http://inkwelleditorial.com How to Start a Freelance Writing Career Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:30:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Publisher Note: In April, to read the posts on InkwellEditorial.com, you will need to be a subscriber. Don’t worry, there won’t be a subscription fee. The content will still be free. What’ll happen is, I’ll post excerpts, but you’ll need to be a subscriber to click through and read the content in its ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/which-marketing-methods-bring-in-the-most-freelance-writing-jobs Publisher Note: Within the next couple of weeks, to read the posts on InkwellEditorial.com, you will need to be a subscriber. Don't worry, there won't be a subscription fee. The content will still be free. What'll happen is, I'll post excerpts, but you'll need to be a subscriber to click through and read the content ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/freelance-writing-advice-on-branding-your-writing-business This week, I promised to update you on my “minisite (virtual real estate) empire” earnings. Well it’s not an empire yet, but it will be! I’m really devoting a good chunk of time this year to my minisites and will posts updates here from time to time. Minisites are a good ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/make-money-blogging-with-minisites-a-case-study Back in early January, I received the following email from a fellow SEO writer. The subject line was "Help please! Am I hurting my chances of SEO success?" So, it got my attention. (Sorry T for taking so long to answer this). Basically, she was worried that she was possibly losing ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/seo-copywriting-advice As is so often the case, this newsletter addresses a question sent in by a loyal reader of InkwellEditorial.com. You guys have no idea how easy it is to write a post when you're answering a question directly. So if you have more questions, send them in. If it's "universal" ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/seo-copywriting-how-to-start-this-career-while-working-a-fulltime-job The American workforce is changing. Many jobs are disappearing in sectors that are not going to rebound (eg, manufacturing, newspapers). Those jobs are gone forever. While it may be a hard pill to swallow, it’s forcing many to rethink what job stability is. I’ve been a freelance writer/editor since 1993. And ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/how-to-transition-to-a-freelance-writing-career Tax season is right around the corner. If you’re a freelance writer, this can either cause angst or not (there’s no in between; I mean really, who’s ever happy about tax season). So, you’re probably either feeling a bit queasy at just the thought, or it’s one more thing on ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/freelance-writing-business-tax-tips-4-things-you-can-do-to-make-filing-your-taxes-easier I’ve actually wanted to write this post for a while, but it meant that I’d have to reveal some personal stuff – and I don’t like to do that. But I feel ready to do so. In case you’ve forgotten or are a new reader to Inkwell Editorial, this week’s ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/make-more-money-as-a-freelance-writer-in-2010 Last week, I wrote a long post about starting a freelance writing career in 2010. My intention was to lay out a concrete plan for doing so. I did that, but not in the way I wanted. What I DID was lay out why I think some achieve success and ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/how-to-start-a-freelance-writing-career-in-2010-what-to-do-most-importantly-what-not-to-do As we approach the New Year, it’s a good time to take a look back to assess what you did right, what you did wrong and what you can do differently in the coming year to achieve your dreams. Note: This is a long, windy post. I often get sentimental at ... http://inkwelleditorial.com/want-a-freelance-writing-career-heres-how-to-achieve-that-dream-in-2010