05: How to Add Flow to Your Writing  (40)
  • 03: Is It Time for You to Redesign Your Site? (28)

July 2009  (15)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: Are You Leading People Down a Slippery Path? (16)
  • 29: How to Be Funny  (21)
  • 28: Six Elements You Must Master to Write a Publishable Novel (4)
  • 28: Five Things You Absolutely Need to Know Before You Write a Novel (3)
  • 27: What James Did This Summer and Where He Got the Money (21)
  • 22: How to Make Scary-Big Stuff Happen  (38)
  • 20: How Far Should You Take Your Creativity? (30)
  • 17: What the Carnies Can Teach You About Freelancing (30)
  • 16: Drive-By Shooting Special: Pick Nick’s Brains (20)
  • 15: Three Ways to Use Your Screw-Around Time to Improve Your Business  (15)
  • 13: Don’t Be Creative – Be Conventional  (21)
  • 08: One Great Reason to Remember the Clients You Never Had (17)
  • 06: How to Write Great Transition Scenes (23)
  • 03: How to Turn Your Blog Into a Business (42)
  • 01: Staying On Task While Traveling  (14)

June 2009  (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 29: How to Get New Clients with Old Work (15)
  • 29: What You Need to Know Before You Start a Video Blog (17)
  • 26: How to Swipe Your Way to Faster Communication and Better Service (20)
  • 24: An Acting Lesson That Teaches You to Write Well (23)
  • 22: WordPress 2.8: It’s Time to Upgrade Your Site (30)
  • 19: Your Blog Readers Aren’t Buying (64)
  • 17: Why Bloggers Should Be Paid More, Part III: Not Everyone Blogs Right  (22)
  • 15: Drive-by-Shooting Special: Start Being Your Best (17)
  • 12: Do Your Videos Shut Out a Third of Your Audience? (38)
  • 10: Why Bloggers Should Be Paid More, Part II: Short Posts Do Not Equal Short Hours  (45)
  • 08: The 5 Basic Elements of Good Logo Design (47)
  • 03: Why Bloggers Should Be Paid More, Part I: Blogging is Tough (66)
  • 01: Lose Your Mind and Release Your Creativity (44)

May 2009  (15)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 29: Creating Skepticism Through Relationship Building (34)
  • 27: How to Make an Old Blog Post New Again  (27)
  • 25: How to Gain Clients Without Feeling Dirty (9)
  • 25: The Top Premium WordPress Themes on the Web (22)
  • 22: How to Devalue Your Blog and Burn Yourself Out (65)
  • 20: What Should You Do With Lousy Old Blog Posts?  (24)
  • 18: Beginner Web Design: The Tools You Need (25)
  • 15: Do You Need Support to Take a Break? (27)
  • 13: Let Biblio Help Build Your Business (And Library) (15)
  • 11: Is Elance a Winner or Loser? (1)
  • 08: Are you Killing or Creating Comment Conversation? (50)
  • 07: Drive-By Shooting Special: Go Smalley (19)
  • 06: How Good is Your First Draft? (35)
  • 04: New Projects Are A Piece of Cake (31)
  • 01: Selling Through Scarcity: Screwing It Up (16)

April 2009  (14)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Drive-By Shooting Special: Black Bus (17)
  • 29: Do You Have a Magic Ring? (36)
  • 27: Does Your eBook Design Stand Up or Fall Flat? (38)
  • 24: Increasing Sales Through Scarcity – Is It a Scam? (32)
  • 22: Are You Forgetting to Network With Your Friends? (22)
  • 20: Did You Hate Our Black Background? (81)
  • 17: How Urgency Gets You to Buy (30)
  • 15: Getting Zen About Writing (25)
  • 13: 13.2 Rockstar WordPress Plugins You May Not Know About (48)
  • 10: Are You Afraid of Marketing or Do Sales Just Turn You Off? (47)
  • 08: What Brand of Panic Are You Smoking?  (50)
  • 06: Are You A Big Spender or a Cheapskate? (43)
  • 03: Website Copy with Benefits: James’ Take (42)
  • 01: Website Copy With Benefits: Tei’s Take (36)

March 2009  (14)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: What a Rotten Roof Can Teach You About Your Business (17)
  • 27: Are You Struggling Over a Small Readership? (74)
  • 25: The Magical Whiteboard and the Fruits of Labor (21)
  • 23: How to Stay Sane and Alive if You’re Creative (40)
  • 20: Are You Losing Faith in Your Writing Dream? (57)
  • 18: Interview with Pen woMan #4: The Rogue Taylor Reveals All (16)
  • 16: How to Plan a Freelancer Vacation So You Can Refuel (42)
  • 13: A Skewed Sense of Time Screws Up Your Schedule (24)
  • 11: The Single Freelancer Policy that Saves Your Soul (27)
  • 09: Is Your Life a Runaway Train? (33)
  • 06: The Last-Ditch Letter That Might Help You Get Paid (29)
  • 04: 7 Tips to Make Sure You Get Paid by Clients (38)
  • 02: Sticky Business Contest Winners: Congrats! (15)
  • 01: Drive-By Shooting Sunday: Wahm Biz Builder (15)

February 2009  (12)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 27: Are You Doing What You Do Best? (32)
  • 25: The Secrets to Writing Really Great Website Content (40)
  • 23: How to Sell with a Clear Conscience (43)
  • 20: How’s Your Home Office These Days? (49)
  • 18: Three Men (with Pens) and a Lady (44)
  • 16: Are You An Abusive Person? (35)
  • 13: What Frank Kern Can Teach You About Branding (137)
  • 11: Why Do Freelancers Neglect Systems? (16)
  • 09: Freelancers Aren’t as Green as They Think (18)
  • 06: The Big Secrets No One Talks About (64)
  • 04: Web Design Trends for 2009 (27)
  • 02: You Don’t Need Skills to do Business (24)

