How to Sell Blog Posts Before You Write Them

Did you know this was possible? It is. I've been doing it for a few months now (you don't think I tell you every secret in my marketing arsenal right away, do you!)

My blog post over at BloggingTips.com today explains how I go about it -- and how you can too. Imagine, preselling blog posts -- talking about grabbing money out of thin air :-) Enjoy the post.

Have a Burning Freelance Writing Question? I'm devoting the next issue of the newsletter (6/25) to questions from readers. So, if you have a question you want to ask me, send it in. I'll answer as many as I can (in truth, I'll try to get to all of them). If I don't have the answer, I'll tap some of my sources (time permitting).

If you've been wondering about a particular niche on freelance writing, have a marketing question, a how to deal with a client question, a pricing question -- anything on freelance writing (or blogging), just send it in. You can remain anonymous if you want.

Article Marketing Contest Update: Yesterday, no article posting. Today I posted the article, How to Get a Job in a Slow Economy to Amazines.com. Want to know more about article marketing? Click here.

Note: Although this article may seem a little off track for freelance writers, it really isn't because so many start part-time, hence are still active job seekers. Another reason I chose this article is that it is forever green content. Every site should have a stockpile of content like this on their site to drive traffic. I wrote this article originally in 2005, I think. Yet, it remains extremely relevant whenever the economy is in the tank (like it is now, no matter what Washington is saying!).

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SEO Writer: One Freelance Writer's Success Story

Today’s update is on SEO Mary, which I’ve been promising practically all week. I’ve been so busy lately that I didn’t even query Mary. Sweet soul that she is, I think she’s come to feel some responsibility to readers of her foray into SEO writing, so she took it upon herself to email me.

Even though I would have gotten around to it eventually, I’m glad she took the step. FYI, this is officially Part VII of this series. Read it from the beginning here.

Series Note: I had put an official end to this series at Part V. Obviously, it’s gone past that and may go a few more. I’ll always have a post on my blog when I’m going to post an update to the series.

Mary Lands a Client Who LOVES Her Work -- She writes:

Good afternoon, Yuwanda. I've been wanting to e-mail you with an update, but wanted to wait until I had definitive news -- and now I have it! Things are progressing well. I have a client who LOVES my work. I've written seven articles for him so far, and he's hoping to give me more soon. I know I should be marketing more but I'm going to be absolutely swamped with work over the next few weeks, because....

(Read the rest here)

Have a good weekend everybody. I'm feeling a little under the weather, so am knocking off early today to get some rest. Don't forget -- job leads are below.

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Today’s Freelance Writing Jobs / SEO Writing Jobs
Note about job listings: I list positions that offer immediate work – and future work. Keeping your pipeline full requires taking a long-range approach and thinking out of the box (eg, sending in your credentials to FT postings). That's why explanations may be given w/some listings.

Freelance Sports Writer ($30 per 500-word article)

Clean your Colon While Making Some Green ($100 per submission; an unusual freelance writing opportunity)

Know IT Security? (new writers encouraged to apply)

Editor for Attorney Newsletter (looking for someone to develop an ongoing relationship with. This is a gret way to build your portfolio and really take over a targeted, profitable niche (legal))

Editor: Pharmaceutical Agency (I happen to know from recruiting for these types of positions that those who have AMA experience (especially if they worked for an ad agency) are almost always in demand. Even though this is a FT position, if you have AMA exp, send in your freelance profile b/c ad agencies almost always use freelancers -- and they pay darn well too!)

Classified Ad Gunslinger (love that headline!). $1 per headline accepted. Hundreds available.

Copy Writer

How to Create an SEO Writing Niche: Question from a Reader

This week, I’ve received a few interesting inquiries from readers of this blog, so thought I’d answer them here the rest of the week, sharing feedback with all.

One freelancer has a question that would be of particular interest to beginners, while the other is wrestling with the dragon of success. Yet another has a blogging question, which I’ll cover tomorrow in my BloggingTips.com post.

Today’s Question from a Reader

QUESTION: Hi, Yuwanda: I recently purchased your E-book on SEO writing and I want to get started as an SEO writer. I have no professional writing experience or writing samples so I decided to go the the GAF (GetaFreelancer.com) website. I figured I might be able to gain some experience and write some material that I could use for samples.

