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My First Webinar: 7 Hard-Earned Lessons
So. Yesterday, as regular readers know, I presented my first paid, one-hour Webinar, on the topic 40 Ways to Market Your Writing. With Anne Wayman from About Freelance Writing. It went great for the most part, in that the surveys were uniformly raves. All participants...
40 Ways to Market Your Writing-Sneak Preview!
I’m so excited! The 40 Ways to Market Your Writing Webinar is tomorrow. Here’s a peek at some of the marketing questions we’ll be answering in this live, one-hour event:
How a Writer Can Move Up From Content Mills – Mailbag
On this edition of Mailbag, we tackle a question I get a lot: How can a freelance writer kick the content-mill habit and move up to better-paying clients? On the recent post about Demand Studios' IPO, reader Mike Biscoe was concerned about the revelation that DS...
Freelance Writing Success Tips – How to Get Your Web Site Up NOW
Welcome to a new feature on the blog -- Freelance Writing Success Tips. I was planning to debut this feature in January to kick off the new year, but I just discovered a great resource for freelance writers and I couldn't wait to share it. I know many writers who are...
How I Got Two Great New Writing Clients — Guest Post
By James Patterson After nine months of being a freelance writer, I've decided that marketing my business is like doing the dishes; I absolutely can't stand doing it, but I feel so much better when it's done. I jumped into freelancing head first back in February,...
What Freelance Writers Can Learn from Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin just keeps grabbing headlines, doesn't she? Most recently, it was her pronouncement that she could beat President Barack Obama in 2012. Whether you think that's unreal hubris or that's totally gonna happen, there's a lot freelance writers can learn from...
10 Best Articles for Writers – November 2010
When I'm not writing for clients or for this blog, I read a lot of articles about how to improve your writing or your blog. Most of us writers began as avid readers, didn't we? I still consider myself a learner, soaking up everything I can about our craft and how it's...
Should I Send Queries During the Holidays? — A Timely Mailbag Question
Hi all -- I know. I don't ordinarily post on Tuesdays. But I got a question from Christine Champ that can't wait! She wrote: Do you think it's a bad idea to send out new pitches during the holidays? Like with Thanksgiving coming up, would you not send any new pitches...
Blogging, Tim Ferriss and the Myth of The 4-Hour Workweek
I remember feeling excited when Tim Ferriss's book The 4-Hour Workweek first came out in 2007. I thought -- aha! That's it exactly. In the future, we'll all hardly need to work, as our Internet businesses run on autopilot. Selling our information products online will...
Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest – Vote for Me!
There's a contest for writing blogs that used to run on Michael Stelzner's site called the Top 10 Blogs for Writers. Now, my A-List Blogger Club leaders Mary Jaksch and Leo Babauta have taken the contest over. This year's contest just kicked off on their Write to Done...
11 Ghostwriting Questions Answered – A Guest Post
Freelance writers often ask Anne Wayman how she got into ghostwriting. So she’s answering 11 of her most-frequently-asked questions here.
Market Your Writing 40 Kick-Ass Ways — Learn How in One Hour
How do you market your writing? We’ll teach you 40 ways to market your freelance writing services in our upcoming Webinar.
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