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Freelance Writers and Typo Paranoia

By on May 14, 2010. 11 Comments
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The freelance writing community is getting a little paranoid. I find I can’t hold a casual online conversation with someone without that person apologizing for typos or errors. It’s getting a little silly. Excellent writers are posting thought provoking comments on blogs and in forums,  and then turn around and post again apologizing for typos most others wouldn’t have noticed in the first place. Relax, people. You’re human. You’re allowed to make mistakes. When Freelance Writers Should Mind Their Typos The purpose of this post isn’t to say we shouldn’t be diligent about our writing and do our best to [Read more…]

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The Freelance Writing Jobs Facebook Page: Are You a Member?

By on May 7, 2010. 4 Comments

Every day at the Freelance Writing Jobs Facebook page we share tips and have a little fun with words. We discuss our pet peeves or share hints for freelance writing success. We even have fun with writing prompts. If you’re on Facebook and you’re not “liking” us, consider joining up. Today our community is writing a one paragraph story and the winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift certificate. Even if wordplay isn’t your thing, stop by and visit with the 2,300+ members of the Freelance Writing Jobs community. They’re a great bunch and ever so helpful. Be there or [Read more…]

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Will Casual Blogging Conversation Be the Death of Formal Article Writing?

By on May 6, 2010. 7 Comments
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A couple of days ago I wondered if it’s OK for freelance writing bloggers to talk like they speak. After all, blogging is a much more casual form of writing than what most of us are used to.  While some purists don’t always appreciate a conversational tone when reading the news or learning about vitamin supplements, the truth is, that’s where we’re headed. The Internet has turned writers into bloggers and everything is all so ultra-cas now. Writing for Short Attention Spans Look around at your favorite news, medical and even government sites and what do you see? News sites [Read more…]

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Limerick Contest Winner Announced

By on May 5, 2010. 2 Comments

I know. I know. Despite about a kajillion email reminders and Twitter prompts, we still haven’t announced a winner for our Freelance Writing Jobs Limerick contest. The truth is, we chose one a couple of weeks ago but things have been so crazy we’re just annoucing today. And the winner is…. (drumroll…) Marvin Rabinovich who wrote this fun ditty: You should realize my lance is not free, And for writing I must charge a fee. It’s by meeting your deadlines I keep off the breadlines, So please pay your part-time employee. Marvin, if you get to me before I get [Read more…]

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How to Place and View Freelance Writing Job Ads

By on May 4, 2010. 3 Comments

Please see the new Freelance Writing Jobs Ad Submission Form. We bring Freelance Writing Jobs to you two different ways. The first is the daily jobs list. We troll the freelance writing jobs boards and post the best gigs for you on our Freelance Writing Jobs for Web and Print page. The second way is when clients email gigs for me to manually place in a stand alone blog post on the same blog. The problem with the second option is that gigs are emailed to me and I post them directly to the blog. This isn’t working. Potential clients [Read more…]

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How to Place (and View) Freelance Writing Job Ads

By on May 4, 2010. 2 Comments

We bring Freelance Writing Jobs to you two different ways. The first is the daily jobs list. We troll the freelance writing jobs boards and post the best gigs for you on our Freelance Writing Jobs for Web and Print page. The second way is when clients email gigs for me to manually place in a stand alone blog post on the same blog. The problem with the second option is that gigs are emailed to me and I post them directly to the blog. This isn’t working. Potential clients have to wait too long for me to get to [Read more…]

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7 Free Word Count Tools

By on May 4, 2010. 3 Comments

Even though most word processing and blogging platforms contain word count tools, the truth is, they’re not always accurate or convenient. In a business where every word counts, being able to get it right makes all the difference.  Today, I’d like to share a few free word count tracking tools with you. Hopefully they’ll make your life a little easier. WordCounterTool.com – Not only gives you your word and character count, but you can also take a typing test to find out your WPM. Wisgary – I love this word count tool because it not only counts words, it counts [Read more…]

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If I’m a “Thought Leader” You’re All in Trouble

By on April 30, 2010. 10 Comments
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The other day I was introduced as a “thought leader.”  As you can imagine, I was flattered, but I was also confused and amused. I was confused because I’m still not so sure what it means to be a thought leader, and I was amused because if I’m the one leading your thoughts you’re all in a lot of trouble. I’ve been hearing this term “thought leader” for some time now, but never really sat down to explore what it means before today. Heck, I have some time. What is a Thought Leader, Anyway? As everyone knows, Google holds the [Read more…]

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What Happens When You Rebel?

