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Article Writing Tips: Make $100 and More Per Article

Want to make great money writing articles? You can make $100 and more per article -- here's how.

Writing articles is a great way to make an income online, however many writers end up in a writing ghetto, writing like demons for a tiny income. While this may be a better option than zero income, with a little bit of know-how you can make much more for each of your articles.

Here's why: buyers pay for what they need. Some buyers at the lowest level have tiny budgets and can't afford good writers. It's your job to become the kind of writer who's worth a lot more, and who gets it.

Here's four tips which will help.

1. Build a Clientele of Article Buyers

Your first step is to develop a stable of buyers who regularly buy from you. This means you have money coming in. (However, do realize that the chance that you can convert a buyer who's paying you $5 per article into a $100 per article client is zero.)

With a regular income, no matter how small, you can turn your attention to buyers who pay more.

2. Find Web Sites Which Are Hungry for Great Content -- Get $1 a Word

Your next step is to specialize. Good specialties include business, technology and health. In all of these areas, clients are hungry for great content, and they're willing to pay $1 a word (and more) for it.

Start by discovering the difference between an 800 word article that's worth $10 to $20 dollars, and one that's worth $800. Once you understand the difference, you too can be paid $1 or more per word.

It will amaze you when you discover that it's easier to get high-paying article writing jobs than it is to get low-paid ones.

3. Promote Yourself on Your Own Blog

Are you blogging on your own blog? I hope you are. A blog is the easiest promotional tool ever. If you begrudge the time you spend blogging, you're killing your article writing career.

4. Raise Your Rates Consistently

Finally, raise your rates consistently. You can raise them as often as you prefer, but once a year is essential.

So there you have it: four tips which will help you to make $100 and more per article.

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There's great money in Web writing. Some Web writers are making $20,000 a month by blogging for a stable of sites. Others are writing articles or ebooks.

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Blog Secrets for Writers: Boost Your Income

Do you have a blog? I hope you said yes, because blogs are incredibly useful for writers. A blog can build your career in ways you won't expect, often eliminating years of frustration.

Firstly, let's talk about what a blog actually is. A blog is an instant-publication tool. That's all. If you're caught up in thinking that a blog is "an online journal", it can stifle your creativity.

So when you think blog, think "instant publication."

Now let's look at secret ways in which your blog can boost your writing income.

1. More Blogs Equal More Money

I have many blogs, and each blog has a purpose. Blogs take time to develop a readership. Usually when I create a blog, it's for a project which is either currently in development, or which I intend to develop a year or two from now.

Think of each blog you create as an investment. Your investment in a blog may not pay off for several years, just as real-world investments.

2. Sell Yourself and Your Products on Your Blogs

If you're a new writer, a blog will help you because you'll become visible online. It helps you to build your name.

Make a list of all the writing services you provide, and make sure that you advertise these on your blog. As your writing services business grows, create a blog for each service.

If you're writing articles, for example, create an articles blog. If you're writing a book, create a blog for the book. And so on.

Ensure that you use your own name on each of your blogs. This means that when a potential buyer of your writing types your name into a Web search engine, all your blogs will show up. You develop credibility as a writer.

This leads to our final secret.

3. Every Blog Post Is an Advertisement for You

Every blog, and every post on that blog, is an advertisement for you as a writer. Writers are in high demand on the Web, however you need to build credibility as a Web writer, and trust.

Every blog you create displays your writing skill. This cuts down on your need to hunt for writing jobs, because clients come to you. Eventually, if you focus on blogging, you'll have more clients than you can handle.

Blogging is a way to become an established writer, fast. If you're not blogging, your writing career will never be as successful as it could be. Start a blog (or another one) today.

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Three Fast Writing Techniques Anyone can Use

Looking for techniques which will help you to write faster? Here are three writing techniques which anyone can use.

1. Create a List of Ten to 20 Keywords

Start by creating a list of keywords. Normally this is done when writing Web content, but you can also use this technique in other forms of writing. Creating lists of key words will jump start your ideas.