One of the ads for a re-write included an actual article that they wanted re-written and submitted as a sample. The gentlemen contacted me, and said that my re-write was very good. I used that as a sample in a couple of other ads, one of whom also contacted me. So I’ve now written a few articles for $2 apiece and not making any money, but I’m learning a lot of things that I can use later when I’m ready to start marketing myself. I’m kind of stuck on creating a niche for myself.

My career has been primarily in accounting and purchasing, and I also have some non-professional experience with investing. I figured maybe if I marketed myself as a finance and investment expert. I’m not sure if purchasing for a government facility would have any marketability or not….do you have any ideas?? Also, where is the best place to find companies for a contact list? Do you just do searches on the internet for SEO companies?
Thanks, BL
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ANSWER: Basically, this reader’s question has to do with defining a niche for herself.

I say go with what you know and/or feel comfortable with. So, BL, as you have experience in accounting and purchasing, and you feel comfortable covering investment topics, I see two strong markets here: accounting and investing. I would focus my marketing efforts on these, which happen to be in higher-paying niches.

Marketing Plan I Propose for BL

First, even though these two categories could be married, I would separate them. You’ll get more work that way. Now, as for your marketing plan, if I were you, I’d do the following:

1) Put up a simple website with three to five article samples under each category. My professional profile page can be found here. SEO Mary followed it and she’s now doing great (I’ll update you on her Friday). Notice how the samples are listed under categories.

Even if you don’t have previously published samples, as I tell you in the ebook, simply create them. Write 3-5, 400-600 word articles and use them as samples.

2) Create Service Offerings: Which services do you want to provide? SEO articles, press releases, blog posts, forum posting, etc. Again, feel free to copy my page if you want – I don’t mind.

3) Create a Pricing Structure: Decide what you want to charge. And, remember, in the beginning, you’re probably going to be spending an hour to an hour and a half on your articles.

Once you get the hang of it, you should be able to cut that time in half, at least. So, if you work full time, create a structure you can live with. Because let me tell you, if you luck up and get a 20, 30 or 40 article order (as I did last week), it’s no fun sitting there doing them for $$5-$10 a piece. I wouldn’t even think about going below $15. I charge $25 for basic articles. I charge up to $50 or more for more technical research-intensive topics.

If you decide to go with accounting and investing, you should get $25 pretty easily. Whatever your pricing structure, set one you can live with for a year or so. That way, you can get some experience under your belt and then raise rates accordingly. Clients don’t like it when you raise rates too quickly, or too often.

4) Create a Basic Email Query: Use an email similar to the one I outline in the ebook. I wouldn’t spend any money in offline advertising, as you allude to in your question. SEO is Search Engine Optimization, an online marketing technique. So do Google searches. Use the technique I outline in the ebook. That should net you all the prospects – and clients – you will ever need.

I haven’t spent a cent on offline marketing to get my SEO clients. It’s all been done online. I outline a complete marketing plan in the ebook, the exact one I followed. That’s truly all I did, no more, no less. Do the same.

5) Stay Away from Sites Like GAF: Don’t do one more article for peanuts. I’m glad you got your feet wet, but please stay away from sites like that. You don’t have to have SEO writing experience to get started in this business. I didn’t even know what it was when I started, and was able to make almost 2K my first month alone once I figured out things like keyword density.
SEO MARY Update Coming on Friday!

I hope this answers your question. Give me an update, a la SEO Mary. Don’t forget, I’m going to update you on her on Friday. She’s doing terrific, I’m excited to report. And, not a minute too soon – as you’ll learn on Friday.

I had a monster project to get off my desk today, so no time to snoop for freelance writing jobs leads. I’ll have some leads for you tomorrow. I’m off to the track (marathon training season is in full swing!)

Tomorrow's Post: A newbie writes in about how to build his freelance credentials via blogging -- should he, how, guest posts -- I'll cover it all.

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How I Almost Got Scammed: A Freelance Writing Lesson

In Friday’s post, I promised to tell you about a couple of writing opportunities that came my way that had me kind of pissed off. Here goes . . .

I must have applied to this one particular company a while ago (I apply for a lot of stuff and don’t exactly remember), because they sent me the following email:

Thank you for your interest in freelance writing for (said site). We are in the process of selecting candidates for freelance writing projects. Because of the amount of response we’ve had to our ad, we are asking prospective freelancers to take a short writing test (emphasis added) via e-mail. This will help us get a better sense of your voice, style and deadline management. You’ll have an allotted time period (24 hours) to take the test and return it.

