Knowing that my 100th blog post was coming up soon I started to think, “What is an appropriate post for my 100th entry?” I wanted to make a big splash. Something I could remember for years to come.
Drawing a mental blank, I decided to write about 10 things I learned from my first [...]

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Writers, especially freelance writers, cannot be too thin skinned if you want to become a successful well-paid writer. In general, editors are there to help you and to help improve the circulation of their publication. To that end, they have to critique the articles and submissions they receive.
Having said that, remember, editors are [...]

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If you write for Demand Studios, it’s in your best interest to join their Yahoo Group. I know I mentioned it in an earlier post, but it got buried somewhere.
I know first hand that the lack of communication between Demand Studios and their writers gets a bit frustrating. By joining their Yahoo group, [...]

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After a few months of writing for Demand Studios, last week was the first time that payment wasn’t deposited to my PayPal account at the end of the same week as the payment processing notification.
Although the email notification advises that payment will be made in the next 7 days, Demand Studios had set a standard [...]

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What constitutes a professional blogger? Does it mean that you’ve been blogging for a number of years and are now really good at it and therefore are a professional blogger? Or, does it mean that you’ve learned the ins and outs of getting traffic to your blog so now you’re considered a professional [...]

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