Published on December 8, 2010
Very few small, locally owned businesses – such as family-owned restaurants, local museums, and medical practices – have someone on staff to produce the kind of high-quality marketing and promotional materials that companies need to succeed.
Writers who are skilled storytellers, and can show readers in words why a subject is worthy of their attention, can provide a valuable service, and make good money by writing marketing collateral for small local businesses…
Published on December 8, 2010
Can you tell me anything about (a new freelancer’s bid-for-work site)?
(Another bid site)’s fees are adding up to way more than I’m happy about so I’m trying to find some other freelance writing job sites. Tried yet another one, and they do have a free level, but you can’t bid on any decent jobs unless you pay for the higher levels (sneaky!). I also tried (another bid-for-work site) and it’s sickening how little the clients there are offering. Plus, every time I was on that site I got flooded with spam.
Published on December 8, 2010
After submitting a sample restaurant review to the newspaper where I’d recently begun writing book reviews, the editor assigned me a new job. I would be a restaurant reviewer…
Published on December 8, 2010
**ALERT!** YOU CAN NOW POST COMPLAINTS (as well as comments) ABOUT NAUGHTY FIRMS DIRECTLY TO OUR WHISPERS AND WARNINGS FORUM! See:
39th COMPLAINT about Kim Kleeman / Shakespeare Squared / ShakespeareSquared.com / S2EO / s2eo.com / UpGrade Education / upgradeeducation.com. Kim Kleeman also owns UpGrade Education / https://www.upgradeeducation.com / S2EO / https://www.s2eo.com
40th COMPLAINT about Kim Kleeman / Shakespeare Squared / ShakespeareSquared.com / S2EO / s2eo.com / UpGrade Education / upgradeeducation.com. Kim Kleeman also owns UpGrade Education / https://www.upgradeeducation.com / S2EO / https://www.s2eo.com
41st COMPLAINT about Kim Kleeman / Shakespeare Squared / ShakespeareSquared.com / S2EO / s2eo.com / UpGrade Education / upgradeeducation.com. Kim Kleeman also owns UpGrade Education / https://www.upgradeeducation.com / S2EO / https://www.s2eo.com
UPDATE about Kim Kleeman / Shakespeare Squared / ShakespeareSquared.com / S2EO / s2eo.com / UpGrade Education / upgradeeducation.com – Writer SB reports receiving final payment on 11/24/10 after winning a lawsuit against Shakespeare Squared over a year ago.
COMPLAINTS about HispanoSano.com / Sana Health Group – Six journalists allege they are owed a total of $15,935.
Published on December 1, 2010
We pulled the decorations out of the basement on Friday and, by Sunday night, everything was up, including the tree and the outdoor lights. I always forget how which cords go with which lighted wreath outside so the puzzle must be re-solved year after year. And, each year, I swear I’m going to label those suckers…
Published on December 1, 2010
Here is an excerpt from an email I received:
I just finished my first ebook about travel and safety . I own Adobe Acrobat Pro and can create PDFs with no problems. I see there are “compilers” that have very strong security to prevent any form of “sharing” our hard work.
What do you think is the best way to go?
Published on December 1, 2010
This week:
- Donna’s 24-Hour Contest Entry Evolves and Gets Published!
- Does Amazon Remove Old Book Listings? No!
- Amazon – Do They Draw The Line ANYWHERE?
Published on December 1, 2010
book marketing
Press releases give me a lot of article ideas. Writing shorts based on a single press release used to be a major part of my freelance magazine writing business. Online news sites were particularly lucrative. However, over the last several years I have found that it has become more difficult to get queries based on a single press release accepted by editors. Several other freelancers I have spoken with have said the same thing. Why is this? What strategies can you use to get article assignments based on press releases?
Published on December 1, 2010
My mother’s self-publishing venture began in 1977 with a kill fee from Yankee magazine…
Published on December 1, 2010
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https://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4626
UPDATE about Kim Kleeman / Shakespeare Squared / ShakespeareSquared.com / The Shakespeare Squared Foundation – The cleaning company to whom Shakespeare Squared has owed money for over a year claims they’ve been receiving $50 payments on the balance. They are still owed $342.
ANOTHER COMPLAINT about Natural History Magazine / nhmag.com / naturalhistorymag.com
FIFTH COMPLAINT – Carus Publishing Company, publisher of: APPLESEEDS, ASK, BABYBUG, CALLIOPE, CICADA, CLICK, COBBLESTONE, CRICKET, DIG, FACES, LADYBUG, MUSE, ODYSSEY, and SPIDER. Illustrator alleges he’s owed $400.