Create a list of ten to 20 keywords, or even more if you can think of them. This is a way of priming your brain. Write the words quickly, without thinking about it too much. Often a word which seems unrelated to your topic will start a train of thought which gives you several great creative ideas.

2. Create a Mind Map or Cluster Diagram

Your brain thinks creatively in images. You can make use of the way your brain naturally works, by creating a mind map or a cluster diagram before you start writing, or at any time.

You'll often find that when you're writing a project and create a cluster diagram, you'll generate ideas for several additional projects as you're working with the diagram.

Use large sheets of paper for your mind maps and diagrams. You can buy artists' portfolios (often called visual diaries) for this purpose. Those in A1 paper size work well. This gives you room to doodle and to make notes on each diagram. Creating large cluster diagrams is particularly useful if you're working on a long project like a book or a manual.

3. Write a List of 50 Topics

Writing begets writing. Here is a way to start your creativity humming. Write a list of 50 topics in one single area. For example, your general subject area might be photography. Write a list of 50 topics which would be helpful to someone new to photography.

Once you've created the topics add them to a cluster diagram, and save it. It will be helpful in future, providing  you with ideas.

The ability to write fast will grow as your experience of writing grows along with your subjective experience of how your mind works. You'll develop your own techniques which you'll use on every writing project. However, since each writing project is different, you'll also discover techniques which are specific to projects, which you may only use once or twice.

The three techniques in this article will work on just about any writing project you're likely to encounter.

Recession-proof your freelance writing career

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" gives you all the tools you need for a thriving writing career, no matter what the economic climate.

Three weeks after completing the class one student wrote:

"Thanks Angela, for all your help and advice in class. I'm quitting my job next week. I printed out my letter of resignation tonight after landing a contract writing job that will pay me more for three months part-time work than I earned in from my day job in the whole of 2007! You were right – the great gigs are out there, and now I've got the skills to land them. Your class opened my eyes. Bless you…"

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" shows you how to thrive as a freelance writer. Would you like to write five times more than you're writing now, and sell to higher-paying markets? Take the class.

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Stress Relief for Writers: Four Ways to Achieve Your Writing Goals

Writing can be stressful. It's especially stressful if you're making money writing, and are writing to deadlines every day. Discover how you can relax so that your writing improves, you write more, and you achieve all your writing goals too.

Here's a big tip. As you look at the four ways to achieve your writing goals below, please don't think of them as "shoulds" and add them to your ever-growing To Do list.

Take one method at a time and work with it for a week or two. Then work with the next.

1. Learn to Relax and Use All of Your Brain

The ability to relax is a a vital writing skill. If you can't relax, you're writing with only half your brain. This is because your intuitive, creative right brain is choked off when you're tense.

If you've never learned progressive relaxation, you can get CDs and tapes which will lead you through the process.

Learning to relax with a method like progressive relaxation, or learning meditation skills, is vital to achieving your writing.

2. Walk Into a Relaxing Scene

Once you've learned to relax, you can develop your visualization skills.

There are many ways you can visualize. One of my favorite methods is one I call "Walk Into a Relaxing Scene". It involves remembering a relaxing scene from my life: strolling along a deserted beach, for example.

Your ability to visualize allows you to take a relaxing break at any time. Just close your eyes, and picture any scene you choose, then walk into the scene, so that you're there.

This visualization exercise is a great problem solver. Close your eyes, relax, and when you open your eyes you'll often find that you have a solution.

It's a superb method which helps you to both discern the right goals for you, and achieve them too.

3. Make a List, and Let Your Writing Flow

Making lists relieves stress, because you get the material out of your mind, and onto the computer screen, or onto a piece of paper.

Try it now. Make a list of the five most worrying things in your life right now. Just list: financial concerns, job worries, relationship worries... You don't have to do anything about them, just write them down.

Clearing your mind in this way is a great stress reliever. It lets you focus on your writing.

4. Get Goals - It's Easier Than You Think

Want to achieve your writing goals? It's easy. Just write them down.

I often come across old notebooks in which I've listed goals. Without fail, I've managed to achieve every goal on the list.

