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 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 November 24, 2010
Today, we are thankful for each of you, our readers. It’s a true blessing to have so many online friends. I enjoy the friendships and the comaraderie we all share and it’s comforting to know that, if I need anything at all, I can fire off an email to my online friends, and receive an almost instant reply! So, thank YOU!!! 🙂
Published on November 24, 2010
amazon, self-publishing
When an author publishes a brand new edition of their book, or when they move their book from one publisher to another, or even when they get the rights back to their book and decide to self-publish, they are often frustrated to learn that Amazon will not remove the old version of their book from Amazon.com…
