Archive for July, 2009
How To Make Your Freelance Business Go Away
Owning and running a freelance writing business is hard work. You don’t really want to work that hard, you just want the money that comes with it. So here’s how to make it go away: Cloak of invisibility – Hey, I’m good. Real good. SEO and advertising is for wimps. If people really want a [...]
How To Boost Your Income This Week
Many freelancers fail to see one very obvious way in which they can earn extra money this week. If you currently serve your clients with ghostwriting, then the easiest and quickest way to add more cash to your business is to increase your income streams. Offer more services and add them to your portfolio. It [...]
Time To Bring It On Home
In this era of freelance writing most of us are contributors to the global economy. We search and find work based on a web address – not a geographic one. We don’t really care too much where the clients are located. If they have a Paypal account, life is good. Pretty cool stuff. With all [...]
Communication Etiquette
Proper communication is key for any freelancers looking to land new clients. If you fail to present yourself in a coherent and professional way how can you expect customers to be vowed by your talent? I’ve seen my fair share of shoddy email applications and lately – while looking for a PA in a forum [...]
Does Going Mobile Affect Your Writing?
Over the life of my writing blog, I’ve spent a post or two advising on the importance of being organized and having a routine. One of the concepts that I try and hammer home is that a writer needs their very own space with a “Do Not Disturb” sign. I’ve always felt that a dedicated [...]
Introducing George As A New Staff Writer
As some of you would have already noticed I’ve recently managed to get George of Tumblemoose on board as a writer. George is my very first staff writer employed to write one post a week. I employed George for several reasons; I needed someone reliable to write high quality blog posts for me and I [...]
The Freelance Writer’s Tool Kit
My dad used to tell me to always use the right tool for the right job. That made a lot of sense. Showing up to the job site with just a flat head screwdriver would pretty much guarantee that all of the screws at the site would be Phillips head. What I learned is that [...]
The Freelance Writers Mistakes on Freelance Sites
Often, freelance writers look at outsourcing sites like guru.com and elance.com and immediately run away in horror. As a buyer on freelance sites for technical support, web programming and writing, I can tell you for a fact that this is a mistake. Let me give you an example of what I mean. I have posted [...]
Are You Doing The Right Kind Of Writing?
I was spending a little time this morning going over my email from the last few days after a brief camping trip with my daughter. By the way, if you’d like to rediscover the meaning of curiosity, try going on long beach walks with a six year old. That should do it. I got back [...]
Elements Of Style In Business
Elements of style in business are your own creative weapons in the fight for clients. Make no mistake, the online world is a large place with many dark undercurrents. Competition is alive, even if you don’t think so. In business you are the master of your own ship – nobody else will steer the ship [...]
How To Carve Your Online Spot
The hardest part for new freelance writers on stage is to compete with existing, in-demand writers. At least that is what many new service providers seem to worry about. The good news is that anybody, yes even you can carve your own niche in the limelight. All you need to do this is to find [...]
