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Writing Market: The Sun Magazine

March 18th 2013 20:01


Good Pay for Your Work

I just came across a well-paying venue for writers the other day and thought I'd share it: The Sun Magazine. The magazine pays $300 to $2,000 for essays and interviews, $300 to $1,500 for fiction, and $100 to $500 for poetry. The actual payment amount is determined by the length and quality of the work. Very short works may may pay less. Payment also includes a complimentary one-year subscription to The Sun. The publisher purchases one-time rights, with all other rights reverting to the author after publication. This publisher is willing to consider previously published works, so this is a great opportunity to earn extra money for your already published writing. Compensation for reprints is one-half the usual fee.

The company also purchases photographs and photo essays and pays well for these, too. For details, visit the link above and click the "Photography" tab. If you happen to be a photographer as well as a writer, this market will give you more opportunities to earn by using your creative talents.

The only negative aspect of the above venue, which might hold some writers back, is the fact that submissions must be made the old-fashioned way: by mail, complete with the traditional SASE (stamped, self-addressed envelope) for the return of your manuscript. But, if you can rise above that minor inconvenience, you'll be paid well for quality work. So, it may just prove worthwhile to go to the extra trouble. If your manuscript is accepted, you'll be glad you did!

Response time can be a bit long with this market: three to six months. Since the company discourages simultaneous submissions, the wait could be tough. But, with previously published material at least, what have you got to lose? In fact, even new material would be well worth submitting, despite the time frame, purely because of the amount of compensation offered. This would likely not be the market for newsy or otherwise time-sensitive work, however.

Only you can determine the viability of this market for you, weighing the pros and cons and deciding whether or not they warrant your involvement.

Whatever you do, have a look at this market. It may just turn out to be a lucrative venue for your work!

Good luck!
Jeanne



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The Earthbound Review: Call for Submissions

January 20th 2013 03:13


Potential Magazine Exposure for Your Work

If you have previously unpublished work -- including poetry, prose (aka, short stories), or art -- you might want to consider submitting it to The Earthbound Review for inclusion in their annual magazine. Compensation appears to be contributor's copies (2), but if you don't mind that, you may be able to get some exposure for your work through this venue.

This appears to be a brand new market -- one I came across through a CraigsList ad.

Be aware, however, that you won't hear back from this one-man operation until sometime between April and November, with accepted pieces slated for publication in December.


Good luck!
Jeanne



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Glimmer Train: A Lucrative Short Fiction Market

January 25th 2012 23:55


A Print Market Worth Pursuing

Glimmer Train is an attractive quarterly print literary magazine, each issue of which consists of over 200 pages of “emotionally significant” short literary fiction. The publishers of Glimmer Train describe themselves as “two sisters who love reading.” Not insignificantly, they also boast backgrounds in language and linguistics (Susan) and psychology (Linda).


Magazine and Contest Submissions

Glimmer Train offers various monthly opportunities for writers of short fiction – opportunities which consist of a mixture of "standard" short story submissions (for which they charge no reading fee and currently pay $700 per story, plus 10 copies of the applicable issue – on acceptance) and a variety of writing contests (with reading fees ranging from $15 to $19 and generous prizes of a few hundred to a few thousand dollars).


A Solid Market for Emerging Authors

While the sisters do publish some works written by established authors, Linda explains that she and Susan “(k)eep a keen eye out for new voices, favoring pieces by emerging writers” – good news for those seeking to break into the short fiction market. Both are proud not only that every story they publish is unsolicited, but also that 86% of the stories published in Glimmer Train last year came directly from writers – more good news for freelancers working hard to break into this competitive market.


Convenient Online Submission

One factor that makes submitting work to Glimmer Train so convenient is the publication’s simple online submission process. After filling out the site’s free registration form, setting up a username and password, and reading the guidelines for the specific submission category, authors may instantly submit their work for consideration.


A Magazine Recognized for Quality

Glimmer Train is a prestigious publication – one that, happily, combines a welcome appreciation for fresh new voices with a balanced respect for seasoned literary luminaries. While not merely encouraging, but actually favoring, the work of emerging writers, the publishers have demonstrated their keen eye for talent, having seen six of their published stories listed as “Notables” in the 2010 Best American Short Stories,* coming in right behind The New Yorker. In fact, two of the six Glimmer Train writers who made the list were first-time published authors who made their debuts in the pages of Glimmer Train.