If you’re interested in freelancing with (said site), please select one of the following time slots. We will e-mail you the test at that time, and you’ll need to send it back to me within 24 hours:

Thursday Feb. 28 at noon and 3p.m.

Friday Feb. 29 at noon and 3p.m.
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I started not to respond because I usually don’t test. But, I thought to myself, don’t cut off your nose to spite your face. This could be steady work, and a “short writing test” isn’t so bad. So, I chose the Thursday at 3pm slot and waited for the test to be sent to me. I received it right at 4pm – and it wasn’t short. The following is what they wanted:

Read the rest here.
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Today’s Freelance Writing Jobs
(Note: I list positions that offer immediate work – and future work. Keeping your pipeline full requires taking a long-range approach and thinking out of the box (eg, sending in your credentials to FT postings). That’s why I provide explanations as to why I list certain positions. My goal is to get freelancers to start thinking of marketing as an on-going business task, not a one-shot, “apply to this gig b/c it’s open” thing.)

FREELANCE COPYWRITER

FREELANCE - ONLINE WRITER

Proposal Writer (I’ll often apply to jobs like this b/c freelance information is usually kept on file for future use if the need is not immediate and/or if no suitable FT candidate is found).

Marketing Writer (see explanation above)

Writer / Analyst

COPY WRITER

Staff Writer (these types of jobs present excellent opportunities for freelancers to establish a long-term relationship with an organization b/c they are in constant need of proposals, marketing materials, etc.)

Graphics Designer- Freelance (As I’ve stated before, I’ll apply to industry related positions b/c if they hire freelance talent in one area, this means they probably hire it across the board (eg, freelance writers, editors, copy editors, etc.)).

Hope everyone had a productive Monday. I took a mental health day. I’ve been feeling unmotivated and listless lately. So in an effort to recharge and refocus, I did practically nothing (caught a great movie on Lifetime and worked out a little).

Here’s looking forward to a productive Tuesday,
Yuwanda Black, Publisher
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How One Freelancer Landed a Client 6 Days After Starting to Market

This post is an update on “SEO Mary.” Mary recently landed her first SEO writing client, less than a week after she started to market.

FYI, Mary is a freelance writer who has been allowing us an inside peek into how she’s starting her SEO writing career. To read this series from the beginning, follow these links: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV. This is Part V, the final version.

NOTE: Mary has agreed to give me periodic updates. Hence, at some point in the future, I’ll give an update on her story. Now, on to the latest.

When we left off last, Mary had landed her first client. Upon officially landing the client she wrote:

EMAIL FROM MARY ABOUT OFFICIALLY LANDING HER FIRST SEO WRITING CLIENT

I DO have my first client (got the assignment/keywords Monday) just SIX days after sending out my first query. This is from the company that wanted the category pages [the one discussed in Part IV]. I asked about deadline and he told me he wanted them to "trickle" in. . . . [he] will be sending me work, starting tomorrow ! :-)

And the other, who asked about my writing full websites and asking about my SEO experience - I e-mailed him back today with the explanation -- similar to yours -- that I'm a long-time writer getting into the SEO niche -- and hope he'll use me. We'll see. . .
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BUT, all was not going smoothly with her first assignment. Mary recounts:

Read the rest here.

Considering it's President's Day and we are in the middle of some great politics (I'm finding this Presidential race to be beyond exciting), I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday.

Best,
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How to Land New Clients in Less than a Week: One Freelancer's Success Story

This post is an update on “Mary,” a freelance writer who has been allowing me to chronicle her foray into writing SEO content for a living after buying my ebook on the subject.

Some brief background info: Mary works fulltime. She’s being trying to get to the point where she freelances fulltime but has faltered a bit. She wrote:

I've been a long-time reader of your blog. I've been trying to start a free-lance biz and have faltered. I saw your blog postings about how you got SEO writing gigs almost lickety split, so I purchased your e-book and did everything you said.

Mary recently landed her first SEO writing client, less than a week after she started to market. To read this series from the beginning, follow these links: Part I, Part II, Part III. This is Part IV. The final version, Part V, will be published on Monday, 2/18.

Mary Lands Her First SEO Client – Just Days after Starting to Market!

Has lightning struck three times? I first started writing SEO content after running across a post entitled How I made $100,000 by spending 25 minutes and $0 on Marketing on SelfMadeChick.com.

