Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2012

There comes a point in every freelance writer’s career where he simply can’t take it any more. All freelancers, at some point or another, deal with cabin fever. Yet not all writing environments are created equal. In my years of freelancing I’ve tried many of them and have found the ups and downs with each.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. If you want to make a career of writing, should you look for a full-time job in a company or strike out on your own as a freelancer?

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

Dean Rieck decided to come on over and tell you the secrets you’re missing to making it as a freelancer – enjoy! Going from struggling writer to successful freelancer isn’t effortless, but it’s not as complicated or mysterious as you might think. If it’s not direct marketing, I don’t write it.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Join us for the price of a coffee a month at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F. As I write this in early December 2023, I’m buying books for Christmas. For my last two publications, I’ve used Claude.ai

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 9, 2013

Each time a new session of this writing course opens to new students, it fills up quickly, because it’s a big deal to business owners: It teaches you how to improve your writing skills with effective content-creation techniques. Each time I prepare for a new session, I also open up a special writing contest.

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Men With Pens

MAY 2, 2010

The ad copy on a box of CDs. Now imagine the web copy on your site. If you’re not telling your readers to go and look at that copy, it’s getting no more attention than the instructions on your toothpaste box. And that copy is a lot more important than the features on that box of CDs. Get your sales copy read.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Putting confidence into your copy almost to the point of arrogance is pretty powerful stuff, and it works out great for a lot of people. We’ve had some pretty great clients, and they were amazing, wonderful, inspiring people – but their copy gave their target market the impression that they were… well, kind of a dick. That’s bad.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2012

And during his extensive travels, he’s managed to continually write for his A-list blog, build an empire of training resources and publish several books, his latest being the $100 Startup (of which I have a copy in my hot little hands). Chris writes – a lot. Tips to keep writing when you feel lonely, isolated and discouraged.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 30, 2010

And the next time you have sales copy to write for a client where the standards – money and success – really do apply, ask yourself why customers want them for and for what purpose. Get us to write your sales copy. Chances are, you can figure out what makes them happy, too. Not a writer? Click here to cancel reply.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

Have you ever looked over a piece of your writing, only to realize that something’s missing? It’s so easy to get caught up in all the tips, tricks and techniques: Write a great headline – a number, adjectives, a clear promise. Head-First Writing Falls Flat. Yes, the technicalities of writing are important. Just write.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The post 10 Tips to Help You Land a Job as a Freelance Blogger appeared first on ProBlogger. Back in 2006 I started the ProBlogger job board. Most of them are writing-related, but there are also jobs aimed at editors and other types of content creators. I know it can be hard to write confidently about your skills and abilities.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Writing content is crucial to today’s online world. You know this, because all the pros tell you to write compelling website copy to increase your client base and sales. They tell you to write engaging blog posts that generate comments and build credibility. They tell you to write, write, write.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 14, 2011

They tell you to write. You should improve your web copy. You should write sales letters. How to write engaging posts. How to write snappy headlines. How to create compelling web copy. It showed in their web copy, because it didn’t bring in sales. They tell you to produce lots of it. You should blog.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2012

You know that writing content – no, writing great content – is crucial to your business success (no matter what business you have). All the pros tell you to write – and write lots, too. Write compelling website copy to land clients and sales. Write engaging blog posts that compel comments.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 21, 2010

There’s a lot more to writing web copy than that – and you’ll learn it from cars. And that’s what your web copy needs to do for your client. Don’t neglect the basics of what goes under the hood of your web copy, of course. You’ll find those articles right here on Men with Pens, actually. It’s good advice.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Nothing you write is set in stone. Write when you are inspired, and don’t stop until it’s all out, every last drop. You could have been writing about the mating habits of grasshoppers and in the jumble of your first draft a beautiful gem shines out above all the rest. This advice is true with every kind of writing.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. I went out on my own as a freelance camera operator after graduating from college, and that didn't really work very well. So that's how it sort of was a career of going from photography, to directing, to writing movies and TV. Russell: Sure.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 19, 2012

During the holidays, most freelancers let their business fall off the priority list. Freelancers have a common problem that contributes to slow, struggling sales year round, and I see happening every day. Most freelancers have a terrible website. Most freelancers have a terrible website. Maybe the copy is terrible.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Getting your first clients as a new freelancer is a daunting challenge. You could try cold-calling (or cold-emailing), knocking on doors or praying to the freelancing fairies for some work, but there are some better techniques you can use that will be sure to get you clients in a hurry. Prerequisite: you have a website.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

It’s time to take a look at some top consultants for freelancers – you know, the kind that really make the difference to your business. If you decide you need a website or blog with the perfect look to attract new customers and killer copy that hooks them, draws them in and gets them saying yes, contact us at Men with Pens today.