Isn't it Time You Received a Little Recognition?

If you write short fiction, this is a market I’d recommend that you look into. While it is a literary magazine and therefore would likely not publish most genre fiction, it would definitely be well worth your while to do a little research and find out whether something you've already written – or something you might be inclined to write – might turn out to be a good fit for this lucrative writing market.


Best of luck to you!
Jeanne


*The 2011 edition of Best American Short Stories featured one Glimmer Train tale.



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Are You Brain-Powering Your Dream?

July 19th 2011 17:37


A Post to Help You Power Your Dreams

In perfect sync with yesterday's post about visualizing our goals to achieve success is this excellent guest post by Ellen Weber: Brain-Powering Your Dream. Read and prepare to make your dreams come true!

If you've never read Ellen's blog, Brain Leaders and Learners, and are at all interested in the way the brain can power innovation, create success, and help you fulfill your dreams, you're in for a fascinating cerebral treat! Bookmark BL&L (or follow it on Facebook's Networked Blogs: Brain Leaders and Learners). You'll learn so much!


Here's to making your dreams come true!
Jeanne


What are your thoughts on the brain and its role in the "success" equation? Does Ellen's statement that our neurons rewire nightly as we sleep surprise you? What potential do you see in that idea, and what sort of new horizons might Ellen's insights open for you?



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Funds for Writers Seeks Articles for WritingKid

April 23rd 2011 20:02


Articles on Writing by Young (and Young at Heart) Writers

Hope, at Funds for Writers is currently seeking young writers 8-21 years old to submit 500-word articles for WritingKid. “Adults who understand kids who write” are also welcome to submit.

Here’s what Hope has to say about this opportunity in an issue of the young writers’ e-zine:

We need guest articles. Have you considered writing a guest article for WritingKid? Are you a student, a parent, a teacher? All are eligible. Just make sure the topic touches upon writing and runs no more than 500-550 words. Those under 16 receive the book of their choice. Those over 16 receive $10-$20, depending on the quality of the piece, the amount of editing required and the obvious amount of research.*

Here’s a link to the latest issue of WritingKid.


Article Topics

According to the job ad, which I found a little over a week ago at GenuineJobs.com but which represents an ongoing opportunity, here’s what Hope is looking for:

The subject may be about anything to do with being a writer, learning how to write or the importance of writing. Talk about what you like about writing or someone who impacted your writing. Who is your favorite writer and why? What do you plan to do with your writing? What experiences have you had that molded you as a writer?


The WritingKid E-Zine

Young writers will want to check out WritingKid regularly – not just for the insightful articles it contains, which can help inform, inspire, and jump-start their own creative process – but also for the great list of writing markets and contests specifically targeting young people that Hope lists in every issue. WritingKid is published bi-weekly at FFW.

Here’s a link to the WritingKid Archives to give you even greater inspiration and more numerous writing resources.


Give WritingKid a Try

If you’re a young writer who enjoys writing on any of the above topics, or an adult who possesses considerable insight into what it’s like to be a “writing kid,” give this market a try. It might just prove a most rewarding venue for your work!


Best of Luck,
Jeanne

*The ad itself says that payment per article is $10-25 for writers 16 and over.


If you are a young writer – or an adult with a young writer’s heart – what are your thoughts on this venue? Anything you especially like about it? Any snags you’ve encountered? Do you know of any other markets where young writers can submit their work and earn money doing it?


Note: If the above job ad should be unavailable by the time you read this post, use this link to the FFW Submissions page to access the site's writer's guidelines and submission details. This is an ongoing market.



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Funds for Writers Seeks Articles on the Writing Biz

April 19th 2011 06:17


500-600 Word Articles About Earning Money Writing

Hope at Funds for Writers is looking for short articles for the FundsforWriters newsletter. (Found this ad at GenuineJobs.com a few days ago, but I imagine it will be an ongoing market.) Wanted to share this ad because it sounds like a great opportunity to sell a few articles -- either new ones or reprints that you may have lying around waiting for a home.