In this brilliant post, Christine, the blog owner relays how she started her career in SEO writing. She writes:

Within 10 minutes [after sending out 5 queries to SEO companies] I already had a call from someone who desperately needed what I had to offer. … That one contact paid all of my bills for almost a year, allowed me to build a huge portfolio, and I am still working with them today.

Lightning strike 1!

Read the rest of this post here.

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day. I did, which is why I'm posting kinda late tonight (my fiance works the late shift, so we celebrated today :-))

Best,
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The Ongoing Saga of a Problem Client

On Saturday, I blogged about what happened with a large amount of articles I had to turn in to a client, but just couldn’t seem to get going on. This goes back to last Thursday’s post. So, if you want to catch up to what this post is all about, start with this one first.

The cliffhanger was when I logged on Saturday to turn in the remainder of the article to the client and received a note from the company asking me to “halt production,” so to speak.

Here’s the latest:
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The note from my client said that he had a family emergency and wanted me to stop working on his article. I was a bit flummoxed by his message, because it just said he would contact me when his family crisis passed.

I don’t believe it’s the content because we had numerous conversations about exactly what he wanted beforehand.

And, I don’t think it was the missed deadline because: (i) it was only a few hours (from Friday night to Saturday morning); and (ii) as he only wanted me to write his content (and not one of the outsourcers I use), I had warned him that my schedule was extremely tight (even though I did promise him it would be done on Friday).

“So, what could be the problem?” you ask.

My gut is telling me this – the parameters of the project have changed. I get this feeling because of a few things:

Common Problems with an Uncommon Client

(i) Client doesn’t know what they want: In my conversations with this client, I could tell that he didn’t exactly know what he wanted. The reason we’ve had numerous conversations (which is a rarity with the bulk of my clients) is because of clarification issues.

Usually, I rely on clients to tell me what they want. Eg, I have a website about weddings. I want five articles on these keyword phrases. The density is to be between 3-5%. The topics are as follows, blah, blah, blah.

The first clue that I had that this client was not knowledgeable about SEO is that he asked me what keyword density was. Now, I don’t mind working with clients who don’t understand SEO, but don’t leave me to believe that you do when you don’t.

As we got more comfortable with each other, he flat out stated that I was the expert and to use my opinion on which phrases to optimize for. Okay, one issue down.

(ii) Unclear directions: The next issue I had with this client is the way he gave direction. He wasn’t rude or anything; I’m referring to his unclear manner of explaining things. You know how you have something worked out in your head and when you go to explain it to somebody else they just don’t seem to get it?

And, once they start asking you questions you realized that you’ve skipped over some rudimentary steps because, after all, you know what you’re trying to say. THAT’S what I mean.

Once I got the hang of what he was saying, I parroted back to him what he wanted for clarification. This took some doing, mind you. I don’t charge consultation fees, but some clients make you seriously consider it.

Taking into account the number of hours I spent on the phone with him, I was easily out about three hours.

(iii) Non-business hours communication: About 95 percent of my client interaction is via email – and that’s the way I like it. This client, however, prefers phone communication.

While I’m mostly fine with that, I don’t like to take phone calls on the weekends, which is when this client has a penchant for calling. I finally overcame this issue by telling him in a polite way that I’m not accessible via phone on the weekends, but that he could feel free to contact me via email and I would get back to him during weekday business hours. He got the message.

I received the check in the mail today for the project (he’d asked me to pre-submit an invoice and sent it off before I even started on the last batch of articles), and my contractual obligations have been fulfilled.

Why Some Clients Cost You Money & What You Can Do About It

Now, I’m just waiting to see what this latest wrinkle in the project is to determine if I want to continue working with him. As outlined in Tip #2 in this article, some clients cost you money, and you have to really weigh if its worth keeping them on as clients.

While he’s a very nice client with a lot of work, he takes up a lot of my time, which is one of my pet peeves when it comes to business. I like to work with clients who give me a project, put a deadline on it and leave me alone to get it done.

If anybody’s interested, I’ll post an update once I speak to him. And, that’s the latest folks.

Hope y’all (yes, I’m southern!) had a good weekend, and don’t forget to vote tomorrow of your state is holding a primary election.

Sincerely,
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When a Deadline Interferes w/a Promise to a Lover

The Results of My “What Happened When You Just Can’t Get Going on a Project” Post

In my last post, I was griping about a major project I had due that I just couldn’t seem to get going on. To my surprise, quite a few emailed me wanting to know what happened. So, here goes.
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I blew the deadline. I turned in 20 of the 26 pages of copy that was due. But, I blew it not because I couldn’t finish, but because of a family commitment, which brings me to a topic I’d been wanting to write on anyway (funny how the universe just lines things up sometime).

