Here’s everything you need to know about guest-blogging, but weren’t sure what to ask: Guest Blogging: The Ultimate Guide.

Great article. The nub however, is that guesting on others’ blogs gets you links:

“Links – Links control the web. If you want rankings on Google, you need links. If you want authority in your niche, you need links. If you want traffic from other blogs, you need links. Guest blogging is a fairly easy way to get custom anchor-text, high quality one way backlinks to your website. There are few other techniques so effective.”

Just make a list of blogs you’d like to guest on, and get in touch with the owners. Most bloggers LOVE to have enthusiastic guests — and they’re harder to find than you might imagine.

Don’t go in cold

If you want to guest blog on a high-ranking blog, don’t go in cold.

Make thoughtful, interesting comments first. Once you become a commenter, the blog’s owner becomes aware of you, and will be much more receptive to an approach from you.

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I’m amazed at the number of small businesses which are moving the bulk of their operations online, as well as by the number of small businesses which are starting up with the sole aim of selling products online — even a year ago this would’ve been looked on as a risky strategy.

With businesses placing such a high emphasis on selling online, it gives great  opportunities for writers. You’re in high demand. Even beginning writers can get writing jobs writing articles.

Can YOU write Web articles?

If you have any writing skills at all, you can write articles. Web articles are very different from articles written for print publications, and they’re much easier to write.

If you read Web articles, you’ll discover that they have certain attributes.  They’re easy to read, they’re relatively short when compared to print articles, and they contain links.

So if you’re in the same position as a lot of people, and need to earn extra money, consider writing web articles.

Get all the information you need to build a wonderful writing career with Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON).

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Here’s how to maximize the value of this listing.

1. Reference your entry in ContentBee (and your SYWON) membership when you apply for writing jobs.

As a new Web writer, you need to show that you’re efficient and trustworthy. (No one wants to hire a "writer" who may skip off into the sunset with their money and confidential company information.)

Your entry in ContentBee shows that you’re serious about your career, and that you’re training in Web writing.

2. Reference your entry in ContentBee on your Web site. Again, your entry in ContentBee shows that you’re a trained Web writer, rather than someone who just calls himself a writer.

Your links on ContentBee and Writing Hacker are valuable; so use them.

If you haven’t yet sent me your link and Contentbee blurb, please do that today. 

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I create marketing plans for different products each month. For example, one of my marketing plans for April is to promote Fab Freelance Writing Ezine.

Why create marketing plans?

1. They’re essential because they work — they make sales

2. They stop procrastination

3. They allow you to track what’s happening with your writing.

For example, Stan’s a new writer and a Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) subscriber.

Stan’s on Lesson 8, and for a beginner, he’s doing brilliantly. He’s written articles for two clients, and has two testimonials. Now’s the time for Stan to spread his wings, and to promote his article writing services by creating a marketing plan for his article writing.

A marketing plan takes a minute or two to create. Then all you need to do is to slot the tasks into your calendar program, and work on each day’s task as the day arrives.

Stan’s still working a day job, so he asked me to help him to create his plan, and to schedule the tasks. He’s now done that. Here’s what he wrote: “I can’t believe it — four days after creating my plan, I’ve got FIVE new clients and projects.”

Yes, of course, marketing works. However, as I wrote to Stan: “That’s great, but do keep doing your marketing tasks, no matter how busy you get. Your marketing is cumulative, and the more marketing you do, the more your income will rise.”

So if you haven’t created a marketing plan yet, start today.

Managing all your SYWON info: make a study plan

Big tip: Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) provides you with HUGE amounts of information because it gives you all the know-how you need to build a fantastic, profitable writing career over years to come.

Everything works together, so read each week’s lesson carefully, and integrate the new information you receive. Go back over previous lessons too — often a nugget of information will leap out at you, and you can incorporate that into what you’re doing immediately.

Devote ten to 15 minutes a day to studying your SYWON material. It will pay off for you in amazing ways.

Discover the world of Web writing – make a great income writing from home, or from anywhere

Sell Your Writing Online NOW

There’s great money in Web writing. Some Web writers are making $20,000 a month by blogging for a stable of sites. Others are writing articles or ebooks.

Join the Web writing gold rush with Angela Booth’s comprehensive training: “Sell Your Writing Online Now”.

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The first reason is that press releases will get you known as a writer. Every release you write will get new clients for you and will remind current and previous clients that you’re still in business. The second reason is that once you become familiar with writing press releases, you can write them for others: it’s another writing service you can provide to your clients.

1. What’s a Press Release?

Essentially a press release is simply a document which is released to the media about something which is newsworthy. Did you know that 75 per cent of all newspaper articles are derived from press releases? New stories are often based on press releases and in some smaller newspapers may be used as news stories completely as written, in their entirety.

