Posted by Allison on Oct 4, 2009 in
General writing topics
It sounds glamorous doesn’t it? The idea of setting your own hours, selecting the jobs only YOU want to do, and earning however much you want to earn from your own writing efforts – it is all very alluring.
Tags: career, freelance, freelancer, writing
Posted by Allison on Sep 28, 2009 in
Web writing
“I want to sell articles, but I don’t know what to write about.” This is something I get asked quite a lot, so I thought I would reveal the answer here in case you are having the same problem.
Tags: articles, clients, freelance, writing
Posted by Allison on Sep 20, 2009 in
General writing topics
Grammar seems to be a hot topic for online writers. Some people are actually very picky and tetchy about grammar. If you mention the word in their presence they get very upset and angry about anyone who dares to get any of their grammar wrong. To be honest I have never been brilliant at grammar. [...]
Tags: grammar and punctuation, writing
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.
Tags: article buyers, articles, learning, writing
Posted by Allison on Aug 30, 2009 in
Working for different clients
Interesting question isn’t it? But it is worth asking yourself this question every now and again, because if the answer is no you aren’t going to enjoy your online writing career very much at all.
Tags: career, clients, online, writing
Posted by Allison on Aug 27, 2009 in
Goal setting for writers
There is plenty of advice on goal setting out there today. I have written my own eBook on that very subject which you might find useful in this situation. “The 5 Secrets of Successful Goal Setting” gives you five essential steps to make sure you get to where you want to be.
Tags: career, goals, writing
Posted by Allison on Aug 23, 2009 in
A writing challenge
I thought it was about time I gave you an update on how my articles on Ezine Articles are getting on. I haven’t written any for a few days as we have family staying at the moment, but I wrote enough previously that I am actually still ahead on days versus articles!
Tags: articles, marketing, writing
Posted by Allison on Aug 22, 2009 in
"The Page of Fives"
This is a different blog post to add to my “Page of Fives” section. Having had my new blog up and running for about a month now, I’ve had a chance to see what works and what has been well received by you, my readers.
Tags: blogging, writing, writing blog, writing goals
Posted by Allison on Aug 17, 2009 in
Web writing
Whew – okay first of all I apologise for the long title! But this is something that people do search for and ask about, so I thought it warranted an answer.
Tags: clients, job brief, jobs, writing
Well here we are with a watershed moment in the life of my blog – my very first guest post, by none other than Julie-Ann Amos. Julie-Ann owns her own writing business, and also has an important task over at HubPages, as you are about to find out…
Tags: articles, income, internet, writing
Posted by Allison on Aug 7, 2009 in
A writing challenge
Yes it’s true – after ten days of hoping my latest article would be accepted, not only was it published successfully, I also received an email confirming my new Platinum Author status.
Tags: articles, marketing, writing
Posted by Allison on Aug 5, 2009 in
A writing challenge
Yes I am ahead of myself at the moment. I’m delighted that I have made a good start, but I am now hoping to up my article output to two per day. Doesn’t sound like a lot, but busy days can make it tricky at times.
Tags: articles, deadlines, writing
Do you have a specialist subject yet? If you don’t you should think about grabbing one soon. Preferably two or even three, if you can…
Tags: articles, sales, specialist subjects, writing
Posted by Allison on Jul 27, 2009 in
A writing challenge
Do you think you could write 100 Articles in 100 Days?
If you do you need to sign up for the challenge! I’ve signed up already for this, and you can find out more about it here.
Tags: 100 articles in 100 days, articles, challenge, marketing, promotion, writing
Posted by Allison on Jul 17, 2009 in
Web writing
People always say that earning money as a freelance writer is fraught with danger. You never know when your next job is coming in…
Tags: clients, freelance, income, jobs, writing