There are good, logical reasons why writing your goals helps you to achieve them, and although this method sounds super-simple, don't be misled. It's powerful.

Enjoy these four ways to relieve stress and achieve your writing goals.

Learn to Write Fast and Increase Your Income TODAY

In today's world, editors and other buyers of your writing reward anyone who can write fast.

Writing fast (while writing well) is a skill anyone can learn. With the right processes, you can write an article in half an hour. Can you imagine how this would increase your writing income?

End your writing struggles: you can become a full time writer and quit your day job in five weeks with Angela Booth's new writing class "Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" This class can change your life.

Make money writing from home: ditch your day job forever

If you can write, you can make money writing from home. The Web has made it possible for ANY writer, no matter how new or inexperienced, to turn writing into a fabulous career. If you're stuck in a soul-destroying, or just boring job, writing is your way out.

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The writing jobs of your dreams -- get them now

Do you find it hard to get the writing jobs you want? It may shock you when I say that the only thing that's standing between you an highly paid writing jobs is... YOU.

Next week in Fab Freelance Writing Ezine one of our feature articles is "Get Freelance Writing Jobs Fast With an Easy but Powerful Tool".

You'll be shocked at how simple and effective this tool is.

By the way, the tool is free.

Here's an excerpt from the article:

Are you looking for freelance writing jobs? They're everywhere, but the top jobs are never advertised. If you're a freelance writer who finds getting writing jobs difficult, here's a quick tip for you.

This tip will ensure that you get all the writing jobs you want and has the potential to increase your income threefold over the next month.

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Writing yourself sane - kill your inner critic

Writing can be therapeutic.

Here's a simple exercise which will help you to kill your inner critic when you don't want him or her around.

Yes, you need your inner critic during the editing process, but when you're drafting and writing, the critic should shut up. In "Writing reality: writing is a process" I said:

Many new writers expect golden words to flow from their fingertips instantly.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Your first draft of anything you write should always be awful, nonsensical, and all but unintelligible.

If you're a new writer, or are an established writer who's never learned to manage your inner critic, this exercise will help.

The exercise:

Write a letter to your inner critic, describing five ways in which your inner critic is damaging your writing.

Start the letter with "Dear Inner Critic: I know you want what's best for me, but you're ruining my writing and my life in these five ways."

How I created the exercise, and its effects

I created this exercise for one of my mentoring students. He's a terrific writer, but he was writing very little because he used to find writing torture. His inner critic was totally in charge.

For example, when I asked him to do a five minute free writing exercise and send me the results, his writing was anything but free. He couldn't be spontaneous - he was editing in his head.

His inner critic wouldn't let him write naturally. It insisted on getting into the act. I devised the "letter to your inner critic" exercise to help him to understand that his inner critic had an Off switch. Whenever he wished to, he could communicate with his inner critic, and turn it off.

The result? My young writer friend found that he was much more creative. He found writing fun, and wrote more. He started to sell, and is working on his third book. He's on great terms with his inner critic, who now only shows up when he's invited to, during the editing process.

I commend this exercise to you -- try it.

Recession-proof your freelance writing career

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" gives you all the tools you need for a thriving writing career, no matter what the economic climate.

Three weeks after completing the class one student wrote:

"Thanks Angela, for all your help and advice in class. I'm quitting my job next week. I printed out my letter of resignation tonight after landing a contract writing job that will pay me more for three months part-time work than I earned in from my day job in the whole of 2007! You were right – the great gigs are out there, and now I've got the skills to land them. Your class opened my eyes. Bless you…"

"Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" shows you how to thrive as a freelance writer. Would you like to write five times more than you're writing now, and sell to higher-paying markets? Take the class.

Make Money Writing - Write Local

Want to get started writing for money? Writing makes a great home business. However, you should forget the Internet, because you can make more money writing local.

I've been teaching my copywriting students to start their businesses by writing local for years.

"Write local" works for other kinds of writing too. For example, an easy way for new writers to start is by writing resumes for people who are looking for new jobs. You can advertise your resume-writing services in local newspapers.

