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Finding sources — fast
By Carol Tice One of the biggest stumbling blocks for new writers is locating really great sources for stories on deadline. I recently had one of my mentees say she was doubtful she could finish a story she's started this month, because she was having so much trouble...
4 Tech Tools For Higher Writing Income
I recently did my half-year analysis of my writing business. Earnings are looking good for ’10, and one reason is that over the past year or so, I have acquired some new technical skills. Those skills, combined with my writing portfolio, have led to some new, great-paying jobs writing online. I think they’ve really made the difference in getting me fully booked with lucrative writing jobs.
4 Ways to Analyze Your Writing Business to Maximize Your Income
By Carol Tice With the half-year upon us, it's time to look back on our progress in achieving our writing goals for 2010. We're halfway there already! How's it going? Have you achieved half of your small goals? Are you halfway to completing your major goals? Besides...
Per Word or Per Hour – Which Earns Writers the Most?
There’s a lot of discussion online about writers’ rates. What’s the best way to bid a project — by the word? By the hour? By the project?
They all have their uses.
The Very Best Place Online for Freelance Writers
Earlier this week, I wrote about the many ways being fully booked helps your writing business. Several readers asked if I could discuss the marketing strategies I used to help fill up my schedule.
I’m happy to do so. I think many writers are wondering what the best marketing methods are, particularly what Web sites and online strategies are really useful.
Here’s Exactly How Writers Move Up and Get Paid More Money
By Carol Tice Even though I've put up a lot of blog posts about how writers can earn more, I find there's still a missing link for many writers. They hear about $800 articles, $125 blogs, $20,000-a-year copywriting clients, and their jaws drop. And they cannot figure...
6 Lessons Learned from Creating My Make A Living Writing E-Book
Well…it finally happened. I sat down with my designer today and the Word files for my e-book and we began the process of getting it ready to publish.
This project seemed to take forever! I’m so excited that it’s finally coming into the home stretch.
I learned a lot in the process of writing Make a Living Writing: The 21st Century Guide. If you’re thinking about writing an e-book, here are some of the things I’d do differently if I had it to do over:
My Make a Living Writing e-book, Part II: What’s Missing?
Earlier this week, I shared the table of contents for the first half of my upcoming e-book, Make a Living Writing: The 21st Century Guide. Below is the second half, covering copywriting and earning from your niche blog.
Please feel free to leave comments about any topics you don’t see included that you would like to see covered in the book.
How Writers Can Get on the Map with Natural Search Results
Earlier this week, Alyssa wrote about search engine optimization, or SEO, for your writer Web site. I'd like to pick up that thread and offer a story on why SEO matters. I think writers hear about SEO until they're blue in the face, but many put off working on it...
My Make a Living Writing e-book – What’s Missing?
Some of you may have seen me mention that I’ve been writing a comprehensive e-book, Make a Living Writing: The 21st Century Guide. Well, about a year later than I thought it would be, MALW is shortly headed to the designer for layout.
Writing Opportunity: Company magazines
Earlier this week, I talked about the opportunities out there now that the economy is finally starting to recover. Today I want to talk about one really cool niche that I think many writers never even think about: Company magazines.
Writing Opportunity: New Magazines
By Carol Tice This week, I'm trying to get writers to stop whining about the downturn and move forward to find new, good-paying markets. One sure sign that the economy is finally looking up: New magazines are being born. There's been a few new magazines here and...
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