I haven't been doing much writing lately, because I have been writing a business plan, so my Expanding Creations business can expand. Within the next month, the website: Expanding Creations will be allowing freelance writers to offer a profile on the page to get more business, offering an online training course on how to write articles that sell and will be offering face to face workshops on writing for the web (based in Sydney, Australia). There will also be advertising opportunities for small business owners and businesses offering resources to writers. Contact me if you would like to advertise on the site.
As you can see, my focus is on finding ways to monetise my website, without spending too much effort on it. This is the trick everyone who wants to make money online should follow - find ways of getting passive incomes from your work. The ebook "Sales Success on Constant Content" is an example. Once I wrote the ebook, I needed to sell x number of copies to return a decent wage for my work on the ebook. I've achieved that and now the ebook just keeps on selling. I get a passive income from that ebook now because I don't have to do anything else to sell the book.
There is a lot happening in this business and it is very exciting. I'm making heaps of friends in the writing world and loving every minute of it. For those of you who have been following this blog to find out how much a freelance writer can make, I still made $40 from IM Report Card, $220 from Constant Content, and a further $1500 from private clients. That's all the writing I could squeeze into the times when I wasn't working full time and wasn't working on building my business. I'm going to be able to concentrate on my business full time from March, so hopefully, those writing figures will increase even further. It is definitely possible to make money online from your writing!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Get a Quick $10 Today
IM Report Card is offering TrialPay bonuses. You sign up to a free offer and get $5 credited to your IM Report Card profile. You can do this twice and effectively make $10 in a couple of minutes. You can cancel the offer at any time if the trial product does not suit you (or before fees are charged!). Now, you do have to write some comments on product reviews as well to cash your money, as you need $20 to cash out. However, you can do this quickly by writing 100 word comments after a product review. If you are interested in making money online, you have probably tried several of the thousands of products and services IM Report Card has reviewed, so it will be easy for you to make your $20 today with the $10 quick bonus. Sign up to IM Report Card today, before it is too late!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Fulfilling Your Dreams in 2010
This is a good time to start working towards making your dreams come true. If you have only dabbled in writing before, now is the time to start a career as full freelance writer. You can start part-time or full-time, but why not take some action to move your dream of becoming a paid writer into a reality that changes your world.
Here are some ideas on places you can go to get started:
Join a Writer's Community
I am part of two extremely good writers' communities: Newbie Writers and Constant Content. Both help me a great deal by putting me in contact with other writers. Through these sites, I find information about the highs and lows of being a writer, I share my experiences, and I learn from others. There is no better way to start than to start posting and sharing comments with other writers in a forum.
Complete a Writing Course
You may always have wanted to be a writer, but there is a technical side to writing too. Most professional writers will complete a few writing courses in their lifetime. You may like to start by signing up to free courses or newsletters, or downloading an ebook, such as "Sales Success on Constant Content". Find a writing course that meets your needs. Make a goal to learn something new of the craft in 2010.
Follow Nike
JUST DO IT!
Get started today. Put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and start writing today! Make your dreams come true in 2010. You can only become a great writer by practising your art. Start writing today. Every time you write a post, an email, or a business letter, think about how you are framing your words to create an interesting experience for the reader. Practice makes perfect, so start writing NOW!
Here are some ideas on places you can go to get started:
Join a Writer's Community
I am part of two extremely good writers' communities: Newbie Writers and Constant Content. Both help me a great deal by putting me in contact with other writers. Through these sites, I find information about the highs and lows of being a writer, I share my experiences, and I learn from others. There is no better way to start than to start posting and sharing comments with other writers in a forum.
Complete a Writing Course
You may always have wanted to be a writer, but there is a technical side to writing too. Most professional writers will complete a few writing courses in their lifetime. You may like to start by signing up to free courses or newsletters, or downloading an ebook, such as "Sales Success on Constant Content". Find a writing course that meets your needs. Make a goal to learn something new of the craft in 2010.
Follow Nike
JUST DO IT!