January 2009  (14)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Teaching People What They Never Learned in University (37)
  • 28: Book Review: Don’t Make Me Think (23)
  • 26: Should You Ask Potential Customers Their Budget? (83)
  • 23: Which Theme Did You Choose? (44)
  • 21: Twitterranting: On Ego Pedestals and Auto Following (74)
  • 19: Putting the “Social” Back Into Social Networking (76)
  • 16: Do You Feed Your Muse Well? (108)
  • 15: Three Writing Tips from People Who Aren’t Writers (1)
  • 14: The Unlimited Freelancer: Your Ultimate Freelancer Potential (28)
  • 12: Fiction Writing: Don’t Touch My Character! (16)
  • 11: Drive-By Shooting Sunday: Deeper Issues (7)
  • 09: Restrict Your Creativity to Unleash It (55)
  • 07: Finding More Time For Yourself (30)
  • 05: Drive-By Shooting Site Critiques Are Back! (17)

December 2008  (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 24: We’ll Be Back on January 5, 2009 (26)
  • 22: Wrapping Up Some Sticky Business: Our Contest Ends (8)
  • 21: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog (17)
  • 19: TweetDeck: Stacking Your Deck with New Tools (39)
  • 17: How to Deal with Cranks, Flamers and Trolls (46)
  • 15: Losing Your Sense of Self Because of Your Business (37)
  • 14: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Deaf Mom World (11)
  • 12: Do You Have the Courage to Ask for Help? (73)
  • 11: Check Out Task Three of the Sticky Business Contest (11)
  • 10: Balancing Work and Work (72)
  • 08: 13.2 Ways Forums Can Make Your Life Better (39)
  • 07: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Writer Dad (45)
  • 05: Building Dreams with Your Business (17)
  • 03: Take a Look at Task Two of the Sticky Business Contest (17)
  • 03: The Dangers of Too Much Content on Your Site (24)
  • 01: Are There Cons to Overhauling Your Site Design? (36)

November 2008  (19)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: The Antisocial Social Worker (16)
  • 28: How to Increase Your Rates for the New Year (22)
  • 26: Build it from Scratch or Customize a Template? (23)
  • 25: Want to See Task One of the Sticky Business Contest? (13)
  • 24: What Grocery Stores Teach You About Free Content (74)
  • 23: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: The D Spot Redeux (6)
  • 21: Have You Taken Your Product for a Test Drive? (13)
  • 20: Don’t Miss Your Chance to Reach Your Dream (0)
  • 19: Facing the Real Costs of Doing Business (21)
  • 17: Figuring Out What You Really Sell (57)
  • 16: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Sushi Day (17)
  • 14: Interview with Pen Man #3: Charlie Pabst Goes Naked (33)
  • 12: Your Chance to Learn How to Make Money Online (21)
  • 10: Enter The Men with Pens Sticky Business Contest
  • 08: A New Look for Men with Pens (87)
  • 06: When One Thing Is All You’re Missing (23)
  • 05: Spare No Expense When It Comes To Your Business (23)
  • 03: The Debate Continues: Would You Freelance If You Had Nothing? (31)
  • 02: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Positioning Strategy (5)

October 2008  (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: Managing Your Big Idea So That It Doesn’t Eat Your Brain (37)
  • 29: Open Debate: The True Costs of Starting a Freelance Business (69)
  • 27: Blogs versus Websites: What’s the Difference? (31)
  • 26: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Simplistic Thoughts (16)
  • 24: Discovering Your Artistic Creative Process (28)
  • 22: Avoiding the Entrepreneurial Seizure (20)
  • 20: How to Use Strategic SEO Email (39)
  • 19: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: Ulla Hennig’s WebBlog (6)
  • 17: Create Fantastic Characters for the NaNoWriMo Challenge (24)
  • 15: Recessions are the Best Times for Business (39)
  • 13: Blogging On a Holiday: Should You Do It or Ditch It? (30)
  • 12: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: Creative Texture Tools (7)
  • 10: Who Would You Date In the Blogosphere? (49)
  • 08: Focus to Plan Your Business Future  (20)
  • 06: The E-Myth Revisited: A Review (49)
  • 05: Drive-By Shooting Sundays: The Enhance Life (15)
  • 03: Feed Reader Heaven or Email Inbox Hell? (44)
  • 01: Are You Here for a Good Time or a Long Time? (43)

September 2008  (19)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 29: How to Shut People Out By Shutting Down (73)
  • 28: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Forty Plus Two (11)
  • 26: Embracing Feedback and Taking Away the Guns (26)
  • 24: How to Respect Yourself When You Aren’t Perfect (38)
  • 23: Top Ten Blogs for Writers: Men with Pens Takes Second Place (24)
  • 22: On Listening to Shepherds and Finding Your Green Pastures (40)
  • 21: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Fawnskin Flyer (5)
  • 19: Have a Gun and Tell Us What You Think (94)
  • 17: Rewriting Your Writing: How to Be a Better Writer (36)
  • 15: What to Do When You Can’t Write (37)
  • 14: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Break Time (5)
  • 12: How to Be a Good Customer (29)
  • 10: Simplicity for Writers of All Types (51)
  • 09: Stop Being a Wimp and Start Succeeding (10)
  • 08: Finding Fame and Fortune: Rock Star or Olympian? (18)
  • 07: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Mike Riversdale (6)
  • 05: Does It Look Easy to You? (43)
  • 03: Pen Men Coming Out of the Closet (72)
  • 01: Getting Distance or Going All the Way (41)

