Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

Not blog posts, though. I had great ideas for posts , I’d sit down with full intentions of banging out the best blog post ever, get through a title and maybe a paragraph or two, and then… That was it. Those blog posts came hard. That theory about tortured writers? Well, that’s not entirely true. Real hard.

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MARCH 20, 2017

How to Apply for a Blogging Job. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about finding a job as a blogger – particularly how to apply for a blogging job. I started the ProBlogger job board where those looking to hire bloggers could advertise their blogging job opportunities and bloggers could apply for the jobs. Facebook Group.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Your mind, like your body, must be trained to perform in certain ways, and a regimented schedule is a necessity when it comes to earning a living as a freelance writer. Are you an introvert writer? 23 Responses to “Don’t Be an Introvert Writer&# Comments Read below or add a comment. Heather Villa´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 2, 2010

I used the power of guest posting and blog commenting tactics to reach people around the globe. If reaching people is what you want, you’ll find plenty of advice on guest posting right here at Men with Pens, including great tips on accepting guest posts to your blog – like this post on submission guidelines from Ann Smarty.

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Men With Pens

MAY 16, 2010

Guest poster Chris Birk did a good job recently of describing how a writer feels when a guest post is accepted but has not yet been published. As an editor at a blog, a writer for three blogs, and an owner of two blogs–I have been on the receiving end of a lot of guest posts over the years.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Here’s how: If you’ve been involved with freelance writing, blogging, copywriting or marketing for more than, say, a day and a half, you’ve probably heard plenty about how speaking before an audience can boost your reputation, which helps you become a thought leader and an expert in your field of choice. And it’s true!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Written by James - 106 Comments “I’ve been blogging for five years. We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. Blogging is bloody hard work. Take this blog, for example. No One to Blame But Ourselves Blogging started as personal online journals.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

The world is full of dreaming writers who have heard golden stories of the great beyond (working full time as a well-paid freelance copywriter) but who have yet to make the mysterious transformation from mere mortal to freelance god. You don’t have to be visible to everyone, just the people most likely to hire you. That’s bunk.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

We’ve all heard the hype that every business must have a blog. And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. Blogs build brand and trust.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

It’s especially hard for new writers to find their writing voice, because they already feel awkward having their work in the spotlight and subject to public approval. Why We Struggle to Find our Voice Writers worry. One of the problems is that writers write in ways that fit our beliefs, not the reality. Forget that.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere. Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

I’m happier when he attaches a guest post – he’s a great writer full of good stuff to share. In a recent conversation, a writer told me that he hates projects about things that don’t interest him. Top writers are ruthless editors and heartless revisionists. Regards, Kelly Kelly´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

Writers come in different flavors. There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), technical writers and… Fiction writers. Even though only your mom and your writers’ group will ever read your fiction. Fiction is great training to become a good writer.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 21, 2010

Matt Burgess´s last blog. Jodi Kaplan´s last blog. Josh Hanagarne´s last blog. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog. Ragnar´s last blog. If you submit a guest post to a blog, write for their audience. Bamboo Forest – PunIntended´s last blog. Thanks a million!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Not only that, having a blog is a must as well. A blog gives you a platform to demonstrate your expertise. Blogging also gives you a way to attract people to your site on a regular basis. If you have a blog, some people will come back multiple times a week. Your blog is essentially a marketing tool for your business.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly. Check out their blog for more posts on marketing and development. Jim Kimmons´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

Or are you just thinking about hitting your target word count, churning out that blog post, ticking off that task on your to-do list? There’s a school of writing – call it writers’ boot camp – that tells you things like: You must write every day. We post our novel word count on our blog or on Facebook.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

This is the way writers used to write. He really wants you to visit his blog today. Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 25, 2010 at 12:14 pm I enjoy reading Dean’s blog. The ironic thing is that I was reading this article procrastinating a phone call I know I need to make… *sigh* Chris Mower´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We did try to tell you there was nothing to this vicious rumor of a new, updated, expanded and generally awesome upgraded version of Write for the Web, your guide to becoming a freelance writer on the Internet. Lots of ways to get you off your ass and into your new career as a web writer. Poll: How Many Blogs Do You Have?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

So when it hit me, I did – and here’s her post on how to be a better writer – fast. A few weeks ago, my mother read and enjoyed a guest blog post of mine – The Missing Half of Productivity Advice: Why Women Need to Get Involved. Most writers aren’t brimming over with confidence, either. We chew pencils.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 30, 2010

