I usually try to keep the ads out of the post content, but this seems like kind of a steal and I wanted to make sure everyone saw it. There’s no minimum order, so if you need anything between now and April 8, you can use this discount:
10% Off Your Purchase! No Minimum! Don’t Miss […]
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According to this Google Search Engine Results Page Rank Position Tool, Inkthinker isn’t even in the first 200 results when you search “freelance writing blog.” Ouch. Today, I’m starting an informal SEO campaign to see if I can’t get Inkthinker into the top 25 results by the end of March.
Before I reveal my methods, I […]
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A colleague on the DCPubs Yahoo Group share the link to Bookseller.com’s shortlist of 2007’s strangest book titles:
I Was Tortured By the Pygmy Love Queen
How to Write a How to Write Book
Are Women Human? And Other International Dialogues
Cheese Problems Solved
If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs
People Who Mattered in Southend and […]
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If you haven’t read the comment trail over on "Should Professional Freelancers Write PLR Articles? You Decide," get yourself to the post and weigh in. We’re having some great discussion with very well-reasoned points from all participants. This is what blogging is all about, people. Love it!
And here are some blog posts inspired by the […]
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Back in December over on Lively Women, my women’s health blog for global media network b5media, I reviewed the third and lastest of Meg Cabot’s Heather Wells mysteries, Big Boned. Heather is a size 12/14 pop-sensation-turned-residence-hall-director who solves, gulp, murders on a fictional college campus in New York. The funny and thoroughly entertaining books are […]
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Are you a compulsive website bookmarker like I am? As a writer with five blogs, I’m always on the lookout for post ideas and news items I want to feature. And as a result, my bookmarks folder is overflowing, I can’t find anything I want, and I can’t remember what half of the bookmarks were […]
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I adore Freelance Writing Jobs, and not just because Deb Ng is the living definition of awesome. Today’s post is a perfect example of why. Here’s Deb’s intro with a link to the full content. Read every word.
Ever wonder what the people who place ads are thinking once the reponses start rolling in? One makes […]
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In response to the last article of Hope Wilbanks‘ three-part guest series on private label rights (PLR) articles, Dina posted this comment:
Has anyone considered that selling PLR content is pretty much taking a hit on the entire profession of copywriting? You’re basically undermining our value by cranking out low-cost content and reselling it really cheap.
I […]
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NB: Although I don’t generally advocate writing for free, I do encourage all people to volunteer their talents to help favorite causes and organizations when they feel so inclined. It’s in that spirit that I post this ad, courtesy of renegade writer Linda Formichelli. -kk
Company: Creative Professionals for Animal Welfare (creativePAW)
Job Title: Volunteer Writers, […]
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On Tuesday, we talked about just what private label rights (PLR) articles are, and yesterday we talked about how to create a PLR article. Today, in the last part of this three-part series on PLR articles, we’ll talk about how you can turn PLR articles into freelance income.
How Can I Start My Own PLR Business?
The […]
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Last week I received an odd e-mail asking me about my “mode of operation” for copyediting work from a “consultant” in the UK. Before replying, I Googled his company name and found a whole mess of scam info that I want to share with you so you don’t waste any time with this person.
The Initial […]
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Well isn’t this handy? Boostrapper rounded up 50 professional networks for freelancers of every ilk: business, technology, and the arts, plus general freelance networks.
Here are the ones I’d already heard or or am using currently (*):
Direct Marketing Association
Mediabistro
Society of Professional Journalists
Editorial Freelancers Association
LinkedIn*
Freelancers Union
Orkut
FreelanceSwitch*
Your local chamber of commerce*
What are your favorites on the list, and […]
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