August 2008  (21)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: Lit Guides (20)
  • 29: Writing Your Way to Western Saddle Success (39)
  • 28: Top Ten Blogs for Writers: It’s Time to Vote! (12)
  • 27: Are You Advertising One Knee or Two? (56)
  • 25: How to Feel Consistently Confident About Your Writing (68)
  • 24: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Yes to Me (23)
  • 22: Finding Your Ideal Reader (40)
  • 20: The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding: A Review (35)
  • 18: Forget the Details and Work On the Big Picture (51)
  • 17: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Your Writing Cure (12)
  • 15: A Drive-By Case Study: EditMe (10)
  • 13: Learning to Fly Without Wings (51)
  • 11: Cutting Back on Posting Frequency (63)
  • 10: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Abundance Blog (17)
  • 08: Inside the Secret Squad Room: Agent Olsen Lets Us Look (24)
  • 07: Great Service Deserves a Great Mention (69)
  • 06: Guest Posting: Should You Accept Guest Posts on Your Blog? (41)
  • 05: Guest Posting: After You Get the Yes (43)
  • 04: Guest Posting: Common Questions Writers Have (19)
  • 03: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Prin’s Links (19)
  • 01: Guest Posting: When Your Favorite Blogger Pulls Back (39)

July 2008  (29)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: Guest Posting: Finding the Motivation to Write (49)
  • 30: Guest Posting: Watch Out for Complaints (50)
  • 29: Guest Posting: Throwing It All Away (29)
  • 28: Guest Posting: Stacking the Odds for a Yes  (36)
  • 27: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: McAWilliams Photoblog (25)
  • 26: Men with Pens Moves Up a Notch with Google (29)
  • 25: Guest Posting: Landing the Gig Isn’t That Hard  (74)
  • 24: HALT Your Way to Better Business (42)
  • 23: Four Choices To Brand Your Online Business (42)
  • 22: The Writer’s Biggest Excuse: Inspiration  (51)
  • 21: Driving Traffic Using Smaller Shots of Power (68)
  • 20: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: From the Living Room (31)
  • 18: Four Areas to Think of When Building an Online Business (29)
  • 17: How to Outsource Your Life to the Right People (28)
  • 16: How to Ride the River Rapids of the Virtual World (51)
  • 15: When You Lose a Different Kind of Everything (68)
  • 14: Do Blogs Really Earn Business? (53)
  • 14: Interview with the Pen Men at Yes to Me (1)
  • 13: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Spiritual Tramp (14)
  • 11: Ethics, Paid Reviews and Affiliate Programs (42)
  • 10: Real Authors and the Paradox of Desktop Publishing (110)
  • 09: One Easy Way to Welcome People to Your Blog Community (99)
  • 08: Where to Find Affordable Education for Freelancers (37)
  • 07: When Blogging is a Complete Waste of Words (67)
  • 06: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Geek’s Dream Girl (36)
  • 04: Pricing Your Design and Writing Services (26)
  • 03: Losing It All and Starting Over (42)
  • 02: Should You Turn Off Your Telephone? (83)
  • 01: What Happens When You Change Someone’s Life? (22)

June 2008  (17)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Manners on the Internet: People Still Don’t Get It (41)
  • 29: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: GeekArt (21)
  • 27: Get your Site Out of the Garage and Onto The Stage (21)
  • 26: How a Great Reputation Can Hurt Your Business (68)
  • 25: Putting Twitter on Notice (71)
  • 24: The Wrong Way to Enter Contests (29)
  • 23: Bridging the Information Gap with Analogies (18)
  • 22: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin’? (27)
  • 20: How to Confuse the Hell Out of Your Readers (31)
  • 19: One Easy Way to Clearly Convey Your Message (22)
  • 18: How to Exceed Expectations (42)
  • 17: Raiders of the Lost Archives (62)
  • 16: Welcome Home, Boys (37)
  • 15: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: KameronMF (21)
  • 01: Writing the Farewell Symphony (56)
  • 01: Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Marketing Artfully (19)
  • 01: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Head Rambles (31)

May 2008  (37)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: When Do Bloggers Get a Break? (81)
  • 30: Do Images Move You Too Much? (38)
  • 29: Enter the Capturing Fantasy Launch Contest (0)
  • 29: How to Kill Your Business with Email  (20)
  • 28: Capture the Fantasy and Escape your Reality (30)
  • 27: What a Horoscope, Twitter, and Blog Packs Have in Common (25)
  • 26: Why We Do the Things We Do (9)
  • 25: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Book Club Classics (9)
  • 24: Fiction Writing: It Was A Dark and Bloggy Night (19)
  • 23: Are You Ready to Indulge Yourself? (77)
  • 22: Fiction Writing: Conflicts and Characters (24)
  • 21: Running with The Wolves as Nature Intended (83)
  • 20: Website Content: Are You Turning Readers Off? (44)
  • 20: Arrested, Questioned and Convicted: Chartrand’s Legal Affairs (2)
  • 19: Clever Website Content Writing that Converts (34)
  • 18: Drive-By-Shooting Sunday: Technosyncrocity (38)
  • 17: A Confession: James is Not Canadian (67)
  • 16: Why Your Website Content Loses 7 Percent of Customers (28)
  • 16: Achieving Freedom from Freelancing (1)
  • 15: Writing Website Content Headlines (64)
  • 14: Website Content: Giving the Grand Tour (31)
  • 13: Questions to Ask Buyers about Their Website Content (29)
  • 12: Should You Specialize in Website Content? (57)
  • 11: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: The Chronicles of Rhodester (29)
  • 10: How Words Can Create Love and Erase Fear (23)
  • 09: Fiction Writing: What’s Your Point of View? (20)
  • 09: Should You Brand Yourself or Your Business? (2)
  • 08: A Tale of Customer Service (47)
  • 07: Our Small Business (or Reading with Your Monitor Off) (46)
  • 06: Fiction Writing: Overactive Imagination (18)
  • 05: What Hasbro Can Teach You About Repeat Clients (26)
  • 04: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Blog Badly (8)
  • 03: What Is Niebu: The New Way of the World (53)
  • 03: Targeting Your Market with Generational Writing (0)
  • 02: How to Promote Your Business and Win Clients (41)
  • 02: Heading into the Finals at March Blog Madness (1)
  • 01: Feed Reading and RSS for Dummies (Like Us) (37)

