December 2010

Free Ebook: New Ideas on Old Topics

A little while back, I asked what you needed to move ahead with your writing business. I got quite a few answers that fell into four categories and I decided to go ahead and create some resources for those topics. The first of those ebooks is ready — consider it an end of the year [...]

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Ask Me Anything: Writers Taking on Design Pages

Beth asks, I’m a freelance writer in my first official year of business. A potential client contacted me about writing a sales page. No problem. I can do that. But, he also wanted help with the design of the page, including setting up banners and buy buttons and the like. Here’s the problem: I’m a [...]

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Create Accountability in Your Writing Business, Assuming You Want to Succeed

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It’s so incredibly easy to put off any part of what it takes to write a business: you don’t have to write your piece until the day before it is due, no one will ever know if you don’t market your business today and there’s never any rush to work on a project that you’re [...]

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Make Sure You’re Signed Up for the Newsletter, So You Don’t Miss Out on the Free Resources

I just want to give you all a head’s up: I’ve been working on those resources that we discussed a couple of weeks ago. How to find new ideas on old topics Time management for writers Gig finding strategies for writers Making money off your writing online I’m getting ready to release them and I [...]

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Ask Me Anything: Responding to Referrals

Mel asks, What’s the etiquette on responses when a friend recommends you to one of their clients and CC’s you on the e-mail? Do I say hi, say anything? They sent along my web site url, so they know where to find my work, not sure how I can reach out and make friends. Following [...]

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Finding the Other Skill Sets You Need to Build Up Your Writing Business

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Unless your entire business model is querying editors and sending out articles from here to eternity, you need skills beyond simply writing. Just what those skills are depends on your business, of course. For me, the technical aspects of setting up a new website and designing it are important — I know just enough about [...]

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