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When is it Okay to Outsource Writing Work

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There is no physical possible way for me to write every article that my clients bring to me. It certainly isn’t a bad problem to have — and it took plenty of marketing to get to this point — but I can’t bring myself to turn down work, even as I’m looking for ways to [...]

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Affiliate Marketing for Freelance Writers

I have an admission to make: when I wrote The Freelance Writer’s Guide to Passive Income, I thought about making it longer. A lot longer, as a matter of fact, because I really wanted to provide a lot of information on affiliate marketing. It was a tough decision, but I eventually came to the conclusion [...]

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An Accidental Talk: ‘Blogging for Dollars’ at Bar Camp San Diego

I flew out to San Diego last Friday to see my husband, who happens to be working out here this summer. I found out that BarCamp San Diego was Saturday and Sunday — I’m a fan of BarCamps and other small sort-of conferences because they’re almost always free and you get to hear from a [...]

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3 Things That Are Wrong with Content Mills, and 3 That Might Just Be Right

I don’t write for content mills (or sites that I consider to be on par with content mills). That means sites that just crank out content on every imaginable subject, typically hoping to make some money by putting ads next to articles that have been optimized for certain keywords. I did write for such sites [...]

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Review: The Wealthy Freelancer

When I first received a review copy of The Wealthy Freelancer, by Ed Gandia, Pete Savage and Steve Slaunwhite, I have to admit that I could have been a little more excited. I’ve seen plenty of ‘get rich quick’ schemes targeted at freelance writers and the book’s cover made me wonder a little bit: it’s [...]

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Adding On to Your Base Rates: Sources of Additional Freelance Writing Income

When you walk into a car dealership to buy a new car, you’re thinking in terms of a set price. But the salesman is thinking in terms of what he can add on to that base rate: heated seats, an extended warranty and all those other add-ons that you’re offered before you actually get around [...]

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Templated Writing: One Way to Speed Up Your Writing

Writing is a creative process. Every client gets a different end result and pays you accordingly for your time. At least, that’s what we like to think. But the truth of the matter is that some certain types of writing can look very similar from client to client. You could even create a template for [...]

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The Practicalities of Going Beyond a Kill Fee

I’m not the biggest fan of kill fees, mostly because they tend to mean that I completed a project to the best of my abilities but my client decided not to pay me the full price for my time. If I’m working on a piece that gets killed, I won’t turn down a kill fee, [...]

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Clients Who Want You to Pay to Get Paid

Earlier this month, Freelancers Union pointed to posts talking about NBC Universal and Time’s practice of asking freelancers to pay a portion of their invoices in order to get paid in a timely fashion. So, rather than waiting the typical 60 days to get paid by Time Inc., for example, you could let them take [...]

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J.C. Hutchins: Getting A Novel Past Rejection and Into Print

These days, getting a book published isn’t just a matter of getting an editor to take a look at your work. It takes a lot of ingenuity and a willingness to pursue a project on your own. J.C. Hutchins did just that. His book, 7th Son: Descent, was rejected by publishers. J.C. bought a microphone, [...]

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