April 2008  (45)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Fiction Writing: Discover Your MonkeyBoy (57)
  • 30: Our Page Rank Comes Home (7)
  • 29: How to Use a Laptop In the Sun (66)
  • 28: How to Show You Care About Your Customers (39)
  • 28: Third Round and One Shot Closer to Victory (12)
  • 27: Link Love From James’ Feed Reader (and on Giving Up) (47)
  • 27: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: Bibliophile’s Retreat (17)
  • 26: Fiction Writing: Character Creation (40)
  • 25: Are You Really A Good Web Worker? (50)
  • 25: Second Round Victory? Are the Men Going Down? (10)
  • 24: Participate in RSS Awareness Day (11)
  • 24: When You Don’t Want to Be Big Business (68)
  • 23: Four Ways to Target Buyers With Writing (1)
  • 23: What To Do With Performance Anxiety (49)
  • 22: Fiction Writing: Find the Spirit of Aloha (30)
  • 21: Is Charging More the Right Thing to Do? (109)
  • 20: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: Musings of the Chatty DM (21)
  • 19: What Does Writing Mean to You? (58)
  • 18: What to Do When Low Rates Hold You Back  (77)
  • 18: The Key to Getting an Extreme Reader Response (0)
  • 17: Are Your Emails Coming Up Short? (92)
  • 16: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: Strong White Papers (125)
  • 16: Advertising Campaigns: Fish Like a Pro for a Bigger Catch (0)
  • 15: How to Write About Old News and Be Original (86)
  • 14: Fiction Writing: Escaping Reality through Writing (131)
  • 13: The Ultimate Men with Pens Guide to Twitter (80)
  • 12: Fiction Writing: Bringing Dialogue to Life (108)
  • 11: When Encouragement Hurts: How to Praise Others Properly (46)
  • 10: Keeping Up When Your Blog Takes Off (64)
  • 10: Poewar’s Drive-By-Shooting of Men with Pens: We Nearly Lost the Battle, Folks! (11)
  • 09: Who Would You Thank for Helping You Get Where You Are? (46)
  • 09: More About the Men with Pens, Part Two (1)
  • 08: Men with Pens Facing Off at March Blog Madness! (13)
  • 08: Should You Tell People Their Blog Design is Ugly? (87)
  • 07: Entrecard Showdown: The Beginning of the End (41)
  • 06: Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: The Writing Journey (25)
  • 05: What You Need To Know About Your New Blog Theme (58)
  • 04: Why Web Workers Should Indulge in Guilty Pleasures (61)
  • 03: Fiction Writing: Research is Just a Road Trip (58)
  • 03: Interview with James and Harry: More About the Men with Pens (16)
  • 03: How Misbranding Hurts Your Passion (7)
  • 02: Provoking Change with the Elements of Content (59)
  • 01: When Freelancing Isn’t Free (59)
  • 01: Men with Pens Comment King Turns Copyblogger King (3)
  • 01: Men with Pens Expands with Freelance Writing Gigs  (25)

March 2008  (39)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: Your Own Song: What you Need to Know about Writing (39)
  • 31: Frustrated by Blogging? The Most Common Issues Resolved. (2)
  • 31: Colliding Fiction with Technology at Seekerville (9)
  • 30: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: The Writer’s Manifesto (22)
  • 29: How to Accomplish Your Dreams (91)
  • 28: Would You Use a Job Auction Site to Find Work? (71)
  • 28: ToDoodle Your Way to Better Efficiency (4)
  • 27: Harry Falls from Grace, the Beatles Reunite and Twitter (114)
  • 26: How to Stay on the Slopes when You’re Dealing with an Avalanche (51)
  • 26: Head-to-Head Showdown for Best Blogs for Writers (1)
  • 25: Do Older Generations Matter to the Internet? (66)
  • 24: Fiction Writing: Playing Games (21)
  • 23: Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: Melissa Donovan (31)
  • 22: Twittering Time Away (61)
  • 21: 13.2 Easy Ways to Build a Thriving Blog Community (101)
  • 20: Fiction Writing: Should You Plot Your Plot? (43)
  • 19: Overhaul Your Image for Better Results (44)
  • 18: Are You Accepting Dirty Money? (0)
  • 18: Should You Let Scrapers Link to Your Blog? (43)
  • 17: Would You Become Someone Else To Achieve Your Dreams? (129)
  • 16: Fiction Writing: Hurt Your Characters (21)
  • 15: Tips for Creating a Great Theme Design (37)
  • 14: How Maslow Can Help Your Online Business (52)
  • 13: Fiction Writing: Collaborating and Co-Authoring (84)
  • 12: 13.2 Ways Not to Get Rich Online (83)
  • 11: Get Your Nose Out of The Air and Relax (77)
  • 11: Check Out What’s New at MwP! (13)
  • 10: The Secret to Killer Content (1)
  • 10: Are You Charging What You’re Worth? (52)
  • 10: How to Change Your Sleep Habits (8)
  • 09: Fiction Writing: What Makes Readers Care About Your Characters? (29)
  • 08: Bloggers Who Fake It (188)
  • 07: Are Entrepreneurs Control Freaks? (80)
  • 06: Fiction Writing: Flaw Your Character (22)
  • 05: The Classic Entrepreneur: Exploring the Brighter Side (32)
  • 04: How to Track Time Without Wasting a Minute (51)
  • 03: 13.2 Design Questions From Students (12)
  • 02: Fiction Writing: Characters Rule the Story (36)
  • 01: The Classic Entrepreneur: A Look at the Dark Side (59)

