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If you are one of the many article writers out there that does the occasional seasonal article, this post is for you.  The tip today is: Write and publish at least one month early.  In some cases you will not need this much up front time and in some you will need more. 

I started publishing articles on Christmas right around Halloween this year and have managed more views then I thought possible.  If you write pieces for Halloween, I would look at June or July to start publishing any technical articles, such as how to make a haunted house, etc, etc.  The shopping articles can go in right around the beginning of October. 

Think about your target audience, what event you are writing for, time frame for people inquiring on event, and also think about the next holiday or event as you are publishing on the “current” event.  Happy Writing!

I just noticed a thread in a random forum I sometimes visit, that was pages and pages long, about how the person writing had got into trouble for copyright infringment of his/her own work.   The party published the same work with two different sites, and clearly had not read the terms of service agreement before signing up for either.  Both of the sites clearly stated in the terms of service that they retained the full rights of the authors works, once published with thier sites.   

As simple as it sounds, the tip today is:  Always read the terms and services of any website BEFORE you sign up.  This goes for any site, but in particular sites in which you are publishing any of your original work, be it articles or whatever.  Make sure you can live with the terms or do not sign up.  Happy Writing!

Hello to all.  I am up really early in the morning to write this post to help enhance the idea behind my writing tip for today.  The tip is: The early bird gets the worm.  Okay sowe have all heard it before.  But what does it have to do with my writing?  Well, taken at face value it simply means that the first to….. gets the prize.

When you research your topics, check to see what is fresh, new, interesting, and starting to get views.  This way you can a big piece of the pie on these types of articles instead of bits and pieces here and there.  If you  get in early then you will gain more from the peice you are writing.

Be a morning person.  I know, this sucks, but I find when I am up early in the morning I get more done, and have a clearer head( at least for a few hours).  I get all the daily have to’s out of the way, like checking my email, doing surveys, writing my daily blog posts, updating my promotions of recently published work, etc.  Then I have more of the day to commit to writing and fun.  Happy writing!   

I was recently told about another site in wich users can post thier writting and get paid for it.  This site is called Bukisa.  I haven’t published anytihing thier as of yet but I did sign up.  The set up is pretty nice, and the process of signing up and getting my profile updated was quick.  I think it took me a whopping 10 or 15 minutes. 

I chose to apply for this writing opportunity because of the pay per view rate they offer.  They do not offer payments for your articles, but the the rate per thousand views is $4.20.  This is higher then anywhere else I have come across.  

If any of my wonderful readers know anything about this site, leave a comment.  We all would love further info, including me.  I will, of course, post letting everyone know how I like it.  Happy Writing!

The tip for today’s blog is this: Aquire good resources and keep them close at all times.   A writer is constantly on the look out for new writing ideas, and they need to be able to turn those ideas into works of article art.  Next is a list of suggestions.  This is the what and when section so pay attention. 

1. Get a computer you can easily work with, take on the go, can perform the necessary tasks, and fits your personality.  I say the last becuase it is fun to have a computer that goes with your favorite accessories, and you should have this thing with you most of the time.

2. Find a notebook or journal that also fits your personality and a pen as well, put these with your computer.  Get a pocket sized scratch pad and a small writing implement for jotting down quick thoughts.  Carry this with you at all times, in a purse or pocket.

3. Bookmark your favoite open source dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other writing tools.  Also buy these and keep them where you work on your writing at home.

Happy article writing. 

Hello again.  Your happy writer here, bringing you more writing advice.   The next tip I have in line for you my wonderful readers is this:  Never Pay For Writing Advice.  Taking a writting class and buying a dictionary are things not to include under writing advice, these are resources.  I am talking about all of those websites that tell you they will give you the secrets for just a low fee of three sheep and a horse or whatever it is they are asking.  Then you will be charged a million dollars a month to keep thier services, which consists only of a list you could have put together yourself in ten minutes using only your computer. 

Do search out and use free advice.  Friends, family and fellow workers or students can be good places to start.  Also, the internet is a great place to get free writing advice.  Well, you ARE here, and I give at least decent advice for free, so…..

Anyway, todays blurb has been about not giving your money to people who don’t deserve it.  You will find it hard enough to suport yourself as a starting writer, you don’t need them sucking you dry too.   

For all the freelance article writers out there, this series is for you.  Although this information may be helpful to other writers, it will be targeted towards the freelance article writer.  For those of you looking into publishing your own books yourself, check back later, as I am currently researching that topic. 

Okay, first tip, write what you are passionate about.  Not only should you write what you know and about your experiences, but write about the subjects among those things that you have strong feelings for.  Both positive and negative feeling will work as long as they are strong feelings.  Just because you know how to change a tire does not mean you should write an article about it.  If auto mechanics is what you love by all means write away, but if your main interest is scrap-booking then I doubt your going to come up with an article for the tire that is good as one about page designs.  Making money is great and all, but you will make a lot more of it if you are writing very piece at your best quality level.  Happy writing! 

In my experience as a freelance writer, I have found that some subject matter gets better views then others.  Some types of articles, or blogs get a huge amount of views at certain times of the year, others for a short period of time, and some gain views steadily.  It seems all can be beneficial, but which one do you choose?

I have heard it said that writing articles that are news, celebrity related, anything to do with current events, or any topic that is generally short lived, get a huge amount of views when the topic is popular then they slowly taper down to nothing.  Further, how to article and recipes, seem to gain steady views, while craft and holiday articles gain at certain times of the year. 

There are benefits to all types as well as obvious draw backs.  I use all types of subject matter I possible can.  Short lived gains are good to gain a quick money in spurts, while extra income around the holidays compliment your steady income so nicely at these times. 

My advice to you is to write what you enjoy writing about.  Also pick as many topics as you can and change it up often.  Don’t just write the news for three months strait.  I don’t know about you but I would need a mental hospital after writing about the depressing news for that long.  Keep things interesting in this way.  The best way to get views is to keep writing and to promote your writing.  Choose many ad ventures as well, just to keep it interesting.   Do Not allow boredom to set in. 

    I recently started writing for a really  great site that I found in a random online search.  This site is called Associated Content.  I applied and received access to my account in a very short time.  After I got the hang of how the system there worked, I began to submit my articles.  To my surprise all of my work has been accepted and I got paid upfront payments for a good deal of them.  They offer a really great pay per view payment rate as well. 

The FAQs page was very informative and helpful.  It told me everything I needed to know about the site and how to go about doing the work I applied for.  They offer a program called Calls For Content that offers many different writing topics at different levels of pay. 

The reason I enjoy writing for this site so much is that I am free to write about whatever I want for the most part and still get paid for it.  There is no need to write any articles on topics that you don’t enjoy simply to make a buck at this place. 

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