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Six Strategies That Have Quickly Improved My Writing - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 29 Jan 14
     
    In general, Lifehacker gives some good tips. These are for writing.
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Why Should Freelance Writers Register for Freelance Writing Jobs through the Federal Go... - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 28 Jan 14
     
    A detailed guide on how to become a writer and/or editor for government work.
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Attention: You're Now a Storyteller - Get Used to It » SEO Copywriting - 0 views

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  • You have to go above and beyond your keyword list to get a reaction. There has to be a general theme – or story – that runs through the entirety of your marketing. People are getting the story in pieces from different platforms so it has to be consistent.
    • John Lemke
      John Lemke on 28 Jan 14
       
      Have things changed?  What happened to the not-so-old-but-old-as-the-Internet saying "Content is King"?  All Google did was bring it back to what great authors have been saying since the beginning of stories.
  • You’re a storyteller now – whether you like it or not.
  • The “just the facts” approach to your website may cover all of the bullet points you need covered, but it’s not engaging enough to keep people around.
    • John Lemke
      John Lemke on 28 Jan 14
       
      This means finding your voice.
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  • Your role is to sell your products or services – but in order to do that you have to engage and encourage your audience. Your content can’t read like you’re in it for the sale. Your job is to be an advocate for your audience. You’re there to help. Learn how to engage on each platform you’re using for marketing, and then be present as a helpful, encouraging voice to guide your audience to the right decision.
  • Unlike the early days of SEO copywriting, you can’t keyword stuff and get great results. You can’t even rely on customers to visit your website before they make a decision about company.  They are connecting with you on Facebook, following you on Twitter or reading a landing page.
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http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/writerasimov.html - 0 views

sprott.physics.wisc.edu/...writerasimov.html 2014 WriteLink writer freelance authors tips essay advice
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  • John Lemke on 28 Jan 14
     
    If you aspire to write, you should read this essay. Asimov is one of the most prolific writers ever, read this and know that, even he, gets rejections.
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Ben Bova Writing Tips - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 28 Jan 14
     
    While many haven't a clue who this author is, he is one of the best science fiction authors ever.
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Writing Secrets of Prolific Authors | Write to Done - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 28 Jan 14
     
    Just what the title says, Isaac Asimov is one on the list.
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» How to Build Residual Income as a Writer for Examiner.com : Freedom With Wr... - 0 views

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  • Examiner is very unusual in that writers have some serious perks. If you move your cursor over your name in the top right of your page you will see a drop down list. Choose the ‘Examiner Perks’ option and prepare to be awed. You can get discounts on everything from Insurance to books to concert tickets etc. The discounts alone are worth the 200 words a month!
    • John Lemke
      John Lemke on 13 Jan 14
       
      nice perks
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» "Is there really writing work out there?" : Freedom With Writing - 0 views

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  • How, then, do writing opportunities work? To be paid for writing, you need to look for a person with two characteristics: They’ve got money to spare. They’re looking for writers. This could be: A magazine editor who is looking for feature articles. An aristocrat or multi-billionaire who wants to support the career of an aspiring artist. A blogger who makes money from advertisements, or from selling information products, but is too busy to do all their blogging themselves. A book publisher who is looking for the next Da Vinci Code or Harry Potter. A business owner who needs help from a writer to promote their business. Do you see where this is going? There are writing opportunities out there, if you know where to look, and if you know the right people.
  • First, the more money a potential client has, the more they’ll be willing to pay you. Bloggers and content creators don’t typically earn much money from advertising. That’s why revenue sharing sites, which share advertising revenue with writers in exchange for content, often pay a relatively low rate. Magazine editors and book publishers are somewhere in the middle. They pay reasonably well, but they’re looking for extremely high quality, so you’ve got to be real good to get their attention. Business owners who have a steady income usually pay the most generous fees to writers. Businesses have a budget for marketing, so they’ve got cash to splash.
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» Making Money From Home: Is Constant-Content Worth Your Time? : Freedom With... - 0 views

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  • Set Your Rate.
  • Write What You Want.
  • Wait For a Buyer. The downside to working through Constant-Content, however, is that there is no guarantee your work will sell. Ever.
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  • You can sell usage rights only, which allows you to resell your article over and over again.
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» How to Get Paid as an "Elite" Writer with iWriter : Freedom With Writing - 0 views