February 2008  (44)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 29: Handling Your Perfectionism (31)
  • 28: How to be Cool with Your Network Contacts (24)
  • 27: The Importance of Suspending Disbelief (24)
  • 26: Have You Become a Statistic? (6)
  • 26: Will Content Kill the Web? (52)
  • 26: Men with Pens Writer Becomes A Professional Member of the PWAC  (15)
  • 25: Why Your Novel Isn’t Written Yet (56)
  • 25: Is Your Content Running Around Naked? (2)
  • 24: Fiction Writing: How to Capture Your BIG IDEA (67)
  • 23: Void: The Way of Writing – Part 6 of 6 (35)
  • 22: Are You Neglecting Good Looks in Favor of Great Content? (113)
  • 21: Wind: The Way of Writing – Part 5 of 6 (49)
  • 21: Are you an Invincible eParent? (3)
  • 20: Don’t Be Efficient if You Want a Successful Business (40)
  • 19: Upcoming Series: How to Be a Better Fiction Writer (52)
  • 18: Fire: The Way of Writing – Part 4 of 6 (27)
  • 17: From Humble to Riches: Linking Out (21)
  • 16: Five People Who Can Make a Difference (17)
  • 15: What a Camera Can Teach You About Customer Service (35)
  • 13: Getting Creative With Your Content (103)
  • 13: Harrison McLeod – Revealed! (0)
  • 12: Seven Wierd Things About Harry (71)
  • 11: How to Get a Better Night’s Rest (23)
  • 10: Content is King, but the Emperor Needed New Clothes (9)
  • 10: Knitters Never Comment! (34)
  • 10: Seven Weird Things about James (56)
  • 09: Water: The Way of Writing – Part 3 (17)
  • 08: Win Cash, Books, Expert Advice, Clothes and Great Advertising! (4)
  • 08: 3 Can’t-Fail Steps For Writing Without Intimidation (51)
  • 07: 27 Secrets to Avoid Internet Burnout (22)
  • 07: Put Spirit into Your Writing (11)
  • 06: How to Keep Your Feed Subscriptions at a Manageable Level (12)
  • 05: A Warm Welcome or a Burning Conflict: Which are You Creating? (51)
  • 05: How To Regain Your Focus (6)
  • 04: Why James is an Idiot (16)
  • 04: We’ve Moved! (5)
  • 04: The Grand Tour of Our New Home (71)
  • 03: Your Business in 30 Seconds or Less (13)
  • 03: Entrecard Impressions (21)
  • 02: How to Write Sexy Content that Satisfies (39)
  • 02: Lost In Your Own Writing? (16)
  • 01: Ground: The Way Of Writing – Part 2 of 6 (6)
  • 01: The Way of Writing – Part 1 of 6 (9)
  • 01: Live In the Moment, Plan for the Future (14)

January 2008  (47)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: The Last Step Before Our Move (20)
  • 31: Are Your Internet Habits Skewing Your Sense of Time? (9)
  • 30: Sorry, We’re Having Technical Difficulties (5)
  • 30: When, Why, and How to Say No (9)
  • 29: Get Unlimited and Get your Business in Gear (15)
  • 28: How to Get your Readers to Get You (7)
  • 28: Do You Sweat Over the Details? (10)
  • 28: Ground: The Way Of Writing – Part 2 of 6 (7)
  • 27: Risking Your Business To Make Money (7)
  • 26: Seven Tips for Beating Procrastination (30)
  • 25: I’m an eDad (3)
  • 25: The Way of Writing – Part One of Six (12)
  • 24: Three Tips to Unclutter Your Mind (0)
  • 24: When You Regret the Rate You Quoted (1)
  • 23: Priming Your Audience: The Power of Words (6)
  • 22: What To Do When You Have A Strong Opinion (23)
  • 21: How to Never Lose Your Job (19)
  • 21: How Tom Cochrane and Ice Hockey Teach You to Be a Better Writer (19)
  • 20: Finding The Perfect Manager (3)
  • 19: If I Knew Then What I Know Now (10)
  • 18: Do You Need a Degree to Be a Professional? (51)
  • 17: How To Finish a Project In 10 Minutes (44)
  • 16: Take the Copyblogger Challenge! (12)
  • 16: Three Ways to Improve Comments On Your Blog (21)
  • 15: Win An iPod? (2)
  • 15: Check Us Out At CopyBlogger! (9)
  • 15: Tips for Phone Meetings and Calling Your Freelancer (2)
  • 14: Where Is Your Voice? (14)
  • 13: How Written Words Affect Client Conversations (20)
  • 12: Are Your Ideas Really Your Own? (24)
  • 11: How to Cut off Your Readers in Less than Two Paragraphs (18)
  • 11: We Got A Little Love from Google (17)
  • 11: The Results of Interviewing You from S&P are In! (0)
  • 11: Creating Flagship Content (8)
  • 10: 20 Resources For Better Writing (10)
  • 10: How to Keep More Money in Your Pocket (29)
  • 09: One Step Closer to Moving Day (9)
  • 09: Are You Using Life as Your Excuse? (8)
  • 08: 7 Deadly Fears Explored: Fear of Research (10)
  • 07: How Many Revisions Are Enough? (21)
  • 06: Crystal Clear Coding – Theme Overhaul Phase Three (3)
  • 05: Win a Free Copy of Zen To Done! (6)
  • 05: 7 Deadly Fears Explored: Too Old To Write (7)
  • 04: Are you Creating Toxic Conversation? (17)
  • 04: We Need Your Opinion! (8)
  • 03: 7 Decisions to Make About Your Posting Frequency (14)
  • 02: We’re Back – and With Big Plans (6)

