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Time of Reflection

Time of Reflection

Wow, the New Year is right around the corner. This is the time where I look back at my 2008 goals to see how close or far I’ve come to achieving them. I also begin to chart my goals and come up with my plans for 2009. On the freelance writing front it has been [...]

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Textbroker Comment Bump

Textbroker Comment Bump

I felt it necessary to take one of the comments I received about Textbroker and make it a post. In other words, I wanted to ‘bump’ it up to the top of the list so the question could get attention. In an earlier Textbroker post, many of my readers shared their Textbroker writing experience. Unfortunately, [...]

Keeping Track of Your Stuff

Keeping Track of Your Stuff

There is a rather addictive aspect to freelance writing that has very little to do with writing; its called keeping track. Tell me if this sounds familiar: You wake up, turn on your computer and check your visitor stats. Then you go to your various and assorted earning pages of the several affiliates that you [...]

Good or Bad Economy: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Good or Bad Economy: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

As much as I talk about turning off the TV and keeping the focus on the here and now, I’ve allowed myself to fall prey to the dismal news spewing from every newscaster on TV. Unfortunately, I left the TV on in the background, and my subconscious was absorbing the information about the layoffs, bankruptcies, [...]

Accidental Money

Accidental Money

Some time ago, in a lifetime far away, I created an account on a site called Zazzle. When I first joined Zazzle (in 2003), it was a site for creating photo greeting cards, T-shirts, mouse pads and coffee mugs. It has since grown into a social community that allows you to create customized items ranging [...]

eHow – The Gift That Keeps Giving

eHow – The Gift That Keeps Giving

If you’ve been tracking my progress on eHow, you will see that the income is growing each month. The one thing that I have not accounted for in my post is the earnings that I make from affiliates as a result of my eHow articles. The Amazon Factor As an Amazon Associate, I periodically place [...]

I Took the Today.com Plunge

I Took the Today.com Plunge

Here I go again, I’m loading my plate up again. I recently joined the Today.com blogging community. Why did I do it? Hmmm, money, I guess? Here’s the scoop Just like most of you, I’m always looking for new ways to make residual income. The upfront payment (you know trading time for dollars) is grand, [...]

Social Networking – When is Enough Enough?

Social Networking – When is Enough Enough?

Most of us who have been around the internet for any period of time understand the need for social networking. Social networking is an online community of folks with similar interests. The purpose of each network varies, but in the freelance writing community, the more popular social networking sites are usually used as a way of promoting articles and gaining a loyal following.

The Ornithology of Twitter

The Ornithology of Twitter

Do you ever notice that no matter how many Twitter accounts you read, follow or even remove from your following that the tweets and tweeters generally fall into one of several ornithological groups?