Here are some additional ideas of what you could write for local businesses:

* Advertising

* Newsletters

* Articles

* Business letters

* Web sites and Web content

Advertise Your Writing Services - Get Known and Make Money

For local companies to hire you, they must be able to find you. This means that you need to get known as a writer in your local community. The easiest way to do that is by advertising.

But what if you don't have an advertising budget?

Advertising doesn't need to be expensive. There are many cheap ways in which you can advertise. You can put notices on community notice boards, or print out flyers on your computer and leave them with local businesses.

Another way to advertise without spending money is to get to know your local business community. Every community has business groups and you can join the networking events at these groups, often for free. Take along some business cards and hand your card out to everyone you meet. Don't forget to put your web address on your business card.

Once you've been to a couple of networking events, offer to speak at one of them. You can give a brief talk on a topic like Internet marketing, advertising online, or creating a search friendly website for example. 

Speaking is a no-cost way of advertising your services, and you will find that any speaking engagement you have result in several new clients.

Writing for local businesses is the easiest way to get started making money writing as a new writer. You'll find that once you get your first client, your name will be passed around, and you will get more writing jobs than you can handle. Get started today.

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Part-time writing for profit - Fab Freelance Writing Ezine helps

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Want to make money writing ebooks?

It all starts with your choice of topic.

Pick the right topic, and your ebook will sizzle and sell.

Here's how to be sure your ebook's topic will sell.

Write It Once And Sell It Forever

Get A Constant Flow Of Cash By Writing And Selling Ebooks... It's Much, Much Easier Than You Think

Ebooks are BIG online. Most ebooks contain from five to 100 pages, and sell anywhere from $10 to $100 dollars, and over, depending on the information. Clever writers are realizing that there's gold in ebooks, and that they're well-placed to mine that gold...

Discover how you can self-publish online, and make a great income, writing and selling ebooks with "Write and Sell an eBook: Every Writer's Quick-Action Guide To Writing Ebooks"..

Manage your mind, manage your writing

Are you in control of your mind? If you can't manage your mind, you can't manage your writing.

Mind management is especially essential for writers in the current economic climate. Others' fear and doom-laden pronouncements can trigger an avalanche of self-doubt and worries.

The result? Stress.

Stress kills your creativity.

Here's how to cope.

1. Exercise

Stress impacts your body. Not only do stress hormones age you, they're bad for your health. You'll feel better when exercise, and get rid of all those stress hormones, so make time for exercise every day. Just do it.

2. Pay attention

Your brain developed in ancient times. It can't tell the difference between a real here and now threat (a sabre toothed tiger leaping at you) and your imaginative "what ifs"... Viz: what if I lose all my money, can't pay the mortgage, get fired... etc.

Stay in the here and now. Are you safe and healthy right now? Are your loved ones safe?

Realize that your imagination is a double-edged sword. Writers have excellent imaginations. Rein yours in.

3. Write your concerns in your journal - get them out of your head and onto the page

You're a writer, so write.

Write down every single worry and concern you have. Set a timer for 20 minutes, and continue this sentence: "I'm worried about__________"

You'll feel much better when all the junk is out of your head.

4. Develop a writing routine

You've taken control of your mind, so now it's time to take control of your writing. If you're not a full time writer, chances are you've never created a writing routine. Start today.

Enter your writing time into your calendar program - schedule your writing as you do everything else.

Then, when it's time to write, sit down and write.

Once you take control of your mind, and of your writing, you can handle anything life throws at you. Happy writing. :-)

Make money writing from home: ditch your day job forever

If you can write, you can make money writing from home. The Web has made it possible for ANY writer, no matter how new or inexperienced, to turn writing into a fabulous career. If you're stuck in a soul-destroying, or just boring job, writing is your way out.

Fab Freelance Ezine helps you - subscribe and receive the free report: "Write And Sell Your Writing: The Power-Write Report". It's 21 pages packed with information to help you to develop a six-figure writing career.

Writing fees: how much do you charge for your writing?

