If you’re a writer, you probably stumbled across this post after asking yourself the question, “How much money can a freelance writer make?” and then following up by asking google the same question. If so, you no doubt also stumbled across some websites that say, “Make a six figure income freelance writing! We can show you how!” Pre-panda, claims like that dominated the top of the search engine lists. Mercifully for most of us, those days have passed. Others will argue differently, but my earnings have increased dramatically since Google cracked down. Before that, I had to compete with overseas writers whose command of English was great as a...
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Being a freelance writer is an incredible experience. You are essentially building your own career on a skill you have probably always had, which is something many try and fail at. The Internet has made this process even easier, with endless opportunities for those who look for them. You can generate an entire income, working as your own boss from home. Part of being truly successful is working towards honing this skill and improving in all areas. You have to increase your vocabulary and learn to write with efficiency and high quality, which is where most people put their focus. But what about the freelancing part? From finding work...
Getting to Know You with Google Analytics and Feedjit
I strongly urge anyone who is interested in their traffic statistics to install Google Analytics and the Feedjit widget on their blog. Since I did these two things on my Sihanoukville Journal, my readers have become real to me. Finding my way around Google Analytics hasn’t been easy, but it’s been good fun as I discover new things all the time. The first time I realised I was doing something wrong was just after I boasted on Facebook that I had surpassed the 2000 visitors mark. Then one day I saw that my visitor numbers had dropped. How could that be? It was because the number is a monthly...
My Favourite Widgets: Feedjit
As I chip slowly away at revamping this site, I look forward to the day when I can start promoting it. I’ve been focusing most of my site promotion activity on my Sihanoukville Journal and have seen some dramatic improvements, even though I only find time for a post or two per week. Awhile ago, I added a new widget to that site and I love it even more than I love Google Analytics. Feedjit is a free widget you can add to your website or blog. It’s dead easy to install on WordPress. Simply drag and drop a text box from outside the widget area to wherever you...
How Not to Get Published
There’s nothing more gratifying for a writer than seeing their name in print. Obviously, anybody can get published online, but when your work appears in print, and even better, when you get paid for it, you know that a string of professionals have deemed your work print-worthy. In the past, when freelancing was a casual avocation, I was fortunate enough to have all but two of my submitted articles published. Significantly, I think, those were two that I deliberately wrote with only one end in mind: to make money. The rest either came from the heart or were follow-up articles after having gotten my foot in the door. Writing...