2. Topics for Press Releases

Although the terms “news release” and “press release” can be used interchangeably I usually use “news release” because it reminds me that a press release must contain something newsworthy.

Here’s a list of the elements of a news release. Your news releases should contain at least one of the following elements: timeliness, public interest, conflict, tragedy, humor, sex, money, human interest, the future, or animals.

As a writer this gives you a wide field for topics for your news releases. As a marketing tool for your writing, almost anything can provide a topic for a press release.

For example, if you’re adding a new writing service (such as a news release writing service for example) to the services you provide, this is a great topic for a press release.

Winning a new contract, a client’s success, business tips, and expanding your writing business are all great topics for press releases too.

Almost anything can make a topic for a press release.

Get a press release template so you know the format for your releases, and remember that all press releases are written in the third person — “Jenny Smith, a local writer says_______”.

3. Distributing Your Press Release

Your press releases should always be sent to your local media: that is to local newspapers,radio stations, and TV networks.

The web has opened a whole new arena for press releases. Nowadays many press releases are simply written as an online marketing strategy. They’re written to attract a business’s customers, and provide high-quality links, rather than being directed at the media.

Press releases get credibility, publicity and clients for your writing business. If the media pick up on any of your releases you’ll get a story in your local paper. This happens often.

So write a press release today; it’s an easy and powerful way to market your writing services business.

Discover the secrets to marketing your writing services with Angela Booth’s video series and marketing ebook. Give your writing business a marketing boost today – you’ll be thrilled with the results.

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Here are four essentials for profitable marketing.

1. The More Marketing You Do, the Better: Everything Is Cumulative

Marketing your writing services business isn’t a “do it once and forget it” thing. It needs to be constant. There’s a reason companies big and small advertise — it’s to get and keep clients.

Once you’ve completed a project for a client, even if the client loves the work you did, there’s no guarantee that he will recall your name six months or two years from now when he’s looking for a writer.

Therefore, you need to market consistently, not only to attract new clients, but also to stay in touch with current and former clients.

I market every day, and so does every other professional writer who’s booked solid. Marketing is a must, and it’s cumulative.

2. Enjoying Marketing: Make It Fun

I hated marketing my writing services for many years, until I realized that if I could market for others, I could do it for myself. The key was ensuring that I only did the kinds of marketing I enjoyed.

You can do this too. Choose one marketing method a month, and do it for the entire month, but make it something that’s fun for you. Blogging and social media marketing are fun for me, so I often choose these forms of marketing. You may prefer advertising or creating press campaigns.

3. The Four Ps of Marketing, Applied to Your Business

When you say “marketing” many writers assume that that means “promotion.” While that’s true, there’s more to marketing than promotion. Use all the basics of the marketing mix, the “4Ps” of Product, Price, Promotion and Place, in your marketing.

That is, think about the products you provide (offer services your buyers need and want), assess your pricing periodically, and target different locations with your products.

4. Be Your Own R&D Department

Large companies have Research and Development (R&D) departments, and you should too. Don’t get stuck in a rut. Study new forms of writing, and develop new writing services you can offer.

When you spend time researching what buyers of your writing need, and then develop services and products to meet those needs, you’ll never run out of marketing opportunities.

Discover the secrets to marketing your writing services with Angela Booth’s video series and marketing ebook. Give your writing business a marketing boost today – you’ll be thrilled with the results.

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When you write online, you don’t need to be a literary genius, because people are not reading online, they’re skimming for information. This means that writing speed and efficiency are more important than talent.

In next week’s Fab Freelance Writing Ezine, I discuss making money writing articles.

Here’s an excerpt:

It’s very easy to make money online with articles; the more you write, the more income you make. However, it’s essential that you PLAN and take a long term view because you need to get known as a competent, reliable article writer first.

Once you’re known for the quality of your work, you can charge more, and you’ll quickly build up a stable of clients who buy articles from you every month.

Subscribe now — you may find a whole new career.

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I developed Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) training so that anyone who enjoys writing can create his own home business based on writing in the shortest time possible.

If you love to write, you can stay at home writing — no more long commutes — and watch your business grow month by one.

One of the big benefits of Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) training is the fact that you get ongoing coaching and support. I’m not aware of any other online course where you can have any question answered, usually within hours. and can ASK if you need a hand.

One of the comments people make when they hear about the training is that it seems too good to be true. This is very amusing; I’m sure that if you’re already a subscriber you’re chuckling right now. There are unlimited ways you can make money online by writing, BUT you need to be shown how. It’s the how that is important. Once you know how, you can parlay that your knowledge in any way you wish.

You have questions about SYWON training? Feel free to ask.

As one subscriber said, “Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) is the best thing I have found anywhere. I am up to lesson 9 and really underway. If I had found this earlier, I would have saved myself a lot of money, time and frustration.”