December 2007  (37)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 26: We’ll Be Back on January 3, 2008 (7)
  • 25: To A Homeless Man and His Dog, Merry Christmas (57)
  • 24: Christmas LinkFest (9)
  • 23: How Long Would You Wait? (5)
  • 22: Three Rules of Freelancing Online for Happy Clients (2)
  • 21: How To Get Started As a Freelance Writer on the Web (1)
  • 21: Keeping Your Content Neutral (11)
  • 20: Why You Should Write At Elementary School Levels (17)
  • 19: One Vital Plugin For Your WordPress Blog (12)
  • 18: 7 Deadly Fears Explored: Only One Book (6)
  • 17: Blogs with Eating Disorders (or Four Types of Posts You Shouldn’t Be Writing) (10)
  • 16: How Did I Get Here Anyway? (3)
  • 15: 7 Deadly Fears Explored: Exposing Yourself (10)
  • 14: Google Getting into Article Directories (3)
  • 14: Always Keep an Eye on the Little Guy (0)
  • 13: 7 Deadly Fears Explored: Success (4)
  • 12: 11 Tricks Brian Gardner Can Teach You to Attract New Clients (18)
  • 11: Top Ten Blogs for Writers Announced! (18)
  • 11: 7 Deadly Fears Explored: Inadequacy (16)
  • 11: Elance Takes It All In Stride (4)
  • 10: Elance Providers Start Yahoo Group to Avoid Censorship (0)
  • 10: Blog Design Trends for 2008 (8)
  • 09: Vandelay Web Design Blog Review (7)
  • 08: Time Management: How Many Hours Can You Fit In One Day? (12)
  • 07: Using Social Skills to Increase Business Revenue, Part 5 of 5 (0)
  • 06: Shane and Peter Challenging Entrepreneurs to an Interview, Part 2 (11)
  • 06: Using Social Skills to Increase Business Revenue, Part 4 of 5 (1)
  • 05: Free Promo, Free Books, and Free Insight (18)
  • 05: Using Social Skills to Increase Business Revenue, Part 3 of 5 (1)
  • 04: Your Mental Health as a Writer: Crucial Facts Copyblogger Forgot to Mention (10)
  • 04: Using Social Skills to Increase Business Revenue, Part 2 of 5 (0)
  • 03: Consulting Fair (4)
  • 03: Using Social Skills to Increase Business Revenue, Part 1 of 5 (2)
  • 02: Change Us (7)
  • 02: Itty Biz Gathers Donations for Second Harvest (0)
  • 01: Image Theft: Disabling The Right-Click Option (3)
  • 01: Am I The Only Alcoholic? (5)

November 2007  (48)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Leveling the Playing Field (0)
  • 30: Technical Difficulties – Please Stand By (1)
  • 29: Posting Your Writer Rates: Pros and Cons (14)
  • 28: 7 Deadly Fears of Writing Explored: Rejection (15)
  • 28: What Are You Really Selling? (3)
  • 27: How to Say No to Clients You Want to Keep (6)
  • 26: In the Running for the Top Ten Blogs for Writers (0)
  • 26: Online Personality: Avoiding the Mommy Blogger Stereotype (30)
  • 25: Is Writing an Art or a Trade? Two Opinions, Two Views (14)
  • 24: World’s Saddest Cubicle Contest Winner! (2)
  • 23: Starting Your Own Business: A Leap Of Faith (4)
  • 22: Free Quickbooks: Accounting for Writers (8)
  • 22: Four Tips for Providing Add-On Services (1)
  • 21: Selling Ebooks: All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go (11)
  • 20: Olympic Pricing Strategies for Writing Rates (2)
  • 20: “What’s a Blog, exactly?” (11)
  • 19: 7 Deadly Fears of Writing – Part 1 of 8 (34)
  • 18: Mixing Business and Personal: When Clients Get Too Close (3)
  • 17: Writers Cry Wolf and Do a 180 on Elance (20)
  • 17: Take the Heat or Get Out of the Kitchen (52)
  • 16: Elance Answers Writers’ Pleas (3)
  • 16: How to Blog to Drive Traffic (3)
  • 15: Is Elance Reconsidering Their Position? (0)
  • 15: Blogging, Personality and Conflicting Views (8)
  • 14: Elance Hikes Writer Fees (15)
  • 14: Money Matters, Part 6 of 6: 13 Resources for Freelance Writers (5)
  • 13: Elance’s Changes: Goodbye, Freelancers? (17)
  • 13: Money Matters, Part 5 of 6: Quickbooks For the Self-Employed (5)
  • 12: Money Matters, Part 4 of 6: Legal Entities for Freelance Business (0)
  • 11: Money Matters, Part 3 of 6: Subcontractors, Outsourcing and Taxes (9)
  • 10: Money Matters, Part 2 of 6: Hiding Money Online (0)
  • 10: Ditch Bookmarks; Read Feeds! (0)
  • 09: Post Blog Expo: Bloggers Making History (0)
  • 09: Post Blog Expo Report (0)
  • 09: Money Matters, Part 1 of 6: Declaring PayPal Income (5)
  • 08: Blog Expo: Part 2  (0)
  • 08: Cast your Vote for the Ten Best Blogs for Writers? (5)
  • 08: I’m Fantastic in Bed (4)
  • 07: Blog World and New Media Expo, Las Vegas (8)
  • 07: Making the Top Ten Best Blogs (9)
  • 07: Define Professional (3)
  • 06: Part 3 of 3: Splitting Up Your Partnership Before You Do Business (1)
  • 05: Accounting 101 for Freelancing Online (0)
  • 05: Part 2 of 3: What You Don’t Know About Mixing Friendship with Business Partnership (0)
  • 04: Part 1 of 3: Business Partnerships According to Yoda (0)
  • 03: Symptoms of The Geek Lifestyle (5)
  • 02: Feed Snippets or Full Feed? The Choice is Yours… and Mine (16)
  • 01: Business Partnerships: Agree Before You Agree (3)