When a Deadline Interferes with a Promise to a Lover

First, some background. I’m engaged and I have no children, so that’s not a problem (parents have different, more pressing needs they can’t ignore). I live with my fiancé. We work different schedules – he’s on third shift and of course, I work during the day -- from home. Complicating matters even more, my fiance’s schedule fluctuates (he never has the same days off from week to week).

That being said, we don’t get to spend that much time together – and I’m talking about time where both of us are alert and feel like doing something other than vegging on the couch and falling asleep on a movie.

Yesterday, when this project was due, I had promised him that I would log off by 7pm at the latest so that we could have our planned date night. We do our best to squeeze one of these in at least every two weeks. It was once a week, but it just never worked out, so we try do something together at least twice a month.

Keeping Promises to Keep a Love Life

I could have begged off “date night” and he would have understood (he accepts that I’m a workaholic), but I’ve been crazy busy lately and even the hour or two we try to grab in the evenings before he goes to work hasn’t been happening lately.

So, for one of the few times in my life, I put my relationship above a deadline. I sent the 20 articles I had finished to the client along with a note that the remainder would follow today – and they did.

A Wrinkle in the Project

So, I log on to send the remainder of the articles in, and there’s a note from the client. He wants me to hold up on the remaining articles (the ones I finished up and sent) because he needs to talk to me about the project. I’m thinking, what can it be?

The missed deadline, the articles I sent in, the other websites he wants me to work on . . . what? My gut's telling me it's something else . . . based on past experiences I've had with him.

Stay tuned for the remainder of the story on Monday. Keeping further promises, I have to have dinner with my fiancé before he goes to work. And, as I put in about 70 hours last week, I’ve promised myself that I won’t log on at all tomorrow.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everybody and I promise to catch you up on Monday.

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“Old School” Internet Marketing: Whatever Happened to Banner Impressions?

It's my day to post over at BloggingTips.com. As I announced in last Wednesday's post, A Day in the Life of an SEO Writer, I'm a regular contributor to this blog now.

Today I reminisce about how complicated internet marketing has become; I long for simpler times.

Remember when banner impressions were all the rage? I rarely, if ever, read about this anymore. Now there is social media, long-tail keywords and keyword density to worry about. Whatever happened to simply updating your site/blog with relevant content -- nothing more, nothing less?

Read the entire post of ruminations, explanations and general kvetching here. Oh yeah, I do share 4 things I do on a regular basis to drive more traffic to my site/blog, so it is a bit more than purging!

Do you miss simpler internet marketing days? Sound off.

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SEO Writing: How to Convince Potential Clients to Hire You

As a freelance SEO writer, I send out a lot of queries. I think I’m clear about the services I provide. But, as human beings, we tend to get our wires crossed, so sometimes I receive responses from potential clients that kinda throw me off guard.

This morning for example, I logged on and read the following from a query I sent out yesterday: “What are your rates and what results have you gotten for your customers?”

What threw me was the “what results have you gotten for your customers” part. While on the surface this may seem like a straightforward question, for what I do, it’s not. Let me explain.

Read the rest of SEO Writing: How to Convince Potential Clients to Hire You here.

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A Day in the Life of an SEO Writer

Almost a year ago (2/15/07), I wrote a post entitled A Day in the Life of a Busy Commercial Freelance Writer. Oh how times have changed!

My post today, entitled A Day in the Life of an SEO Writer, highlights how much things have changed in my freelance writing business since I wrote that entry last year. Today's post, by the way, is over at BloggingTips.com. I realize that I'm much happier with my work now than I was then.

I have a more diverse clientele, enjoy the type of work I do more, have gotten super organized and am making much more money than I was this time last year (I've had an incredible few months since I started writing SEO content, stretching back to right before the holidays).

Yep, I've definitely found my niche.

FYI, BloggingTips.com is an industry-leading blog I now write for (today was my first post). Check it out. BloggingTips.com is a multi-author blog which is dedicated to helping bloggers create, maintain and improve their blogs. [Source: BloggingTips.com]

There's lots of stuff there on how to make money online, how to make money as a freealance writer, how to make money blogging, etc. It's all written by industry leading authors like Deborah [Ng] from FreelanceWritingGigs.com and Angela [Booth] from Blogging For Dollars. And now, little ole me. Yep, they let me join the club!