By on April 26, 2010. 10 Comments
Signing of the Declaration of Independence

I’ve been watching “America: The Story of Us” on the History Channel.  Whenever I watch a documentary or read about America’s Founding Fathers, I reflect on what was at stake at the time. I don’t know how many Americans consider the magnitude of the danger involved in this major act of rebellion. Every single signer of the Declaration of Independence committed an act of high treason. If caught, they’d be hung or shot on sight. Many sacrifices were made on our behalf, yet we don’t often think about the gory details as they’re too unpleasant and seems as if it [Read more…]

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The Freelance Writing Jobs Network: Some Numbers for You

By on April 21, 2010. 4 Comments
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I’m kind of proud at the rate at which the Freelance Writing Jobs Network has been growing lately. I thought it would be fun to share some numbers with you: The Freelance Writing Jobs  blog (that’s this one) boasts over 10,000 RSS Readers. Add in subscribers from all the individual blogs in this network and we have over 13,000 subscribers. The Freelance Writing Jobs Facebook “Like” Group now boasts over 2,000 subscribers. Each day we receive over 5,000 physical visitors to the Freelance Writing Jobs network. The Freelance Writing Jobs Community Newsletter boasts over 1,000 subscribers. Thank you to all [Read more…]

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10,000+ Subscribers: Thank You FWJ Community

By on April 8, 2010. 1 Comment

Yesterday the Freelance Writing Jobs blog received it’s 10,000th subscriber. With our 5th anniversary right around the corner, I can’t tell you how much this milestone means to me, and to the entire FWJ team.  That number only reflects one blog, this one. Factoring in all the blogs in the FWJ network and we’re at roughly about 12,000 subscribers. Blogging has been an interesting journey with important lessons learned. Thank you FWJ community for enjoying what we do enough to want to read us each day and for your support and loyalty for five years.

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There’s Still Time to Write Your Limerick

By on April 6, 2010. Leave a Comment

The Freelance Writing Jobs Limerick contest is still going on. Drop by and add your Limerick for a chance to win $50 and a copy of “Kick Ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps.” Even if you’re not into writing a limerick, we hope you’ll drop by and read the entries. Many are quite clever.

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Freelance Writing Jobs Now Available as Droid App – iPhone to Follow

By on April 1, 2010. 1 Comment
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Thanks to the team at Mother App, the Freelance Writing Jobs network is now available as a Droid App. The App features the daily job list, standalone jobs posted here and blog posts from the home page. It’s free to download. I did see one little glitch, instead of posting a thumbnail from FWJ, one of advertisers’ images is showing, but hopefully that will be resolved soon. If you have a Droid and download the Freelance Writing Jobs app, please let us know your thoughts and how it works for you. We’re also working on an iPhone app so please [Read more…]

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Stephen King on Writing and More

By on March 25, 2010. 5 Comments

A sampling of writing advice from Stephen King. Why not learn from the best? We’ve posted Stephen King’s advice to new writers before, but new and old members of this community will benefit from my posting it again. On what makes a good read:

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Announcing the 2010 Social Media Success Summit

By on March 22, 2010. 3 Comments

As you know, I credit social media for a good chunk of my success. Thanks to various social media tools I’ve managed to grow my business and my client base. I know this interests you because many of you write to me to ask me about social media and social media networking and marketing. I also know that many of you would like to attend some of the blogging and social media conferences but can’t because of obligations at home. That’s why I’m pleased to tell you about the 2o10 Social Media Success Summit. What is the Social Media Success [Read more…]

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10 Terrific Blogs for Freelance Writers That Aren’t About Freelance Writing

By on March 22, 2010. 8 Comments
IttyBix

Most freelance writers travel in the same circles online. We visit the same freelance writing blogs, chat in the same freelance writing forums and follow the same freelance writing “experts” online. This is a good thing as we learn, offer each other support and tips and find work via these wonderful online tools. Freelance writers shouldn’t limit themselves to only blogs about freelance writing, however. There are so many important resources that don’t focus solely on writing, yet still offer valuable information. Today’s writers don’t only need to write. We need to manage our businesses, market our services and network [Read more…]

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Freelance Writing Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

By on March 21, 2010. 7 Comments

At Freelance Writing Jobs we strive to provide you with the best information possible about starting your freelance writing career. With so many posts offering tips and advice, it can be hard to find useful information that’s not on the front page of this blog. Since we receive a lot of email asking for tips on getting started as a freelance writer, how to set rates and more, I thought it was time for a static “Frequently Asked Questions” page. If you’re starting out as a writer, or just want a refresher course, use this handy list as a one [Read more…]