If there's one question writers are asked more than any other it's this -- how much do you charge? This week's podcast helps you to set your writing fees with confidence. Whether you're a new freelance writer, or are an established pro, these tips will help you to understand how, why and when you should raise your fees.

Listen to "Writing fees: how much do you charge for your writing?", the latest podcast on Angela Booth's 5 Minute Writing Tips.

Free the writer within you

If you have negative feelings about your writing, you'll never be the writer you could be.

Here's how to eliminate negativity.

Start by writing down all the reasons you feel you're not a good writer. Give yourself at least five minutes, and make a list. During the five minutes don't take your fingers from the keyboard; just write whatever comes to mind.

These reasons could be anything at all.

For example:

I have great ideas, but they don't sound right when I write them

I don't know what to write about

I freeze when I try to write

I'm not creative

I'm too old to start writing now

I don't have time to write

Etc.

Now you know what your negative beliefs are, is it any wonder that you find writing difficult?

The key to writing well and writing prolifically is the ability to let yourself go and just write. You must separate writing from editing. Writing is just writing.

Tip: writing isn't a function of your logical left brain. Therefore you'll never become a better writer by trying to force yourself to write well.

Writing is a partnership between your logical left brain, and your creative and intuitive right brain. When both your left and right brain learn to work together, writing will not only be fun for you, but it will also be the easiest thing you could ever do.

Relax and let your creativity flow

If you're feeling tense when you write your right brain won't get into the act at all.

Therefore, before you even start writing it's vital that you become totally relaxed. Forget about trying to make your writing make sense. Writing is a process of discovery if it's anything at all. You don't need to know what you're going to write before you write it.

When you put restrictions on yourself as you're writing, you're choking off your creativity. It's as if you were trying to water the garden and were  standing on the garden hose.

Here's an exercise.

For 20 minutes sit down and write without lifting your fingers from the keyboard. Start with this sentence: "What I'd really like to write about is________"

These two exercises should offer some release from any negativity you harbor about writing. You'll find that writing is more fun after you complete them... so DO THEM. In less than half an hour, you'll remove many of the negative feelings which are making writing difficult.

Tip: do the above two exercises three times a week for a month. You're cleaning the windows of your mind. Your writing will improve, simply because you're allowing yourself to write.

Write more - become a pro writer

Yes, you can write more and become an expert writer - even if you're a world-class procrastinator.

Did you know that when you write more, your writing improves? Many of my writing students experience this. They find that when they write more, writing is easier for them - they're not dominated by their inner editor.

My new writing class, "Write More And Make More Money From Your Writing: Develop A Fast, Fun Productive Writing Process" is based on lessons I developed for my private coaching students to help them to write more, improve their writing, and make more money writing.

If you're struggling with your writing, the class will help. The techniques you'll learn in class with help you write fiction, nonfiction, and copy for business.

Discover how you can write more, improve your writing, and sell more of your writing to higher-paying markets.

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Are you a blogging writer? I'd like to interview you

I've recently started creating podcasts for my readers, and if you're a blogging writer, I'd love to interview you informally on a podcast. We'll do the interview over the phone, or on Skype.

The interview will only be around 20 to 30 minutes long. We'll chat about blogging in general, as well as your blog, and the effects it has had on your writing.

Fun for you, and fun for me, and informative for other writers too; I get questions about blogging every day.

Once our chat's over, I'll send you an MP3 file of the podcast, and a transcription. You can use the podcast in any way you wish.

Interested? Please send me a message with BLOGGING WRITER in the subject line, and I'll send you some details.

BTW - this is FREE for you, there's no costs involved at all. I'll cover the transcription costs etc.

Imagine... $1,000 A Week For Just Ten Hours

You can get paid to blog. The current rate for experienced bloggers is around $1,000 to $1500 a week for from two to five posts a day - VERY nice writing income.

Find out how to blog with the blogging best-seller "Blogging For Dollars: How to become a career blogger -- in your PJs, if you want". It's my complete new ebook package, with free coaching/ consultations as well.