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I love my freelance writing career. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. But a freelance writing career isn’t something to be picked up and discarded when something better comes along. Unfortunately a lot of people seem to think this is the case, and we have the economy to thank for it. I can fully [...]
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Answer? Extremely useful, particularly when you have a regular online writing gig and you constantly need fresh ideas for articles.
I have tried one or two writing forums in the past and I have never personally got much out of them. I’m not sure whether I simply haven’t found the best ones, or whether I just prefer reading blogs and interacting with people on those.
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Hi there everyone; well it’s been a busy week here with lots of work for regular clients, some new work from new clients and a viral infection to top it all off with!
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If you want to earn money by writing online you need to avoid the mistakes below. I’ve been guilty of some of these in the past, back when I didn’t know any better.
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If you are new to online writing and you have got your first few articles under your belt, you might be wondering how to develop your writing career a bit further.
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I thought it was about time I added a new post to the goal setting for writers section of My Online Freelance Writing Career, so here it is. Goal setting is extremely important if you want to make sure you get the most out of your writing career as possible, and that’s why you should get used to making daily goals as quickly as possible.
If not, why not?
Let me tell you something. I attribute most of my success as an online freelance writer to goal setting. I am convinced that it would have taken me a lot longer than a few short months to reach full time status online if I hadn’t set goals to get myself there.
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Hmm, interesting question isn’t it? It was one that I hadn’t thought of when I first started writing full time for the internet, and I never considered it as a possible source of income…
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It’s been the most manic of times since I arrived back from holiday. You see, not only does this time of year bring with it lots of writing work, it also brings lots of ordering of Christmas products too.
That might sound like a strange question, but it’s a valid one if you want to make the most of your writing career…
I’ve just finished writing an article about renewable energy – admittedly not something I knew a lot about, but something that was interesting to research and a definite change of pace from my usual subjects…
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Hi all,
I’m having a great day planning my writing around the tennis at Wimbledon, but it occurred to me that planning is really something we writers should be doing all the time. After all, when a new job comes in you need to be sure that you can complete it in plenty of time before that deadline looms…
