Posts Tagged ‘ online ’

I am back to work after a week stay in the hospital. That came on quickly and was a surprise. My focus on Elance and Guru worked. I did find out that bidding on old jobs is pretty useless. The jobs where the client actually offers are usually done fairly quickly, so bidding on...
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After a year of looking at ways to make a living as a copywriter or writing in general, especially on the Internet, I have decided to focus now on Elance. It the only place where I have earned any money. I will also try Get A Freelancer, a similar bidding, if simpler, online site....
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After eight months of trying various marketing tactics, the only place I have gotten business is Elance. I am going to focus on same at least until I am earning a basic living. I will also focus on getting the average job there higher in billing.
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I resigned for the very first time a copywriting  job that I was working on. One of the clients, a young and seemingly foolish man, insulted me after I asked him for a few bullet points so I could write the copy for his project. So goodbye and so long. It happens to every...
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I have finished the Portfolio Management project and it has led to some html work for my son and possibly more copywriting work for myself. Elance does not pay well but it is work and it finally has led to work outside of Elance. I will keep bidding there. del.icio.us Tags: copywriting,marketing,online
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I have picked up a new job via Elance. It is a website writing job on portfolio management with the first page on How to Select a Portfolio Manager. Elance does not pay well since you are always in a bidding proposition with a lot of others, many of whom will low ball, but...
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I am spending a little time getting my niche site, Senior Citizens Life Now, up and running. This will be all about senior citizen issues with an emphasis on the entry of baby boomers into senior citizen status.
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I finished the first job and got paid for it. I figure I made about $23 a hour for it. That is a long way from my goal of $75 a hour but online writing does not pay well. I’d settle for half of that $75 but I don’t think I can get it....
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I won another online writing job yesterday. It is work, and I am grateful for it, but the compensation is certainly not near what I know freelance B2B writers earn. I am still working toward that goal. My experience is not uncommon from reading blogs and websites about freelance writing today. del.icio.us Tags: online,copywriting
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I work every day to create a copywriting business. I try to do some marketing every day. I make cold calls on the phone, send out marketing post cards, go to my BNI meetings, and try to meet with local people for one on one sessions. I also do some email marketing and need...
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