10 Tips for Telling if an Article Contains Reliable Information

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Bad content floods the web. It’s so bad that schools are giving out guidelines for sites to avoid when collecting information for reports. Many writers also use the web to research information, but how can we know if it’s someone else’s unreliable content rewritten ten times, or if it’s a realistic investigation or expose?
Perhaps [...]

When an Error Goes to Press

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by Dawn Allcot
Famed freelance writer Debbie Ridpath Ohi (aka @InkyElbows on Twitter) recently tweeted: Only lazy writers assume “an editor/agent will fix it.” ALWAYS aim for your best work.
I agreed, posting that it’s not an editor’s job to clean up messy copy — a point I wrote about at my first post here at [...]

How Long Does it REALLY Take You to Write an Article?

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Credit where it’s due: Just got done reading Laura Spencer’s “Writing Thoughts vs. The Five Minute Article Writer.” It has me thinking a lot about article writing and what goes into writing a good article.

Can you write an article in five minutes? Me either. How about 30 minutes? Yes, sometimes. You see, I used [...]

Writing Tip of the Day: Ask

I just had an interesting Skype chat with Jodee Redmond. We were talking about how shy we were/are in the real world, but received a bravery boost when we began freelancing. Both Jodee and I brought up situations where we were hesitant to discuss payment options, raises, or asking contacts for work – when we [...]

10 Marketing Tips for Freelance Writers

I was scheduled to give a talk last week about marketing for freelance writers.  The other presentations ran overtime, so I didn’t get a chance to speak after all. However, I still spent a lot of time during meals and recreation discussing the various ways freelance writers can market themselves. I learned marketing means different [...]

Greetings from the Demand Studios Creator Conference

This is NOT a sponsored post. No one is paying to write this post, I’m speaking from the heart.
I’m writing this from Santa Monica, where I’m attending a very unique event, the Demand Studios Creator Conference. I was invited to attend to learn more about Demand Studios, talk with the team, and meet the writers. [...]

Tip of the Day: Freelance Writing as a Work from Home Business

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how my career has evolved from blogging and writing to becoming a serious work at home business. I don’t only write for a few clients here and there anymore. I own a full fledged blog network featuring several writers. In addition, I have clients who send me on [...]

Tip of the Day: Relationships Not Spam

There’s a mistake many of us make in trying to drive traffic to our blogs and websites. We spam.  We’re not trying to. We may not even think we’re doing it, but it happens. If you’re someone who feels blog comments, Twitter, Facebook and other social networks are only for posting links, you’re guilty of [...]

Tip of the Day: From Niche Writer to Expert

You write about sewing. A lot. You blog about sewing. You have newspaper column about sewing. You write about sewing for a green living website. In fact, if there’s any outlet needing sewing content, you’re the one to call. You rock your niche. You’re no mere needle arts writer, you, my dear, are the sewing [...]

Writing Tip of the Day: Network with Your Friends

This post is sponsored by Demand Studios.
You talk with your friends about what you do, but how many of them send business your way? When you think about it, friends are perfect for referrals. Here’s something that happened to me recently:
I go out to dinner once a month with a group of women. We talk [...]

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