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Working From Home: Sometimes You Gotta Tell the House to Shut Up

Very recently I had the opportunity to spend several days writing without being interrupted. No, I didn’t sit at the computer for several days straight. What I’m saying is that the kids were at camp (sleep over) and the hubby was at work and I had time to write to my heart’s content.
I had [...]

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August 29th, 2008 | Felicia | 0 comments | Continued
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Are You Over Thinking Your Freelance Writing Career?

Think about it for a minute. You want to make money as a blogger or a freelance writer. You start looking for opportunities or you begin to send e-mails and query letters to magazine editors, you respond to writing jobs posted on the internet, you bid for writing assignments on some of the [...]

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August 28th, 2008 | Felicia | 2 comments | Continued
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Successful Blogging and the Mojo Factor

Yesterday I read a post on Problogger.net entitled, “Is Writing Great Content Enough to Build a Successful Blog?“
Darren Rowse, the author of the post, very appropriately lists the “right” things to do in order to have a successful blog. After listing all of the right things to do, he then lists all of the [...]

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August 22nd, 2008 | Felicia | 0 comments | Continued
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No Job for Mom’s 100th Blog Post - 10 Things I’ve Learned

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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August 21st, 2008 | Felicia | 6 comments | Continued
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Editors are People Too (I think)

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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August 19th, 2008 | Felicia | 0 comments | Continued
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Remove Self-Limiting Blogging Expectations

The mere fact that I have a blog about working from home doesn’t make me an expert on the subject. There are some things I know, and a whole lot that I don’t know.
I’ve found that I started to impose an unrealistic level of expectation. I thought that I had to be an [...]

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August 18th, 2008 | Felicia | 1 comment | Continued
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Make Blogging Easier - Blog Your Life

Every so often, I get the question from would-be bloggers “What Should I Blog About?” My response, depending on whether or not I’m in an inquisitive mode or not is usually either “Blog what you’re passionate about,” or I ask, “What do you like to do?”
Some time ago, I decided I wanted to write [...]

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August 14th, 2008 | Felicia | 0 comments | Continued
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When Blogging Gets Tough, Press On

It’s no secret that a parent working from home has an additional challenge during the summer months. Keeping up with the regular writing, editing and posting routine is a lot easier when the children are in school. Unfortunately, they do get a rather extensive summer break and your blogging is affected by it.
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August 8th, 2008 | Felicia | 5 comments | Continued
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What do you want your blog to be famous for?

Do you ever stop to think about your blog’s legacy? As silly as it may sound, think about it for a minute. More than just a great way to make money, why do you blog?
The other day I was flipping through the channels (yes, when you work from home sometimes you catch a [...]

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August 5th, 2008 | Felicia | 0 comments | Continued
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Getting the most bang for your blogging buck

After I converted this website into a blog, I realized that I wanted more than just a blogging hobby. What I really want is a generous source of revenue from this No Job for Mom blog. To that end, I realized, as an owner of a new blog, how can I get the [...]

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July 31st, 2008 | Felicia | 0 comments | Continued