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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...
For Freelance Writers, The Recession is Over — So Start Your Marketing Engines
I’ve had it with the whining about the down economy, and how hard it is to find good-paying freelance writing assignments. The fact is, there are a lot of signs of recovery out there.
The Awesome Marketing Strategy Most Freelance Writers Are Doing Already
I often hear from freelance writers who say they suck at marketing. They hate cold calling! They’re too shy for in-person networking! Prospecting — ugh!
Recently, I realized there’s one form of marketing these writers probably already do very well. Here’s how you do it:
Do an amazing job for each and every one of the clients you have right now.
8 Rules to Consider Before You Write for Free for the Exposure
By Carol Tice Writing for exposure. We all do it. I'm doing it right now on this blog. If you're going to write without pay, you should have a darn good reason -- some end goal the free work is serving. The question is, when does writing for free for the supposedly...
A Poll For New Writers – Take It, AND Take $50 Off My Mentoring Service!
Today we take a break from straightforward advice here on MALW to throw out a question: What do you want to know?
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