October 2007  (34)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: 11 Tips on How to End a Client Relationship (11)
  • 30: Forget Email Subscriptions; Read Feeds! (2)
  • 29: More Good Books to Read (0)
  • 28: Worst-Case Scenarios and a First Video Experience (0)
  • 27: Take a Break from Blogging (0)
  • 26: Working Under the Table: Not for Me (2)
  • 25: Setting Writer Rates: It Costs Money to Make Money (16)
  • 24: Teaching Sells! And It’s Now on Sale! (1)
  • 24: Win an iMac from DevDad (0)
  • 23: Ask a Writer (3)
  • 22: Gay Wizards, World Peace and A Clean Environment (0)
  • 22: Generating Blog Traffic (and Being Nice) (0)
  • 21: I Think I’ve Been Spammed (5)
  • 20: Focus For a Strong Business Foundation (0)
  • 19: Big Authors with Humble Beginnings (0)
  • 18: Get Startup Funding Advice and Make Money Online (2)
  • 17: Reviews: From Outlander to Rock N’ Roll Jesus (0)
  • 16: Business Communication: Cultural Values Matter (6)
  • 15: Blog Action Day at JCME (1)
  • 15: How to Sabotage Your Own Project – Guaranteed! (1)
  • 14: The Almighty Dollar: Picking your Currency for Rates (7)
  • 13: Affiliate Expectations: Choosing a Program (0)
  • 12: PDF Security for Ebooks (2)
  • 11: Selling Ebooks: Affiliate Programs at a Glance (10)
  • 10: Top Five Reasons to Avoid Writing on Top Tens (0)
  • 09: Efficient Writing, Effective Work Habits (7)
  • 08: Building a Website: Easy, Cheap Options (0)
  • 07: Renaissance Of The Writer (0)
  • 06: Want a Website? 5 Reasons to Choose a Blog Instead (4)
  • 05: Persuasive Writing and Sheep (0)
  • 04: Five Tips and a Bonus: Dealing With Criticism (3)
  • 03: Copywriter Sweatshop Auction: Keywords I Thought I’d Never See (1)
  • 02: Blog Posting Frequency: Blog the Snot Out of It (7)
  • 01: StumbledUpon: Spiking Traffic (6)

September 2007  (30)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 30: Quick Tips for Preparing to Sell Ebooks (0)
  • 29: Know Any Good Books? (10)
  • 28: Work-at-Home Employment: It isn’t a Real Job (7)
  • 27: Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of the Copywriting Maven Blog (8)
  • 26: Social Networking OverKill (1)
  • 26: Cross-Training: Writers becoming Designers (3)
  • 25: Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of Copyblogger (0)
  • 23: Blog Contests: Great for Building Popularity (0)
  • 21: Three Scams Freelancers Face and How to Avoid Them (2)
  • 20: Rumblings from the Inbox: Review of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine (0)
  • 19: Dealing with Tight Deadlines: What’s The Rush? (4)
  • 18: Reviewing Ezines Etc. : The Beginning (6)
  • 17: Writer’s Block: An Artistic Inconvenience (1)
  • 16: Where’s My Business Name? (0)
  • 15: Justifying Outsourcing (2)
  • 14: Email Management: Escapades of the Inbox (1)
  • 13: What Makes a True Writer? (1)
  • 12: How to Write Sales Copy (2)
  • 11: Choosing a Name for Your Business (6)
  • 10: Internet Clutter: Too Much Content? (6)
  • 09: What It Really Means to Stay Connected (0)
  • 08: A Time to Reap (0)
  • 07: Better Gmail for Maximum Email Efficiency (2)
  • 07: Seven Tips to Avoid Being The Client from Hell (1)
  • 05: Is Ghostwriting Ethical? The Debate Continues (3)
  • 05: Disappearing Blogs: What About Ours? (5)
  • 04: Would Anyone Care If Blogs Disappeared? (1)
  • 03: Is Your Writing Tiring to Read? (1)
  • 02: Building Credibility with Personal Photos (0)
  • 01: Technology: If You Can’t Beat It, Join It (0)

August 2007  (31)
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  • 31: How to Find a Freelance Writer that Fits your Business (1)
  • 30: Schools Publishing Personal Home Pages (2)
  • 29: The Thread that Wouldn’t Die (2)
  • 28: How to Reduce Writer’s Fatigue (1)
  • 27: Occupational Hazards: Writing Better (2)
  • 25: The Internet Fame Game: Dawn’s eBay Exploits (4)
  • 25: Sorry, I Was On Vacation (0)
  • 23: Free Word Processors: Just Say No (20)
  • 22: An Easy Job for Writers Who Know What They are Doing (1)
  • 21: Monetizing a Blog: Tip Jars and PayPal Donations (1)
  • 21: Writers Who Know What They Are Doing: More Thoughts (0)
  • 20: Customer Service: Get an Edge (1)
  • 19: The Comfort Zone (0)
  • 18: Resource Box Review: Getting It Right (0)
  • 17: Shades: Are Yours Hiding Something? (1)
  • 16: Competition is Good for Business (1)
  • 15: Courage (1)
  • 14: Flaming Emails: When You’re the Victim (7)
  • 13: Addicted to Accidents (1)
  • 12: It Should Be Easy, Shouldn’t It? (0)
  • 11: Labor Union for Bloggers: A Lost Cause? (0)
  • 10: The Benefits of Outsourcing: Jamie Sees the Light (0)
  • 09: Article Writing: Seven Mistakes to Avoid (3)
  • 08: Minimum Bid Restrictions (1)
  • 07: Join the Majority – Not (4)
  • 06: Wheel of Fortune (0)
  • 05: A Moment of Enthusiasm (0)
  • 04: Ebook for Beginning Freelancers (1)
  • 03: Too Much Information (0)
  • 02: The Joy of Reading (1)
  • 01: What’s the Catch? (0)

