Sell Your Writing Online NOW Blog

There’s never been a better time to be a writer. Your potential income is unlimited. This is simply because as the recession bites, businesses are forced to make alterations to the way they market their products.

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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As a Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) member, you receive a free listing on ContentBee.

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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What’s the secret to writing success? Two words: marketing plans.

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.
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Are you setting your goals too low? In next week’s Fab Freelance Writing Ezine our topc is “Create a Six-Figure (and Beyond) Writing Income”.

Learn more — Make money writing | Work from home | Writing jobs — Angela Booth’s Fab Freelance Writing Blog:

"Are you setting limits on your success as a writer? Most writers do; they’re setting their sights too low. They may achieve small success, but never achieve their potential, because they aim too low. Want to free yourself from self-imposed limitations? That’s the theme of next week’s issue of Fab Freelance Writing Ezine."

 You have all the information you need to become a six-figure writer in Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON); just remember to be aware that only you can limit your income.

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To make money writing you’ve got to become known as a writer. One of your primary marketing tools to help you to achieve that is the press release. Few writers make good use of press releases; they’re a very valuable tool however and you should become familiar with them for two reasons.
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Many writers are making the switch to Web writing. One of the benefits of writing for the Web is that you can use your skills to make money — you can create websites and monetize them in various ways.

I’ve got several hundred sites and I know writers who have 1000 sites. This perhaps seems incredible. If you’re a new writer, or you’re not used to Web writing, you’re thinking “why would anybody want that many sites”?
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A writing services business brings you a great part-time or full time income. However, it takes consistent marketing to deliver a great, and constantly increasing, income. If marketing seems scary, here’s how to make it fun, and profitable.

Here are four essentials for profitable marketing.
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Want to improve your writing skills, sell more of your writing, and feel more confident as a writer? You can clear any and every writing block you have, when you use hypnosis. Hypnosis is the secret of many bestselling authors, including Lawrence Block and Sue Grafton.

In 1985 in New York City, I was lucky enough to take a self development course for writers with Lawrence Block, “Writing for Your Life”, which included some hypnosis techniques. Over the years, that course has helped me to become a much more confident writer; I’ve used hypnosis ever since.

Here are three hypnosis tips which will help you to clear your writing blocks.
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Although the outsourcing sites are great for finding freelance writing jobs fast, many freelance writers avoid them. If you’re spooked by having to compete and make bids the information in this article will help you.

Here are some tips to turn you into a bidding dynamo.
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Do you want money sent to your PayPal account every day? Many new writers hunt for “writing jobs” online when they want to make money writing, but this is a mistake. If you want success, you must do what others don’t do.

Here are three easy steps to make quick money from your writing and quit your day job within a few weeks — a writer I know used this method and had so many  writing jobs lined up that he quit his job after three days.

1. Get Your First Testimonial for Your Writing

The people who hire you to write want to know that you CAN write. You’d be amazed at the number of “writers” who take people’s money and run. Therefore, your very first step must be to get at least one testimonial for your writing.

This testimonial should include some way to contact the person who’s given you the testimonial: a Web address, an email address, or a phone number. In other words, this testimonial must be genuine.

There are various ways to get your first testimonial. One way that works is to create a listing for your writing service on eBay, with a BIN (Buy It Now) option. If you’re familiar with eBay, and have good feedback, you can leverage this to sell your writing services.

Another way that works to get your first testimonial is to advertise on Craigslist, although this takes more time, because you need to create several unique ads.

Here’s a third way that works. This method is fast and simple, and I’ve no idea why more new writers don’t use it. Just contact a professional writer who has a blog, and offer to write a guest post. You’ll be writing for free, in exchange for a testimonial. If you’re a reasonable writer, it shouldn’t take you longer that an hour to write the guest post, and you have your testimonial.

2. Leverage Your Testimonial in Your Signature File on Forums

Now you have a testimonial, you can leverage it. Here’s how: visit forums where people who buy writing hang out. These are forums for webmasters and  Internet marketers. (Avoid writers’ forums; they can’t hire you.) Join a couple of busy forums and start interacting with others.

Your signature (the blurb at the bottom of your forum posts) must contain a snippet from your testimonial.

Like so: 

Betsy Anne Newwriter, Article Writer and Blogger

A comment on my writing: “Betsy Anne’s fast and reliable: a pleasure to work with” — hire me today to help you to build your business with my writing skills.

Be professional and courteous in all your interactions on a forum: don’t spam, just become a part of the forum, and people will hire you.

3. Offer Something More: Become an Expert

Now you’re getting writing jobs, it’s time to specialize. As a specialist, you can charge more, and you’ll be hired by clients who have larger businesses with writers on retainer.

So there you have it: three steps to make quick money writing and quit your day job. Have fun, and enjoy writing: you’ll agree it’s the best “job” you’ve ever had.

Discover real world testimonials from Sell Your Writing Online NOW (SYWON) subscribers, who are making money writing and loving it.

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