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5 WordPress Themes for Freelance Writer Websites

By on July 8, 2010. 6 Comments
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Every freelance writer should have a website, and building a website using WordPress.org is perfect for making your life easy, boosting search engine optimization efforts, and looking great. What’s the first thing people do when they receive your query letter, resume, or email?  They Google you.  You need to make sure your website, blog, Facebook profile, Twitter profile, and every other online touchpoint accurately reflects who you are and what you can do for potential employers and clients.  Ultimately, all roads should lead back to your core branded online destination — your website. How do you find a great WordPress [Read more…]

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Building a Blog into a Blog Network without Funding, Backing or Partners

By on February 18, 2010. 6 Comments
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The news regarding the b5Media blog network‘s  restructuring and restaffing is leading to a lot of speculation around the webosphere. Specifically folks are wondering about the future of blog networks in general. Will they all be taken over by the venture capitalists who are funding them and turned into impersonal content portals, or will they be able to flourish and grow into lively communities? I’m receiving so much mail asking about my own blog network that I’m prompted to write my thoughts about the state of the Freelance Writing Jobs Network and where we stand today. Bootstrap Blog Network The [Read more…]

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Please Welcome New Bloggers to the Freelance Writing Jobs Team

By on February 9, 2010. 9 Comments

Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s call for bloggers. We received over 250 applications and I spent most of the weekend reading through them all. You’re all so talented it was very hard to choose. However, several applicants were no-brainers. Please welcome three new bloggers to the Freelance Writing Jobs blogging team. Carson Brackney: Carson is going to offer news you can use. He’s going to take a look at the freelance writing world and offer practical tips for getting the job done. Carson and I go way back, we both began writing blogs around the same [Read more…]

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FAQs Answering Your Questions About the Gigs Posted at Freelance Writing Jobs

By on February 4, 2010. 3 Comments
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We receive questions every day about the jobs we post at Freelance Writing Jobs. Since many of them are the same,  I thought I might put together some FAQ’s for you. I think I covered most of the usual questions but if you would like to know anything else regarding the jobs posted here, please feel free to ask in the comments. Enough with the small talk: The FAQs Where do you search for the jobs at Freelance Writing jobs? Jobs come from a variety of sources. Please see 43 Places to Find Freelance Writing Jobs for the places we [Read more…]

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Freelance Writing Jobs is Looking for a Blogger to Join Our Team

By on February 4, 2010. 1 Comment

Life’s getting busy and I’m looking for a little help for the Freelance Writing Jobs blog. An experienced writer is needed to help pick up the slack right here on the homepage. Topics to cover: Pitching magazines and markets Finding the high paying gigs Networking and marketing Setting rates Negotiating pay raises Topics to help freelance writers land lucrative opportunities. If this interests you, please send your resume and a few pertinent clips to wegetletters@gmail.com and put “FWJ Blogger” in the subject line. Please, if you’re not experienced in the above matters, don’t apply. Ideal candidate should have experience with [Read more…]

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Freelance Writing Jobs for January 22, 2010

By on January 22, 2010. 14 Comments

I had a cable outage for much of yesterday. I don’t think I need to tell you how much that puts a damper on things. When you rely on your web connection for your livelihood you’re only as good as your WiFi. Fortunately for me I only had one deadline, for the Demand Studios blog, everything else can wait. It reminds me of how important it is to have a backup plan. That can mean tapping a trusted collaborator, or it can mean working at a remote location. I was able to contact my editor, thanks to my Droid, and [Read more…]

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At What Stage Should a Writer Start a Freelance Writing Blog?

By on March 8, 2009. 33 Comments
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So I have a gripe. And just like the (now defunct) post “Freelance Writing is Not a Work from Home !!!! Job”, it’s about the folks who just wake up one day and decide they’re going to be a writer. Specifically the folks who have been freelancing for two weeks and feel they’re qualified to give advice with their own freelance writing blog. I hesitated before writing this post. When you think about it, what makes anyone (me included) qualified to write a blog offering freelance writing advice?  This blog didn’t start out that way, however. It was just a [Read more…]

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What is Your Writing Blog Doing for You?

By on July 18, 2008. 21 Comments
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Deborah Ng I wasn’t going to write about this, but everyone else is and it has my mind going. I think it’s a great discussion and I’d like for us to be a part of it. I refer to Do Blogs Work at A Few Strong Words, Do Blogs Really Earn You Business? at Men with Pens, When Blogging Isn’t Enough at Business and Blogging and How Do You Feel About Marketing Your Business at Grow Your Writing Business. Three years ago, the same day I wrote my first post for my now defunct writing blog “Finding the Right Words” [Read more…]

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