Novel Writing - It’s All In The Preparation!

Despite all the competition, most new and aspiring authors want to write a novel. This article take s a quick look at some points to consider before you put pen to paper! In the past I have written a good many articles extolling the virtues of writing that time-honoured writing form - the short story. Yet it seems that virtually everyone who has ever entertained the slightest yearning to be a writer wants to write a book - otherwise known as a novel. Novel writing is for some writers the snow on... Read more »

Freelance Writing Online: Some Hard and Fast Facts

If there is one maxim that has continued to remain true about the Internet it is that “Content is King”. The fact that website owners need fresh and relevant content to keep browsers coming back to their website means that there is a secondary market for content creation. This of course has created a wonderful opportunity for freelance writers who can spend their time creating content for others and be paid for it. But before you throw in your day jobs, register your profile with Elance... Read more »

Web Copywriting, What You Need to Know

Within this article on Web copywriting, we will look at copywriting in general and how to succeed in this particular niche of copywriting. Copywriting is a growing field but some of the greatest growth is coming in the niche of Web copywriting. There is a great deal of demand for Web copywriting today as more and more people realize the importance of good web content. This is critical for two reasons and explains why there is such a demand for Web copywriting. 1. The first reason is that there are... Read more »

Understanding and Learning Copywriting

If you are a good writer, you should be able to pick up copywriting. The key behind copywriting is that you must understand that you’re writing in a different style and to a different audience. A good quote that will be used to start this article comes from the book The Copywriter’s Handbook, A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Copy that Sells. “A copywriter is a sales person behind a typewriter.” (p.1 of book mentioned above) This is the key when you are learning copywriting.... Read more »

Copywriting Demand is Very High

Within this article on copywriting demand, we will look at how much work there is out there for someone who wants to do freelance copywriting as well as the demand for copywriters as a profession. Copywriting demand will always be strong. Demand will always be strong whether the economy is strong or weak. In past decades, it was easy to get away with a strong product and some marketing. With the emergence of globalization, there is a greater deal of competition in all markets and the way to stand... Read more »

Copywriting as a Job

Within this article today we will look at what copywriting as a job has to offer. There is a great deal of benefits if you have copywriting as a job. The salary for a copy writer is much higher than the average wage in the United States. According to the magazine Advertising Age, the average salary for a copywriter in the United States is right around $60,000 when you include bonuses and that was for the year 2005. You can imagine that the income will be higher now, given that there has been inflation... Read more »

You Can Write Powerful Copy!

But how do you write this powerful copy (words which will sell your product), if you are not a copywriter? Here are some basic guidelines: Communicate directly to your readers, by writing as if you were talking to them. Correct grammar is not the most important issue - being understood is. Don’t be frightened to use large headings that are witty and eye-catching - newspapers and magazines make good research places for getting to grips with powerful headings. Grab Your Readers’ Attention... Read more »

Why Write A Novel? Here Are Three Good Reasons Not To!

For many aspiring writers, the novel is the chosen path to publication. Yet with so few achieving this goal, why not consider some other pathways to success? This article lists three reasons why not to write a novel and gives some alternatives! 1. Novels take a long time to write. On average, a novelist will spend a year on researching and writing their novel. Don’t forget that this is full-time work too! Any novel is a major undertaking in writing terms and for a new writer it can be a monumental... Read more »

Freelance Writing: The Most Practical and Profitable Markets

What you don’t want to be doing as a freelance writer is spending your time flogging your wares in all the wrong places. You don’t want to be fussing around putting your resume on monster.com or other types of job boards. There are very few places that post ads for freelancers on actual job boards. Actually I’ve found that post for jobs on these writing sites usually come to less than five a month. Because we are looking at a self sustaining system for online writing income we need... Read more »

5 Things To Avoid When Writing A Resource Box

Whether you know it or not, a well-crafted resource box can make or break your article writing. Having an informative and beautifully written article can easily be overshadowed if the information you write is of poor quality. Here are 5 things to avoid when writing a resource box. 1. Don’t oversell You want to include a couple of sentences where you sell yourself or your website. However, this is not the time or place to list every product you sell and every detail that makes your website... Read more »