Every Wednesday, my posts can be found over at BloggingTips.com. Don't worry, I'll post a link here directing you to it.

Here's to some wing spreading!

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Freelance Writing Job Available

Online media development company is seeking a freelance writer with the following:

(1) with strong grammar & spelling skills; and (2) able to speak fluent English & communicate verbally, to assist in developing an audio program, teaching students how to get published in a variety of medias such as online/print magazines, industry specific newsletters, high profile blogs/websites etc.

We will provide the abbreviated content in a word document. You need to be able to (1) expand & support the content using real life examples; (2) verbally communicate the information; (3) have access to recording equipment.

The audio program consists of 6 components, and approximately 6 to 7 hours recording time. The following is a brief outline:

Developing powerful content for maximum conversion:
- How to slice and dice a single chapter into multiple articles
- How to grab readers attention for maximum retention
- Two simple techniques to turn your reader into a customers
- Knowing the difference between having a focus and a topic allow you to double your result with half the effort
- Transform promotional message into useful content that will have readers beg for more

Finding the right publication to reach the right audience:
- How to find the publications that will reach your target customers
- Who to talk to and where to find their contact details
- 5 crucial element about an publication you need to know before contacting the editor
- How to deal with different types of publications

Maximum your chance of success:
- How to pitch a pre-written article
- How to pitch a story idea
- The proven successful formula to follow when approach an editor that will guarantee you their attention
- How to “name” your email proposal so it won’t get deleted among 100 other proposals an editor receives every single week
- What are the top 10 reasons why most authors don’t ever get a reply from the editor
- How to follow up without getting “black listed”

Delivery:
- What is the best format to deliver a finished article
- How to arrange for a printed copy to be mailed to you once your articles goes to print (print publication only)
- How to catch the editor in a “buying mood” that will double your chance of success for future proposal
- What is one thing that will jeopardise your relationship with the editor

Working with an editor:
- What are the writers that editors hate
- The 5 most common problems you may experience in dealing with an editor and how to avoid them

Maximise your exposure with minimum effort:
- how to recycle existing/published materials for re-use in multiple publications
- what is the reprint and rewrite
- how to pitch and who to pitch for recycled materials
- the best structure to follow when composing your reprint proposal

To Apply, please provide the following:
If you would like to take on the project, please provide the following information along with your proposal:
1. Quote (how much you want to be paid)
2. Time (when you will be available & how many days do you need to finish the project)
3. Work experience (samples of published work & list of publishers you have worked with)
4. Audio recording (if possible please provide any audio work or interview you have done)
5. Contact information

To apply: Please send an email to lei novusdecor.com.au. Replace with @. Further info will be forwarded to candidates were are interested in working with.

Please do NOT contact InkwellEditorial.com about this project. Contact the project administrator directly at the email address provided above.

About Us: Novusdecor is founded 2 years ago, specialise in article marketing. We have been helping consultants and trainers getting their articles published in magazines and newsletters, and we plan to develop a self study course for clients who want to do it themselves. For more information about our company please visit: http://www.novusdecor.com.au/.

Have a freelance job opening? Send it to info [at] InkwellEditorial.com. We'll post it here and send it out to our database of freelance writers, who will respond to you directly.

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Blog Marketing: How to Get Free PR for Your Blog

I recently “hired” a PR firm for my blog. Why is hired in quotation marks? Let me explain.

I turned a tip I got from reader Viqi French’s blog into a post on my blog. After I completed the marketing task written about here, I went back for seconds and completed another marketing task (#2) mentioned in this post on her blog.

This is when I got hit with a Eureka moment – why not “hire” this blog as my firm’s PR rep! After all, I was already implementing some of the suggestions listed here. If I checked back on say a weekly basis and just did even on thing suggested by this online marketing firm, in a year’s time, I could be deriving some real benefit from my PR efforts.

How to Hire a PR Firm for Your Blog/Website -- FREE

Following are some things to look for in an online marketing firm – whether it’s paid, or free.

Marketing Expertise: The first thing you want to look for is if the firm has the type expertise you’re looking for. Viqi French, the author behind FiercelyStrategic.blogspot.com is, according to her online bio, “… a Chicago-based publicist and writer who operates a marketing and publishing boutique, Pet Leopard Communications.”

