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How I Write Quality Blog Posts, Fast: 5 Tips
Creating many blog posts for your writing clients is easy with these five tips.
GUEST POST: Five New Realities for the Beginning Freelance Writer
By John White The freelance writing life, as my colleague Jim Schott points out, is "a hard way to make an easy living." I often quote him because freelance writing does seem like a hard way to make a living (easy or not), especially if you've never spent time around...
10 Writing and Blogging Gurus Who Actually Know Their Stuff
These 10 writing and blogging experts inspired me and helped me to earn more each year. Who are your writing gurus?
How I Make $5,000 a Month as a Paid Blogger
Over the past couple of years, I've seen the amount of income I make from blogging grow steadily. Some months now, it's half my income. That can mean $5,000 a month or more from blogging. How did I build a lucrative business as a paid blogger? Here's how to make money...
How to Get the Most Lucrative Writing Clients, Part II: 5 Ways to Connect
Last week, I discussed how to identify really great-paying clients. Now that we know the shape of the elephant, let's discuss how to locate and bag that big game. Here are some of the techniques I've used in the past year to connect with clients that pay $1-$2 a word,...
20 Different Post Types to Spice Up Your Blog
If your blog isn't getting the results you want, it may be because your blog writing has fallen into a rut. As a reader of many blogs, I find they can get dull when the writer sticks to one type of blog rather than providing some variety. If you need ideas on how to...
How to Get the Most Lucrative Writing Clients, Part I: 5 Traits of Top Payers
What exactly does a great-paying client look like, anyway? To earn more, you need to find better-paying clients. To find them, you need to know what you're looking for. Here's a way to think about clients that can serve as a guide: Take out your 1099 forms from last...
Beyond the Writer’s Market
By Carol Tice In a previous post, I wrote about the advantages of using The Writer's Market to find new markets to query. But as my writer-friend Bob Howells recently pointed out on his blog SureFireWriting, The Writer's Market is only a starting point. Why? Because...
15 Small Changes to Turbocharge Your Blog
Have you noticed some changes to this blog? They're all a result of what I've learned in the A-List Blogger Club. I joined a month ago, and promised to report on whether I thought it was worthwhile. For the uninitiated, this bloggers' learning community is run by...
Mailbag: Could I Monetize My Blog?
It's mailbag time again, and this time reader Joanne Schlicker has a question about her new blog: Hi, I want to blog about Autism, specifically in children but may include adults later. Autspot.com is hosting a WordPress blog site for me. I haven't posted any yet but...
The Two Most Important Words for Freelancers
By Carol Tice As I go along this freelance-writing road, and see the troubles of many low-earning freelancers, I've come to believe there are two key words that can really make a difference in your writing career. Feeling empowered to use these words helps you earn...
20 Tips for Breaking into Print Publications Today
Even for writers who're doing well online, print publications retain their allure. There's something about seeing your byline in print that remains uniquely validating for many writers. There's also a popular belief that print publications pay more, which can be true,...
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