Get started today. Put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and start writing today! Make your dreams come true in 2010. You can only become a great writer by practising your art. Start writing today. Every time you write a post, an email, or a business letter, think about how you are framing your words to create an interesting experience for the reader. Practice makes perfect, so start writing NOW!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Merry Christmas
It's almost Christmas and I am flat out! I haven't had any time for writing in days. However, I did compose a Christmas poem for my Expanding Creations newsletter (which you can subscribe to for free - Expanding Creations).
So far this month, it has been relatively quiet on the Constant Content front, but I have made $200 already, and I have a few articles booked for private requests for next week and January. One good sale was an article sold for usage for $40 for the second time, which was unexpected, but nice!
Anyway, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I'll catch up with you 2010 and show you how to really start making money from your writing.
Hayley
So far this month, it has been relatively quiet on the Constant Content front, but I have made $200 already, and I have a few articles booked for private requests for next week and January. One good sale was an article sold for usage for $40 for the second time, which was unexpected, but nice!
Anyway, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I'll catch up with you 2010 and show you how to really start making money from your writing.
Hayley
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Make Money By Writing
I keep getting people who sign up for my free newsletter from Expanding Creations writing and asking me how to get started. Well, there are some simple ways to get started as a freelance article writer. Here are my top 5 tips to making money from writing articles.
1. Find a Market.
This is probably the hardest part at first. However, I find that Constant Content is a very good market for selling articles. My ebook Sales Success on Constant Content will give you all the information you need to sell articles and make money on this site. Other markets for your writing include Elance, Freelancer.com, and Ezine Articles (unpaid). Once you have found your market, or a prospective customer, discover what the submission guidelines are for the publication or market. Anything you submit that does not follow the submission guidelines will be rejected by the editor.
2. Plan Your Article.
The one thing most new freelance writers forget to do is to plan the article. There is an art to writing an article that people want to read. To avoid boring your readers by repeating comments, or confusing your readers by using an illogical structure, spend a few minutes thinking about what you want to say before you begin writing your article for sale. I find it easiest to come up with a title and then three or four subheadings for the article. These are the main points I want to discuss. Then, I just make bullet point notes about a couple of the things I want to write under each subheading. This gives me a basic outline of my article and I know the structure is logical.
3. Remember Your Reader.
Another big error is forgetting who will ultimately be reading your article. You are writing the article for a specific audience. If you are writing the article in response to a customer request, ask the customer where the article is likely to be published and who his or her readers are. This helps you to frame your article in a way that is likely to attract that reader group.
Remembering the reader also means writing in a clear way, so that the reader is not confused. To aid in clarity, always write in active voice, rather than passive voice, and write articles in plain English, cutting out all unnecessary words. Don't use formal English, awkward phrasing, or long, convoluted sentences with many subphrases. Remember the KISS catchphrase - Keep It Simple!
4. Write Your Article
Now that you have an outline for your article and know who your audience is likely to be, you can write the article. Always start with an introductory paragraph that tells the reader what the article is about and encourages the reader to continue reading. Then write two paragraphs under each subheading. Finally, end with a conclusion - a paragraph that brings together all the points you have written about and maybe points the reader towards further reading. You should be able to write articles between 400 and 600 words easily using this simple formula.
5. Proofread and Rewrite Your Article
Your article is written, but it is not finished yet! You need to proofread your article to check for errors, missed words, misspellings, and grammatical errors. You may need to rewrite some sentences within your article when you proofread your article. Polish your article before you submit it to a customer or your article marketing website, like Constant Content. If you are not sure how to proofread your own work, ask a writer friend or mentor for help.
It is not difficult to get started in writing articles and making money. Follow these five simple steps and you will find it easy. Visit my website Expanding Creations for a free newsletter with writing tips and author interviews with successful authors.
1. Find a Market.
This is probably the hardest part at first. However, I find that Constant Content is a very good market for selling articles. My ebook Sales Success on Constant Content will give you all the information you need to sell articles and make money on this site. Other markets for your writing include Elance, Freelancer.com, and Ezine Articles (unpaid). Once you have found your market, or a prospective customer, discover what the submission guidelines are for the publication or market. Anything you submit that does not follow the submission guidelines will be rejected by the editor.