Industry Expertise: Over and beyond overall marketing and PR expertise, any firm you hire should have expertise particular to your niche.

I like Viqi’s blog because she understands the industry I work in – e-publishing. So, she knows about traditional offline methods (eg, brochures and press kits) in addition to online methods like article marketing and ebook publishing (she’s authored her own ebook).

The fact that she’s authored her own book means that the advice she dispenses comes from firsthand experience – which I know from publishing my blog/website is the best kind of advice.

Detailed Advice: Some blogs are written as snippets. There’s no real meat; that’s saved for paid membership clubs or some kind of fee. And, let me rush to say, this is fine.

If you’re going to “hire” a blog to get some PR help from though, it needs to be one that is detailed. As you’re going to be doing the actual work, you’re going to need some kind of depth to the posts.

Check out my revamped, completed Squidoo Lens here. I had set it up a few months ago, but never published it. Upon reading this post on Viqi’s blog, I went back and completed it.

NOTE: Many of the tips you're going to run across you may already be familiar with. However, like hiring a personal trainer, you may know what to do, but when you "hire" someone to tell you what to do, you feel more obligated and dedicated. And, this is what most need to keep them on track with their marketing efforts.

Today’s a holiday; ostensibly you have some time. So, log on and see what PR you can get done to further your online marketing efforts! See this post to get started.

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day everybody.

Sincerely,
Yuwanda Black, Publisher
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Work for Google as a Content Writer?

Earlier this month, Google announced a new web service similar to Wikipedia, the Knol Project. FYI, Knol stands for a unit of knowledge.

The article, Google's Knol project: A Wikipedia killer?, describes it this way: “With huge amounts of content across the web, it's often hard to find the quality stuff. …[Knol] is a knowledge base – where experts write up articles and users have a chance to benefit from the wisdom.”

Google’s says its key idea is to highlight authors, as explained on its blog, ie:

The key idea behind the knol project is to highlight authors. Books have authors' names right on the cover, news articles have bylines, scientific articles always have authors -- but somehow the web evolved without a strong standard to keep authors names highlighted. We believe that knowing who wrote what will significantly help users make better use of web content. [Source: Encouraging people to contribute knowledge]

How does Knol differ from Wikipedia? Revenue sharing and expertise.

Google’s plan is to recruit expert Knols (authors) for each topic. They will receive a share of the profits from advertising generated by their articles.

In contrast, Wikipedia authors are not paid – its contributors are a community of volunteer writers.

Right now, the project is in beta stage, and it is run on an invitation-only basis. So, not just anyone can be a Knol.

Will this mean web searchers won’t have to wade through so much junk on the web? If anyone can make it happen, Google can.

To read full details on the project, click here.

Keeping you editorially "in the know,"
Yuwanda Black, Publisher
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Niche Marketing -- How to Choose a Profitable Niche: Post #3 of Freelance Writer's Technology Month

Did you know that this month is Freelance Writer’s Technology Month? What’s this all about. For a full understanding of what follows, I advise that you read this post first. Now, on to today’s post ...

In Part #1 of the Freelance Writer’s Technology Month series, I outlined the 4 fundamentals of making money online. Read the full article here. In Part #2, we talked about content development, specifically, how to write SEO articles.

In this part, Part #3, we’re going to move on to developing an online presence. As I said in the introductory article of this series, developing an online presence doesn’t necessarily mean a blog or a website. Although, it usually does. So, that’s what we’re going to discuss.

Which Do You Need to Make Money Online – a Blog, a Website or Both?

Click here to read the rest of this post.

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UPDATE 11/30/07: Following is a link to every post in the Freelance Writer's Technology Month series.

Intro Post: New Series - Freelance Writer's Technology Month

Post #1: The 4 Fundamentals of Making Money Online

Post #2: SEO Content Development: How to Drive More Traffic to Your Website

Post #3: Niche Marketing: How to Choose a Profitable Niche

Post #4: Software Tools for Niche Websites

Post #5: Turn $1/Day into an Online Empire: How to Make Money with Minisites

Post #6: 4 Controversial Ways to Get More Traffic for Your Website

Post #7: 5 Ways to Get a Job Writing SEO Articles

Post #8: How to Determine What to Charge as an SEO Article Writer

Post #9: How to Optimize Your Website to Get More Traffic

Post #10: Social Bookmarking Software & 9 Money-Making Conclusions from Freelance Writer’s Technology Month
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