Articles about web content writing.
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No, not really. I can’t think of a legitimate use for them. Worse yet, they have an annoying habit of turning your well-turned phrases into word salad. In short, they have issues. Let’s take a closer look. Continue reading “Are Article Spinners Ethical?” »
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If you are having some success as a freelance writer, you are used to receiving unanticipated gigs on a wide range of topics. If you’re lucky, you already know the subject area or have at least written about it in the past. Too often, the assignment covers something new and quite possibly obscure. Oh yeah, I almost forget — the client usually wants it NOW! What should be your game plan? Here’s one that works for me. Continue reading “Learn, Assimilate, Write” »
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Most of my “normal” friends never heard of cash parking or domain monetization. And some domainers I’ve spoken to don’t realize that there are parking sites that allow you to add your own content to a parked page. I’ll try to address both audiences.
For the uninitiated, domains are web addresses. Not websites, just addresses. You can choose to build a website that will reside at the domain, but you can also park the domain. Continue reading “Cash Parking with Content” »
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Good web content freelance writing and search engine optimization (SEO) are inextricably linked. SEO helps ensure that your brilliant content is actually seen by visitors, and good content is instrumental in implementing an SEO campaign. The latter is true for two reasons:
1) Search engines reward fresh content with a higher rating.
2) Content that uses (but doesn’t overuse) your chosen keywords in headings and text is more easily indexed by search engine crawlers.
Continue reading “Content and SEO are Best Friends” »
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Fiverr.Com wants to know. They are the hottest ticket on the planet for those who miss good old sweatshops. The concept is this: offer some task or skill for $5—Fiverr calls it a “gig”—and put it up on a website with a million other desperate people. Think it sounds ludicrous? Think again: at last count, over 50,000 souls have put themselves up for sale.
Here are a few examples: Continue reading “What Will You Do for $3.88?” »
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Any freelance writer will tell you that demand for writing and blogging services are by no means uniform, or even predictable. Sudden periods of frenetic activity are often punctuated by stretches of “quiet time”. But bills have to be paid. Luckily, there are several fee-per-article firms to whom freelancers can turn in a pinch.
Continue reading “Freelancer’s Fallback” »
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