Not a writer? Joshua Black The Underdog Millionaire Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire´s last blog. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog. Reply FitJerks Fitness Blog ( @fitjerk ) April 1, 2010 at 5:50 am Interesting, so in a way did it make the writing the sales copy easier or harder? Derek´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

Too many writers just don’t understand how important marketing is … it’s the engine behind modern economies that makes our lives a thousand times better than they were generations ago. James: Ever get writer’s block? James: A lot of writers would love to have your life. Well, I don’t have to. Numero uno.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

I just recently started reading your blog. Brett´s last blog. Mark Dykeman´s last blog. Jodi Kaplan´s last blog. Giulietta Nardone´s last blog. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog. You’ve already said yes to another customer: yourself. Keep it up and thanks. How do you define rich?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 20, 2010

But if you’re like most writers (and you probably are), you’ve read the ‘read aloud’ tip already. You’re a good writer already. Writers – especially new ones – tend to get confused about the ‘voice’ they should use. Annemieke´s last blog. Or are you?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

For example, if you’re a great writer and Joe’s a fantastic ebook designer, create an info product or a course. You have social media friends, people you’ve met on blogs, your chat buddies or people you see regularly on forums. Here’s how you get them: Visit blogs and start commenting regularly. I love that.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

Allow me to tell you: We’ve overhauled, revamped and created a truly extraordinary resource for fiction writers everywhere, and we’ve packaged it up into a very entertaining and useful book called How to Create Believable Characters. You probably didn’t know about this treasure, because I forgot to blog about it.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

Small businesses need a website, even if they’re never going to use their website for blogging or selling or anything of the kind. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog. Wojciech Kulicki´s last blog. Sarah Camp´s last blog. They’re all small business owners. Most people would. Can you think of other reasons?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

Some writing jobs are just dreary, like being a marketing writer at Shoelaces-R-Us. Some writers, like me, have a thick skin and are pretty Type-A anyway. But I think most writers are not compatible with that sort of bulldozer personality. Some writers are happy with just a little extra income.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 2, 2010

Michael Martine´s last blog. Never Face Writers Block Again (and have Fresh Ideas Every Day) Reply Kyle Healey March 3, 2010 at 2:51 am I used to do a ton of freelance SEO and copywriting work, but eventually you just get pushed out by the masses willing to work for pennies. Kyle Healey´s last blog. AOL Sells Buy.at

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2010

Writing: The Great Dust-Mop of the Creative Mind Every writer, particularly professional fiction writers, will tell you that in order to get to the truly genius stuff, you have to write pages upon pages of complete and utter garbage. No wonder writers are always exhausted by the very idea of writing if we haven’t done any for awhile.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

When you’ve been blogging for nearly four years and written quite a bit more than 1,000 posts, you tend to forget a great deal – like the fact that you actually wrote this stuff, and that hey, some of it is pretty darned good. And you thought your first blog posts were bad. The experience was… well, surprising, honestly.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Sometimes we’re right, sometimes we’re wrong, but the point is that it doesn’t do to blog about the unique ideas that makes you different and special. Here are four reasons to love that the competition reads your blog. So every blog in the hemisphere has the same exact idea in place four weeks later – so what?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

Many of you are creative writers, or role players , or gamers. Professor Beej´s last blog. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. I think we’ve all arrived at a very special place.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. If you want your blog to get a whole lot more readers, you should think about taking a class in how to write better articles and be noticed on the web. For a long time now, I’ve been reading blogs about marketing. I have the blog.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

Written by Taylor - 28 Comments As your readership grows, it’s easy to think you’ve got this blogging thing down pat. Not Keeping Up With New Trends As blogs develop and evolve, new technology emerges to accommodate the needs of your readers. What would keep your blog fresh? Remember when every blog had a Reddit button?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2010

There are dozens of reasons why writers wind up in this content limbo. Mutual respect and empathy are two keys to cultivating a worthwhile writer-editor relationship, and an imbalance can contribute to a guest post being held hostage. But writers with a piece in limbo should consider pitching the idea to other sites.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

You may not think that your website, your blog, your freelance business, is something you need to think about in your last will and testament, but it is. Consider what you’d like for your website, your blog or your online business if you were to pass on. A lot of irritation. Who Wants My Business? So go ahead.

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