A debate is taking place on the worldwide web in connection with the use or overuse of content. Everyone seems to agree that the use of quality content is important, but how much is too much and what ways are best for the distribution of your content? Please note that this issue is not related to write-for-hire or contract content writing. Close to the Vest Some writers in this camp indicate they feel there is an integrity issue at stake when a writer makes their wor...

One of the most effective ways to present your work to prospective clients is by having an online presence. As the world shrinks through the use of the worldwide web, you will find clients on an international basis may be interested in your work and in your ability to work for them. First Step By creating a website you have the opportunity to place testimonials, pricing structure, examples and a list or services you provide. Because most writers have problems with se...

Freelance job sites are filled with work. If you want to work for pay today, it is possible that you can do so. You might even be able to write as many articles as you want to write. "$1.00 Per Article - As Much Work As You Want" Yes, you too could be on the road to a very lucrative career if you could write a few hundred articles a day. Let's see, if it takes me 45 minutes to write an article because I know something about the subject already then I could do 32 arti...

Are good writing skills required of insurance professionals? That is an interesting question. If good writing skills are not required of most insurance professionals, they should be. As an insurance professional, you have not just set up a stand on the corner of the block. You are not just calling out to passers-by to purchase your insurance policies. True, you are selling a product, but the product you are selling comes with a lot of ?the written word? ? especially before th...

Where Do I Get Ideas? That's the most common question I get from fellow writers looking to break into article marketing. The truth? Steal them. Yes, you literally steal ideas and twist them a bit to make them fresh ? make them yours. That leads to another question, how do you make old ideas yours so that they're fresh, new and ? dare I say ? revolutionary? Actually, it's not as tough as you may think. Here's a quick and easy formula I use for turning old content i...

Is it better to participate in content writing or write for magazine publication? The above question is actually multifaceted and can help you determine the overall thrust of your freelance writing career. It has been estimated that a writer will need to pen a million words before a publisher is likely to accept their first work. That means a lot of rejection slips. So, does that imply that content writing is preferred to the crafting of a book or magazine article? ...

Have you ever had anyone criticize your writing? Maybe they were just having a bad day. After all some people just can?t seem to say anything nice. Not everyone is comfortable with criticism, but there may be times when it provides just what you need to move forward in your writing. There is a man that?s been called the ?Simon Cowell of Christian Publishing?. A few quotes from Chip MacGregor might allow you to see that he?s far from being the touchy-feely type. The foll...

There was a time when you needed to relocate if you wanted to become a successful writer. In essence you went where the work was. The Internet has opened a whole new world for writers. The idea of telecommuting has become a welcome component to the mechanism of freelance. Today you can sit in a kitchen in Iowa and write for a publication based in the heart of New York. You can write for a firm in Australia from the comfort of your home office in Ontario. You can also wr...

"U.S. consumers purchase approximately 7 billion greeting cards each year, generating nearly $7.5 billion in retail sales." * Have you ever wondered who actually writes all of those greeting cards you purchase? Sure there are staff writers who may develop themes and specific greeting cards. However, there are numerous freelance writers who have received checks for the use of one or more of their greeting card ideas. "There are an estimated 3,000 greeting card publishers...

I just finished a set of conferences with my students which inspired me to write about the most important rule of writing -- writing is a process. So many of difficulties struggling writers face occur when they ignore this simple rule. Once you embrace the fact that writing is a process rather than an event, once you recognize that the more time you give the process to work the better, then not only will writing be easier you will also write better. Writing is a process...