I’m proud of all SYWON subscribers and I’d love a chance to be proud of you too, when you set up your own home business, and start living the life that you choose.

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Here’s what you need: the desire to achieve your goal, backed up determination, then you need a daily FOCUS on that goal. If you have these three attributes, not only will you double your income, but you’ll be amazed at how quickly it happens.

There’s no limit to your income from your writing on the Web. Some bloggers are making $30,000 a month from their businesses — if it’s possible for them, it’s possible for you, too.

Dissolve Your Disabling Beliefs by Writing Them Down

To clear the way for your accomplishment, take a few minutes to dissolve any disabling beliefs which may be standing in your way. The challenge with deep-rooted beliefs is that they become unconscious. They affect our behavior because we don’t know we hold them.

Open a new computer file, or get a notepad and pen. Set a timer (a kitchen timer will do) for five minutes. Complete this sentence: “I can’t double my writing income this year because____________”

Write, without pausing or thinking, until you hear the timer.

Excellent. Now you’ve made your disabling beliefs conscious. You know what they are, and because they’re conscious, you can refute them, so that they can no longer affect your behavior. Rip up the paper, or delete the computer file.

Think About Your Goal Morning and Evening

Did you set any New Year’s resolutions this year? If you did nothing other than set a resolution, it faded from your mind by the end of January. Here’s how to prevent that happening with your new goal.

Every morning, before you get out of bed, think about what doubling your income would do for you and the people you love. Do the same thing before you fall asleep each night.

Just think about having achieved your goal in a relaxed manner. This builds your desire. The more you day dream about your achievement, the more you’ll build you determination, and that determination will develop into a complete focus on your goal.

You’ll have a new outlook on life, and because you’re thinking and behaving appropriately, you’ll have the outcome you want. 

You can make money writing, and can achieve any income goal you care to set. Discover how to make money writing with Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) — you get all the tools you need for an outstanding writing career.

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“Have fun” seems simplistic. After all, you have clients who depend on you, and projects you must complete — you have a mortgage to pay. What’s fun got to do with it?

Fun has a great deal to do with it. Think about a time when you were intensely  creative. For most of us, that time of high creativity ended when we were around eight years old. Would you like that childlike glee with your writing back again? Little kids are never blocked and rarely stressed. They love to play, and that’s the secret.

Here are three tips which will help you to look on your for-pay writing as fun.

1. Write for Yourself First, then for Others

In 30 years of writing, I’ve learned that my inner kid can turn off my creativity like a tap when it gets bored. The kid doesn’t care about deadlines and money, the kid just wants to have fun.

Think about when you first started writing: try to recapture that excitement. Feel it. Now complete this sentence (write it down): “To really have FUN with my writing, I’d like to write__________ and ____________ and ___________”. Keep writing. You may be surprised at what you’d love to write, just for fun.

Your “fun” writing primes the pump for all your other writing. It’s your warm glow within. When that warm glow dies, all your writing dies. So keep that warm glow alive.

2. Develop a No-Stress Writing Schedule: Get Help when You Need It

Your primary goal as a writer who’s writing for profit should be to keep your writing schedule as stress-free as possible. If there things you could pay others to do, pay them.

For example, a virtual assistant could help you with your email, and the many other housekeeping chores of your writing business. She or he could also do basic research for you, freeing up time for you to write. If you hate marketing, you can also out-source some of those tasks.

If you’re just starting out as a “for pay” writer, you may only be making $60 an hour. However, you can get a virtual assistant for $30 an hour. If you take the plunge and delegate stress-inducing tasks, you’ll be amazed at how much more you get done… and that your income goes up.

3. Shush! Stay Silent on Gestating Projects

Have many projects have you talked away? Think about it.

Gestating projects, those projects which are so new they’re just a glimmer in your eye, are delicate. You can ruin them completely if you talk about them with anyone, even your nearest and dearest. Keep all projects strictly under wraps until you’ve completed at least a first draft, or if it’s a Web site, until you have the site online.

I hope these three tips help you. They come from experience. To build your career and making money writing, remember to have fun: it’s vital. Here’s how to become prolific and write more.

Write more – become a pro writer

Yes, you can write more and become an expert writer - even if you’re a world-class procrastinator.

Did you know that when you write more, your writing improves? Many of my writing students experience this. They find that when they write more, writing is easier for them – they’re not dominated by their inner editor.

My new writing class, “Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process” is based on lessons I developed for my private coaching students to help them to write more, improve their writing, and make more money writing.

If you’re struggling with your writing, the class will help. The techniques you’ll learn in class with help you write fiction, nonfiction, and copy for business.

Discover how you can write more, improve your writing, and sell more of your writing to higher-paying markets.

Here’s the secret to great creativity and eliminating writer’s block for good: have fun with your writing.

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