Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Written by James - 33 Comments Take a Number After a small pause to let you all settle into your SMART freelancing techniques, Elizabeth Fayle is here to give you the next key to rockin’ out your freelance biz. Being realistic made him think of you as the most sought-after freelancer around. And you know what?

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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. 22 Responses to “The Kind of Consultants That Help Freelancers Make Money&# Comments Read below or add a comment. We can help. Even if it can help them make money.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

And as a freelancer myself, I approve! Businesses hire freelance talent to absorb ebbs and flows in activity or to fill talent gaps that are essential but not required every day. Businesses are all about returns on investments, though, so the big question becomes, how can you get the most from your investment in freelance talent?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 14, 2010

Freelancers avoid consultants. And it’s time more freelancers got on board. Most freelancers put off hiring a consultant because they don’t think they can afford one – so they keep scrimping along with their hopeful strategies for months, even years. You’re all set and teamed up with professionals, right? Even better?

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Back in 2006 I started to notice two emerging types of questions from readers of ProBlogger: From bloggers – How do I get freelance writing jobs? In the coming weeks this will rise to $70 (our first price rise since 2006). This feature also allows you to upload PDF files for resumes/portfolios etc.

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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. Most often, bad habits are the culprit. That’s no good. Most likely, you won’t want go back to them.

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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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Income Diary

APRIL 2, 2024

Premji owns 73% percent of Wipro and also owns a private equity fund, PremjiInvest, which manages his $2 billion worth of personal portfolio. He continued writing programs while attending Harvard University in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and began his career as an engineer at OPNET Technologies.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

But figuring out your writing voice isn’t easy. 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. Maybe you’ve struggled with finding your writing voice yourself. This doesn’t feel right.

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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. Just a bit. Check your email.

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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

JULY 1, 2012

One solution that many probloggers tout as the answer is to write an ebook. They’re also a great way to wow business clients with your portfolio. When she’s not doing that, she’s writing poetry or editing her first novel. It’s an effective way to encourage new signups and boost your traffic. Crazy bonus touch? EditionDuo.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

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. Little ebooks. About the amount of information you’d get in five decent-lengthed blog posts. Absolutely everything.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Phil can write! As I began writing books and blogging myself, I developed an entirely new appreciation for Peart’s genius that affects my writing to this very day. In this post, I share some of Neil’s writing tips that can help scribes of all levels. Forget writing well. Just write, before it gets away.

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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. 9 Responses to “How to Write Sales Copy When the Standards Don’t Apply&# Comments Read below or add a comment.

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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

MARCH 4, 2010

You’ll be taking your freelance career to the next level in no time. The freelancer who thinks you’re awesome because you sent him some work? Building relationships with other freelancers – even the competition – is very handy to helping you improve your business. Remember Joe? So why aren’t you?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 28, 2010

You Need a Good Business Fit First If you’re a freelancer, choosing to work with an expert who has never worked on the internet, has never worked with online businesses or who has never been exposed to the freelancing lifestyle is a big mistake. You shouldn’t have to explain how freelancers work. thanks for the post.

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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. Designed for freelancers and entrepreneurs in mind. Made progress tonight on the design spec… Want to write for us?

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Men With Pens

MAY 16, 2010

Here are my suggestions: Before your write your guest post, read the blog where you want to submit your guest post. Laura Spencer is a freelance writer with over 19 years of professional writing experience. She blogs at Writing Thoughts and is editor for Freelance Folder. I mean REALLY read it. Thanks for the tips.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 2, 2010

Then sit back and enjoy today’s post on how to earn better freelancing rates. You’ll be all set with a freelance business that pays you what you deserve to be paid. There’s a problem that’s common in the freelancing world: getting stuck at low rates and not seeming to be able to earn more. Neither do you.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

Most freelancers have enough trouble scrapping together money for the rent without having to worry about paying another couple of tens of thousands. You’re a freelancer. People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. Writing has given me an advanced education. That’s right.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

You’ll be relaxing your way to a freelance business that lets you breathe and still pay the bills. There are a lot of freelancers who have trouble saying no (which you haven’t, you’ll note), and they tend to be people-pleasers that want others to like them and think they’re helpful. Ah, the rush job.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

If you’re like many freelancers, you’re probably not sleeping well at all. We’re freelancers. The problem is that we freelancers all know healthy sleep habits are good for us. But many freelancers just don’t follow that oh-so-simple-and-sage advice. We’re supposed to be able to handle it.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

If you missed the first few posts, you can read them here: The intro to SMART freelancing The first key: Specific The second key: Measurable The third key: Agreed Upon The fourth key: Realistic Today is the last in the series of freelancing SMARTer, truly a bittersweet moment for me. All you need to do is write everything down.

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Men With Pens

MAY 2, 2010

Your freelancing lifestyle depends on your copy being read. This isn’t about grabbing the first freelancer that catches your eye. Write words that grab – and hold – their eyes on your page. We write the words that get you noticed – and get you the sales. Your web copy can’t afford the same passive indifference.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 1, 2010

You’ll be on your way to enjoying a freelance business that brings you more of what you want in no time. Many new freelancers fall into the common trap into of believing that taking on more work for less money is just as good as earning more money for less work. Sounds like a win to me. Take advantage of it. Even in a recession.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of our readership isn’t just into writing for the scads of money to be made while working in your pajamas and holding a beer in one hand (because that’s how freelancing works, right?). Many of you are fascinated by the idea of writing just because you love it. The response was pretty overwhelming.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

That’s part of the problem with blogging – you write, you post, people read your work for a couple of days, and then it gets buried in the archives. The posts I write that combine personal experience, a story, some expertise and action tips that you can take away are always my favourite. Oh, and this one about a camera.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 2, 2010

I’m planning on creating a “write for us&# page on the blog and was actually thinking on how to organize the page and what requirements I should include. One thing that I would definitely add would be to encourage the writer to write in a voice that is similar to the feel of the post. Do you have guest post guidelines?

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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. After all, we wrote Write for the Web years ago. We have learned nothing since then. It’s all lies, we tell you.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

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. Now, if you know something is a lie, you have to make a personal decision about whether you want to write the copy. James: Do you ever feel guilty writing sales copy? Dean: No.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Thomas was one of those people, and he wanted to write for the introverts amongst you. Freelance writing requires you to take responsibility for yourself in a way that other jobs don’t. And you went the whole week without an ounce of inspiration to fuel your writing. The result was some pretty good advice.

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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. Most of us don’t write out information like, “Hi, I’ve died,&# while we’re here and able, but perhaps we should. Write something up, just in case.

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