July 2007  (20)
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  • 31: Instant Star (2)
  • 30: Twenty-Five Ways to Write for Money (2)
  • 29: Money Can’t Buy You People (0)
  • 28: The Isolation Factor (0)
  • 27: Get Out (0)
  • 26: Teens that Can’t Type (8)
  • 25: A Lack of Respect (2)
  • 24: Just Say No: Home Office Boundaries (0)
  • 23: My Office, My Home (1)
  • 22: O, Writer, Amuse Me! (0)
  • 21: Sales Copywriting Rates: Are they Fair? (3)
  • 20: A Little South Of Perception (0)
  • 20: Perception of Value (0)
  • 17: The Effects of Misjudgement (0)
  • 13: Are There Standard Writing Rates for Freelancers? (2)
  • 12: Working from Home the Right Way (1)
  • 11: Writers who Publish: Better than the Rest? (1)
  • 10: Headers Help (0)
  • 08: The Midnight Hour (0)
  • 03: The Right Web Copywriter for a Sales Marketing Page (0)

June 2007  (54)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 28: What’s Been Going On (0)
  • 18: Who Are You Writing For? (0)
  • 15: How Effective Is Your Title? (0)
  • 13: A Quick How-to for Article Marketing
  • 12: How Much Will This Cost Me? (1)
  • 12: Increasing Site Traffic on a Budget (1)
  • 11: Finding Legit Freelance Copywriters (2)
  • 10: Marketing Critiques (0)
  • 08: Whips and Chains: Being Realistic about Turnaround Time (0)
  • 07: Effective Downtime (0)
  • 06: Poor Web Content Can Turn Readers Away (0)
  • 06: Respect Freelance Writing Industry Rates (0)
  • 06: Content is King for SEO (2)
  • 06: Freelance Writers Valuable to Business (0)
  • 06: Article Marketing and Duplicate Content (0)
  • 06: Keyword Articles – Stuffed to the Gills (0)
  • 06: Copyright Laws (0)
  • 06: Website SEO (2)
  • 06: Targeting Keywords for Articles (0)
  • 06: Boosting Site Ranking with Good Copy and Content (0)
  • 06: What to Pay a Writer (1)
  • 06: Getting What You Want from a Writer (1)
  • 06: SEO Strategies and Business Focus (0)
  • 06: Ebooks that Sell (0)
  • 06: Adsense? (2)
  • 06: Marketing the Wrong Way (0)
  • 06: PLR Articles and Private Label Rights (0)
  • 06: Marketing Tips from Derek Gehl (1)
  • 06: Keeping the Good Ones (0)
  • 06: High-Density SEO Content and Keyword Articles (1)
  • 06: The Right Tone Hits the Target (0)
  • 06: Sales Sites and A Matter of Culture (0)
  • 06: Visual Assault (0)
  • 06: Never too long; never too boring (0)
  • 06: Finding a Freelancer (0)
  • 06: The Language of Color (0)
  • 06: Something For Nothing (0)
  • 06: Promise Less and Deliver More (0)
  • 06: Unsatisfied with a Job? (0)
  • 06: 365 Blog Posts (1)
  • 06: Buy A Blogger (1)
  • 06: The Other Way to Find Freelancers (0)
  • 06: A Domain By Any Other Name (0)
  • 06: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words (0)
  • 06: Fast Communication (1)
  • 06: Take a Test Run (0)
  • 06: The Perfect Logo (0)
  • 06: Publishing Etiquette (0)
  • 06: Coming Up with Fresh Content (1)
  • 05: Networking for the Quiet People (0)
  • 04: Managing a Team (0)
  • 03: Leap Of Faith (0)
  • 02: Moonlighting in Writing (0)
  • 01: How to Find the Time to Write (0)

May 2007  (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: The Customer Is Always Right (1)
  • 30: Cleaning Up Your Language: That Is (0)
  • 28: Putting the Finger on Professionalism (0)
  • 25: Customer Feedback (0)
  • 24: Do Emails Even Count? (0)
  • 22: No Place Like Home Page (0)
  • 21: Cookie-cutter Bids (0)
  • 19: I Can Do Anything (0)
  • 14: Internet Survival for Small Business (0)
  • 14: Organize Your Thoughts (0)
  • 12: Single or Team? (0)
  • 08: Don’t Quit Your Day Job (0)
  • 07: Accurate Estimates (0)
  • 06: Ripping Off Clients Through Ignorance (0)
  • 05: The Language of Color (0)
  • 01: New in the business (0)

April 2007  (13)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 26: Moody Writing (0)
  • 25: High-Density SEO Content and Keyword Articles (0)
  • 19: A Question of Style (0)
  • 16: Is Ghostwriting Ethical? (0)
  • 15: Professionalism and Freelance Writers (0)
  • 14: A Sad Project Description (0)
  • 13: Unresponsive Writers are Irresponsible Ones (2)
  • 10: Miracle Ebooks (1)
  • 08: Fast Articles: Write What You Know (2)
  • 06: Targeting Keywords for Articles (0)
  • 04: Copyright Laws (0)
  • 02: Writing Scams (1)
  • 01: A Writer’s Responsibility (1)

March 2007  (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive

  • 31: Writing like Bunnies Breed – Mass-production Article Writing (0)
  • 30: Deadline Discussion (2)
  • 29: Save Your Money (1)
  • 28: Taking Yourself Seriously (1)
  • 27: Needs for the Beginning Freelance Writer (3)
  • 23: Writing a Great Bid Proposal (1)
  • 22: Writing an E-book (2)
  • 21: Rewriting PLR Articles (7)
  • 20: Breaking Writer’s Block (9)
  • 18: Freelance Writing Rates and International Competition (2)
  • 16: Writing Keyword Articles (0)
  • 15: How to Write for Article Marketing (2)
  • 14: How to Write Articles That Sell (1)
  • 13: The Introductory Paragraph: Building the Foundation (1)
  • 12: Catchy Article Titles Make a Difference (3)
  • 11: An Article in 30 Minutes or Less? (2)
  • 11: Competing Internationally in the Freelance Writing Industry (0)
  • 10: What’s Your Time Worth? (3)
  • 10: Be Serious About Your Skills (1)
  • 09: Marketing And Freelance Writing (0)
  • 09: How to Be a Professional Freelance Writer (10)
  • 08: A Beginning (2)


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