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Freelance Writers Ask for a W-9

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Freelance writers will do well if they think outside of the box. Did you know that you could become a W-9 employee? The next time you receive a call from a company inquiring if you’d like to work full-time for them, ask if you could be listed as a W-9 employee. They [...]

How to Use Facebook to Grow Any Business

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I can’t tell you how many Facebook Friend and Fan Page Requests I receive from people I don’t know. They don’t tell me who they are or about their product or service. Assuming that everyone will automatically friend or follow your Facebook fan page is a misnomer.
Freelance writers utilize Facebook to market their [...]

Are You Sending Mixed Messages?

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When freelance writers, artists, and business owners attend events to sell their product or service, they don’t greet everyone who walks by their table. Yet, business owners, freelance writers, and artists often complain about the little or lack of income they make. How do you treat people when you’re at an event? [...]

Building Business Relationships is like Dating

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Many small business owners, including freelance writers, believe they can build their business alone. Building a solid business requires people. You could go it alone, but the road may be winding and long. Success could take its time to grace you with its presence. When it does, you’ll be tired and [...]

What’s the Point of Commenting on Blogs?

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Many people comment on blogs for different reasons. Readers comment to gain backlinks, others like to “spread spam” around the internet (spam is deleted), and some want to connect with the blogger and readers of the blog. Whatever your reason is for commenting, you have the option of leaving your website URL. [...]

What Business Are You in Today?

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This blog will address the common mistake that most business owners, especially small business owners make. It applies to ALL business owners, this includes freelance writers!
When you ask a business owner, “…what business are you in?” and you’ll receive many responses from “I’m a photographer to I’m a dog groomer.” Unfortunately, [...]

How Would You Rate Your Writing Skills

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Some people believe that having great writing skills is not necessary when writing for the web. This cannot be farther from the truth. It’s not necessary to write like John Steinbeck or any other literary giant; however, you’ll obtain expert or authority status quicker if you have good writing skills.
Small business owners do [...]

Benefits of Phone Communication

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Many people communicate via email because it’s cheaper and faster. It will probably not go away anytime soon. It’s simple and efficient, but how personal is email communication? Before the internet and email, people communicated by telephone. Freelance writers would contact their clients and then meet them in person. Phone [...]

Formula for Success: Find It, Like It, Buy It

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Many small business owners are not making money on the internet. They have a website, but it’s sitting in cyberspace among other websites. Your website is part of the equation to making money online, but there are many factors involved. For example, do you engage in social media? If you don’t, [...]

When Will You Join Facebook

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Many small business owners are reluctant to join Facebook because they don’t want to “jump on the bandwagon” because everyone else is doing it. This is fine, but you’re possibly missing out on new income opportunities that your competition is taking advantage of.
Facebook is not difficult to use. The initial set-up doesn’t [...]

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