2. Plan Your Article.
The one thing most new freelance writers forget to do is to plan the article. There is an art to writing an article that people want to read. To avoid boring your readers by repeating comments, or confusing your readers by using an illogical structure, spend a few minutes thinking about what you want to say before you begin writing your article for sale. I find it easiest to come up with a title and then three or four subheadings for the article. These are the main points I want to discuss. Then, I just make bullet point notes about a couple of the things I want to write under each subheading. This gives me a basic outline of my article and I know the structure is logical.
3. Remember Your Reader.
Another big error is forgetting who will ultimately be reading your article. You are writing the article for a specific audience. If you are writing the article in response to a customer request, ask the customer where the article is likely to be published and who his or her readers are. This helps you to frame your article in a way that is likely to attract that reader group.
Remembering the reader also means writing in a clear way, so that the reader is not confused. To aid in clarity, always write in active voice, rather than passive voice, and write articles in plain English, cutting out all unnecessary words. Don't use formal English, awkward phrasing, or long, convoluted sentences with many subphrases. Remember the KISS catchphrase - Keep It Simple!
4. Write Your Article
Now that you have an outline for your article and know who your audience is likely to be, you can write the article. Always start with an introductory paragraph that tells the reader what the article is about and encourages the reader to continue reading. Then write two paragraphs under each subheading. Finally, end with a conclusion - a paragraph that brings together all the points you have written about and maybe points the reader towards further reading. You should be able to write articles between 400 and 600 words easily using this simple formula.
5. Proofread and Rewrite Your Article
Your article is written, but it is not finished yet! You need to proofread your article to check for errors, missed words, misspellings, and grammatical errors. You may need to rewrite some sentences within your article when you proofread your article. Polish your article before you submit it to a customer or your article marketing website, like Constant Content. If you are not sure how to proofread your own work, ask a writer friend or mentor for help.
It is not difficult to get started in writing articles and making money. Follow these five simple steps and you will find it easy. Visit my website Expanding Creations for a free newsletter with writing tips and author interviews with successful authors.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Author Interviews and Free Newsletters
I'm getting FAMOUS!
I've just been interviewed for two websites as a successful author! My first interview was for How To Tell a Great Story, and my second was for the free weekly newsletter for Expanding Creations. Ok, so the second interview was for my own website, but it is the start of an exciting series of freelance writer interviews for the free weekly newsletter. You can read my interview for How to Tell a Great Story here.
I have enticed several of the TOP TEN writers for Constant Content to interview for the newsletter and to give out hints to new freelance writers. I have also enticed several other experienced freelance writers to participate, so this series of interviews will definitely make interesting reading. The next newsletter is due out tomorrow, so sign up today for your free email newsletter for freelance writers at Expanding Creations. Besides the author interviews, where the writers explain what gives them inspiration and tips for freelance writers who are just starting out, the newsletters contain at least one other article on the trials, joys, and challenges of freelance writing. If you want to know where to put those pesky commas, you'll definitely want to read this week's edition.
Hayley
I've just been interviewed for two websites as a successful author! My first interview was for How To Tell a Great Story, and my second was for the free weekly newsletter for Expanding Creations. Ok, so the second interview was for my own website, but it is the start of an exciting series of freelance writer interviews for the free weekly newsletter. You can read my interview for How to Tell a Great Story here.
I have enticed several of the TOP TEN writers for Constant Content to interview for the newsletter and to give out hints to new freelance writers. I have also enticed several other experienced freelance writers to participate, so this series of interviews will definitely make interesting reading. The next newsletter is due out tomorrow, so sign up today for your free email newsletter for freelance writers at Expanding Creations. Besides the author interviews, where the writers explain what gives them inspiration and tips for freelance writers who are just starting out, the newsletters contain at least one other article on the trials, joys, and challenges of freelance writing. If you want to know where to put those pesky commas, you'll definitely want to read this week's edition.
Hayley
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