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Another bitty day of work today, as my sister and kids are coming round tomorrow. Thus my partner and I have some housework to do as well as working. I’ll probably have one or two bits to do tomorrow morning before they arrive, and then I can enjoy three days off from writing before returning [...]

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Allison on January 25th, 2012

Just a short post today, because I wanted to share with you what happens when you set a goal to achieve something with your writing. I set myself a goal at the beginning of January to find ONE new client via my professional website, www.allisonwhitehead.co.uk. While some clients have found me through this blog, I [...]

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I have had an interesting start to the New Year. I made it a goal that I would find at least one new client during January, and I’ve landed one today. But it came about in an interesting way. Judging by the emails I get asking about how to get into online writing, it seems [...]

Continue reading about Do you look for freelance writing gigs or do you ask for them?

Allison on December 14th, 2009

How many times have you been on the verge of applying for a writing gig, only to discover that you don’t have the qualifications they are looking for?

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Allison on December 5th, 2009

We all have our own little ways and means, don’t we?

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Allison on August 10th, 2009

If you have been writing for a while you will probably be used to getting jobs from various sources. You may have built up some clients of your own, while also hunting for new ones at the job sites and other places online that writers generally find work…

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Allison on July 25th, 2009

That’s what we’re all here for, isn’t it? We’re all after those writing jobs that we constantly see advertised – even if they aren’t all good.

But how GOOD are you at bagging those jobs when they come along? Do you wait for them to come along or do you go all out to actually get them?

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I received a very nice email from a fellow writer earlier on today that prompted me to write this post. They pointed out the undisputable fact that magazines generally pay a lot more than many online clients…

Continue reading about Would you rather write for online markets or for magazines?