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  • iWriter is perfect for both the beginning and the established writer that wants to add another writing site to their list.
  • The range of these topics is considerably greater than most writing sites and includes pretty much anything you would want to write about and probably a few things you never considered.
  • Unlike many sites, there is no article submission required for approval. Don’t let this throw you and make you think less of this site. The site simply uses other methods to get and keep quality writers. This is great because you can get started immediately instead of waiting for an editor to approve your work.
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  • You can select the type of writings you want to do. Your choices are articles, ebooks and rewrites.
  • A rather odd note is that the writing block area specifically tells you not to copy and paste from other software into the block. However the FAQ suggests doing so. I recommend the copy and paste method simply because if there is a glitch during submission then there is little chance of recovery and you would need to start over. As an alternate, you can copy and past your work from the writing block into your word processor.
  • Essentially, you have to write at least 30 articles and have a rating of 4 stars to move to the Premium level. Once you hit 4.6 stars you move into the Elite tier. The only ratings that count are those from clients, iWriter only counts your articles. Because of this it’s important to do a good job for the clients and it’s also important to pay attention to the types of clients that you choose. Clients that reject often and are overly demanding may not be worth the effort.
  • Payment is made once your account reaches the minimum of $20 and is paid to your Paypal account.
  • Set up notifications for the topics that interest you
  • Get up early on Monday. Monday is when many new articles are added to the system.
  • Take many small articles at first.
  • John Lemke on 18 Dec 13
     
    This one looks very promising.
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» Earn $100 a Day With Textbroker : Freedom With Writing - 0 views

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  • Textbroker makes it possible to not only claim assignments from the job board but to also set your own price for private clients that contact you through the system. This is a great system that allows you to make more money from repeat clients.
  • Once you sign up you can apply for writing privileges. This is a standard writing sample based on a topic that they choose. It’s important to write this as though your salary depended on it because it does; your sample will be rated and the better the rating, the more you get paid per assignment.
  • This is where Textbroker outshines every other site: While you are looking over the assignment no one else can look at it or claim it. You have 10 minutes to make your decision. If you accept it then you can write it. You have 24 hours to write it after claiming it. If you don’t want to write it then it goes back into the assignment pool for someone else.
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  • The problem is that once you have accepted an article you have 24 hours to write it. While that is not a problem in and of itself, while you have that article selected you cannot select another article. You write one, submit it and then choose another one.
  • The writing platform at Textbroker is not great. There is really no way to sugarcoat it and make it seem better than it is. It’s basic, has no automatic save and is honestly one of the worst out there.
  • Every article you write is rated. Your rating is the average of the last 5 articles that you have written. If you have consistently high ratings, ask to be moved to a higher category. Your rating can also be lowered if your reviews are consistently poor. There is room to move at Textbroker.
  • John Lemke on 18 Dec 13
     
    A good review of the textbroker writing site
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EFF's Reading List: Books of 2013 | Electronic Frontier Foundation - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 18 Dec 13
     
    Here is a list of books from the EFF. They will mostly be about what I always call the "New Media Order", online privacy and technology. Based on my experience if it is recommended by the EFF, it is going to be worth the read.
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Most Popular Clever Uses and MacGyver Tips of 2013 - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 18 Dec 13
     
    It is time for all of those end of year lists. I did not get to check all of these out but lifehacker.com is a daily read for me in my feeder. Feel free to share your thoughts and tips in the comments here.
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Getting Access To Your Own Data Sounds Like A Good Idea, But So Far It Hasn't Been Easy... - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 18 Dec 13
     
    While this sounds like a great idea which could empower the consumer to make more informed choices (health care and energy use were specifically mentioned in the article), there seem to be many issues with getting the consumer data in a usable form.
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SEO copywriting roundup: Hottest posts week of Dec. 17, 2013 » SEO Copywriting - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 18 Dec 13
     
    This is a nice list of writing articles from the past year. It has a good number of sources I recognize and just as many new ones. It certainly looks worth the time to explore. Feel free to leave a comment with your thoughts on any one of them.
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The Evolution of Cyber Threat; Interview with IntelCrawler's Researchers - 0 views

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  • John Lemke on 16 Dec 13
     
    This interview on cyber-security is worth the few minutes it will take to read.
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