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Freelance writers: Six essential resource links

Posted on July 16, 2010 by admin

For more than five years, OnText has been a resource for writers. Here are six essential links to feed your freelance writing success. Add yours in comments, and let me know how I can help you sell your writing and … Continue reading →

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Writing for $5 — How Do Real Writers Compete?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by admin

There’s a protest movement in social media. “Real” writers spend tons of time complaining that non-degree writers work for $5 per article. They howl that cheap SEO writers and hacks are ruining the marketplace for “real” writers who should command … Continue reading →

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Loading your website with keywords for page rank

Posted on June 6, 2010 by admin

If you are still cramming your website with keywords, or making keyword focus your priority or jamming web pages full of keywords, you may not be up-to-date with Google and other search engines. Playing  with optimization for single words, or … Continue reading →

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Why people don’t read self-published books

Posted on June 4, 2010 by admin

Why don’t some people take self-published books seriously? Not everyone can interest an agent or publisher in their work, just as not everyone (no matter how talented) can play in the NFL. Some writers make the effort and pay the … Continue reading →

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Content mill Suite101 may be improving for writers

Posted on May 12, 2010 by admin

I’ve written for Suite101 and other content mill farms in various iterations on and off for about 10 years and have seldom been a fan of how they treat writers. But let me say this: Suite101’s newest management team, seems … Continue reading →

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