http://ontext.com/2009/04/writers-make-money-web/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:26:07 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://ontext.com/2009/04/writers-make-money-web/comment-page-1/#comment-80 admin Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:10:47 +0000 http://ontext.com/?p=152#comment-80 Mary Ellen, I'm 100% with you. You can diversify and be an expert in two things, maybe even three - but Jill of all trades? Nope. Makes you master of NONE. Thanks for commenting and please come back often. mkp Mary Ellen, I’m 100% with you. You can diversify and be an expert in two things, maybe even three – but Jill of all trades? Nope. Makes you master of NONE. Thanks for commenting and please come back often.
mkp

]]> http://ontext.com/2009/04/writers-make-money-web/comment-page-1/#comment-79 admin Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:09:18 +0000 http://ontext.com/?p=152#comment-79 Writers need to learn how to discern slave-labor sites from sites where knowing how to market your writing can build enough traffic to make a pay per view compensation plan work. For example, I work for Examiner.com - lots of people who haven't bothered to check them out and don't understand self-branding, talk the site down. I've built a brand there that supports all of my other sites, while bringing in significant money. I admire your crusade and encourage you to check the details before deciding good from bad. Some gigs are just junk, others give you a lot of tools to use for success. Best of luck, thanks fro commenting and do come back often! mkp Writers need to learn how to discern slave-labor sites from sites where knowing how to market your writing can build enough traffic to make a pay per view compensation plan work. For example, I work for Examiner.com – lots of people who haven’t bothered to check them out and don’t understand self-branding, talk the site down. I’ve built a brand there that supports all of my other sites, while bringing in significant money. I admire your crusade and encourage you to check the details before deciding good from bad. Some gigs are just junk, others give you a lot of tools to use for success. Best of luck, thanks fro commenting and do come back often!
mkp

]]> http://ontext.com/2009/04/writers-make-money-web/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Mary Ellen Waszak Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:57:48 +0000 http://ontext.com/?p=152#comment-78 Good insights. My theory has been to find a niche a become an expert. Those who research such things claim that if you study a subject for five years, you know more about it than 90% of the population. The generalist succeeds no more, in any market. So, know your niche for writing success, as we profess at ChicagoWriter.com--online or in print. Good insights. My theory has been to find a niche a become an expert. Those who research such things claim that if you study a subject for five years, you know more about it than 90% of the population. The generalist succeeds no more, in any market. So, know your niche for writing success, as we profess at ChicagoWriter.com–online or in print.

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