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More on Freelancing, Blogging and Giving Out Free Information

By on March 20, 2010. 25 Comments
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At SXSW last weekend I had a chance to attend a small, intimate gathering made up of many of the top writing bloggers and social media professionals in the space. We had an interesting conversation regarding email and how many people write to us on a daily basis requesting advice. Most of us described receiving hundreds, if not thousands of emails each day requesting advice for getting started, setting rates and other questions. So herein lies the dilemma…. Every bit of advice folks email to ask about can be found on this blog. For example, I receive mail asking for [Read more…]

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10 Turnoffs Keeping Readers from My Blog

By on March 7, 2010. 27 Comments
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Reader feedback is a blogger’s most important tool. By reading comments, emails and survey results pertaining to our blog, we’re receiving valuable information. Stats also provide a gold mine of information. For the most part, the feedback received regarding the Freelance Writing Jobs blog network is extremely positive. However, that doesn’t mean the negative feedback we receive isn’t treated with the same respect. Every comment, every criticism and every stat is given the same consideration. It’s from our regular survey and from reading feedback regarding this and other blogs that inspired today’s list. If you’re struggling with traffic or you [Read more…]

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3 Lessons Learned from Yankee Doodle

By on March 5, 2010. 2 Comments
"The Spirit of '76" was originally titled "Yankee Doodle."

“Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni.” I must have sang “Yankee Doodle” at least a thousand times over the past 45 years and never really gave  a second thought to its meaning. Today, while attending a second grade social studies presentation about the beginnings of our wonderful country, we learned the true meaning of this song. You see, it was written by the British in order to cast Americans in a negative light. The British soldiers sang “Yankee Doodle” to boost morale and feel superior towards “the [Read more…]

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Are You (Ab)Using Your Online Friends?

By on March 1, 2010. 21 Comments
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Does this sound familiar? You’re an aspiring blogger looking to make yourself known in a popular niche. All the blogging books and blogs tell you in order to do this you have to network heavily including commenting at other top blogs to bring in traffic. You do. You don’t just comment you become THE top commenter. You add your opinion to every single post and even drop some links if you can get away with it. As soon as your blog starts picking up momentum you forget that other blog. You don’t come by and comment or participate in community [Read more…]

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Asking Questions VS Confrontation

By on February 26, 2010. 2 Comments
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Overheard at the supermarket: “I don’t like the way they do things over there. I’m going to give them a piece of my mind. There’s going to be a confrontation.” To be fair, I don’t know what prompted the above-referenced quote. It stuck in my mind for a variety of reasons, the first is that I’m not confrontational and avoid heated confrontation at all cost. The second is that I wonder if the woman above, who was clearly on the defensive, took some time out to ask questions and discuss whatever set her off before deciding on her confrontational course [Read more…]

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Your Turn: What Makes a Qualified Freelance Writing Blogger?

By on February 25, 2010. 17 Comments
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In the past few weeks I’ve received a flurry, no a barrage, of angry emails asking why I’m qualified to be a freelance writing blogger. Though I don’t quite get the anger, I’m happy to receive these questions because it means writers and aspiring writers are thinking about who to trust and that’s always a good thing. There’s too much blind faith in the Internet world and we need to spend more time questioning the credentials of those who claim to be authorities. We’ve discussed my background and qualifications many times before, I’m really not going to get into that [Read more…]

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Demand Studios Announces Editorial Advisory Board

By on February 25, 2010. 5 Comments

This is another Demand Studios blog post. If you’d rather not read about them, feel free to move on. We won’t be upset, we promise. I do feel this is important news, otherwise I wouldn’t bombard you with two DS posts in the same week. Full disclosure: Demand Studios is a sponsor for this blog. However, I am in no way required to blog about them, comment about them on other blogs, Tweet about them or promote them beyond some basic advertising and conference promotion. However, they’ve been sharing some great news with me and I feel like sharing it [Read more…]

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Demand Studios Announces eHow Premium Article Writers to Recieve $80 per Article

By on February 23, 2010. 27 Comments

Full disclosure: Demand Studios is a sponsor of this blog. However, I am in no way obligated to blog about them on a regular basis, tweet about them or comment on other blogs about Demand Studios. I feel this is a cool bit of news and thought I’d get it out to you. That is all. Every time I talk with the people at Demand Studios I ask them if they have plans to raise their rates. They always tell me it’s something they’re working on. I know that they’re always in discussion on the best ways to pay more [Read more…]

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