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

So many, in fact, that I decided to write a post about it. Here’s a list of what to do – and much more importantly, what NOT to do when applying for freelance work: DO read the job ad. This is tough, especially for freelancers, because we all pride ourselves on being able to make our own schedule in our pyjamas.

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

Sloppy work habits are far more detrimental than many freelancers realize, and they’re keeping you from rocking out everything you should be able to get done in a day. Write down boundaries that would help you get more work done. Are You Turning Away Customers By Sounding Stuffy or Stroppy in your Web Copy? That’s no good.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. Copywriting includes writing sales letters, brochures, blog posts for business sites, web pages, etc. However, for most freelance writing, that should be your minimum.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 4, 2010

And many freelance writers want to know how they can get their work right in the spotlight. As a freelance journalist, seeing my name in print was nothing new. Prevent this by checking the publication to see: What topics it covers Who writes the articles. Attach a copy of the original query to the email. Craft your query.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Of course, you can teach writing courses, as I do. Even though I had no journalism experience, I interviewed with a local magazine editor who was impressed by the fact that I taught writing courses to college students. My teaching status was verification of my ability to learn and master new writing styles. Have a book?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You want to get it out of the way so you can start your writing project. You want to write something special. Tweet about your writing project. Write and record a new message. Look for some inspirational writing music. Music always helps you think of ideas and write better. Write the first sentence.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

She’s perky, she’s a go-getter, and she’s all over the place in the blogosphere writing some great advice. She told me that my writing style had really improved over the past couple of years. Something similar has happened with my fiction writing. There are no clear measures of writing ability.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), Writing fiction is self-indulgence. It’s hard to write good fiction. If you want to make money writing, you’re far more likely to achieve the goal through non-fiction. Even though writing a short story takes a week of hard graft.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 1, 2013

” And as I write this post, I’m thinking the same for my own businesses: I want 2013 to be better than ever, full of game-changing results. Blog posts, newsletters, website copy, emails… you have to write a lot to achieve your business goals. Oh, sure, you know how to write – most people do. I wanted to help.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 18, 2011

Then there’s that feast-or-famine yo-yo ride of income that freelancers always seem to struggle with. So when he wrote Freedom, Money, Time – and the Key to Creative Success, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved. Fun times, eh? The solution?

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

If your writing ever starts to feel like a daily grind, it’s time to STOP. I’m not saying that you should stop writing for good. You’d lose a crucial part of your life (and your income, if your writing forms all or part of your paid work). When you sit down to write, do you feel excited?

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

One solution that many probloggers tout as the answer is to write an ebook. Post by Melissa Thomas Mellissa Thomas is a freelance copywriter, copy editor , and blog junkie sharing her business journey with new and growing entertainment business entrepreneurs over at E.i. Let us know in the comments below. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Usually copy comes in nice bite-sized chunks: a webpage, a blog post, an article, a press release. Using the materials as a guide, write down everything that might need to go in this project. Write it down. You have such a fun writing style, no wonder people want you to ghost write. Actual books. For publication.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Each day this week, I’m going to write about how you can get more money, better clients and the work you really love to do – all it takes is the magic words, and you’ll be enjoying a freelance business that really rocks. That shoemaker’s son has the same problem that many freelancers do – new and experienced both.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

James: Do you feel there’s an “ethical&# type of copy and a “snake oil&# type of copy? I think writing copy is a little like being a lawyer. You have to rely on your client to give you the information you need and write on faith. James: Do you ever feel guilty writing sales copy?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

He pitched me a guest post that wasn’t written yet, and here was my reply: “You’re on 1) because you’re an old friend, 2) because I actually like you, 3) because you write well and 4) because you used the word bagel in this pitch. Maybe I’d have to give up late-night reading for late-night writing.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

“YOU write it,&# I told Adam, nearly shoving the awkward task of writing an unveiling announcement for the Men with Pens/SXSW Meetup Event into his lap over Twitter DMs. So Adam never got to write the Meetup announcement, but he did land his first unintentional guest post here at Men with Pens. “I can’t.

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