I was a bit disappointed when I realized that the reprints I'd hoped to sell to FFW were much longer than the ones Hope is looking for, but if I can manage to find the time to write a few new ones (which shouldn't take too long at the length she's seeking), I definitely plan to keep this great market in mind.


A Few Important Details

Hope is offering $45 for unpublished pieces and $15 for reprints, and is happy to let you reuse the piece 30 days after she publishes it. Payment is timely (within one week of submission for accepted articles). However, do be sure to visit the link above and carefully read what she's looking for (and what she isn't) so you can properly target the piece to this market. One reason I say to carefully read what she's looking for is because FFW doesn't focus on writing technique as many other writing-related sites do but rather on the various ways that writers can earn funds writing, the markets that buy their work, their success stories, their tips for winning contests -- or, as she puts it, "anything to help a writer make a dollar penning words."


Submission-Related Matters

Another reason to read her info carefully is because she includes some very specific details about how to submit your work for the best chance of gettng it read and seriously considered for publication in FFW.

Hope accepts either queries or manuscripts (via e-mail -- no attachments). And, though I've linked to the job ad in this post (an ad which was posted to a third-party site), this is a direct-contact writing gig. You will be able to e-mail Hope directly with your article or query, rather than releasing it into the great black hole of a Craigslist mailbox, never to be heard of again.

So, take a good look at Hope's ad. If you enjoy writing about the business end of writing, this market may just prove to be one that's perfect for you -- one that will help you earn some extra funds for your writing by helping other writers earn some extra funds for theirs.

Happy submitting!
Jeanne


What sort of writing do you prefer to focus on? Would this be a market that might appeal to you?


Note: If the above job ad should be unavailable by the time you read this post, use this link to the FFW Submissions page to access the site's writer's guidelines and submission details.



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Opportunity: Blog About Business, Marketing, and the Internet

February 18th 2011 05:14


Hero World Media Blogging Gig

Came across this direct-contact blogging job working for Hero World Media on the ProBlogger Job Board today. Thought it might interest some of you more business-oriented bloggers:


The Gig

Online Marketing and Business Bloggers Needed

Description

We are looking for some positive and enthusiastic bloggers / entrepreneurs to write for our site which is a how-to guide for building a successful online business, achieving your goals and changing the world.

The articles on our site are on the longer side 800 words and should be similar in quality to How to Create Your First iPhone Application (not our site, just an example, and we will handle all of the images etc..)

Job Requirements:

1. Must be very passionate about online marketing, business and the internet in general.

2. Must live in the USA or Canada

3. Must be able to write 3 -5 800 word articles per week.

How to apply

To apply please email kevin(at)heroworldmedia.com with examples of your previous work and your price for an 800 word article.


You'll have to contact the advertiser to find out how much this gig pays. It looks like a job that will require quite a bit of research and work, as well as consistent production of moderately lengthy content on a regular basis. If this is your niche, though, and you don't mind diving right in and producing consistently authoritative and in-depth posts three to five days a week, this may just be the gig for you!


Good luck!
Jeanne



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Opportunity: Write Stories or Essays on Digital Ethics

February 16th 2011 22:07


A Solid Writing Opp for a Prestigious Website

I came across the following freelance writing opportunity on several different job boards today and wanted to share it with you for several reasons:

1. It's not your average, run-of-the-mill writing opp. It's interesting and different.

2. If this type of writing interests you (or you happen to be especially good at it), you can earn quite a decent return for your efforts.

3. You'll be writing for a prestigious university website, which can only enhance your writing portfolio.

4. Writing on this topic for this website will help you establish yourself as a credible authority on serious Internet-related topics.

5. This is a direct-contact job opportunity, rather than one that provides a Craigslist e-mail address or some such temporary contact info that often expires before you've even had a chance to inquire about the position.

6. It appears likely that a writer who is competent in writing about this topic will find ongoing work in this market.


The Gig

Stories and essays on Digital Ethics

The Center for Digital Ethics and Policy at Loyola University Chicago is looking for pieces on digital ethics. The length of the piece should be 1,000-2,000 words. The material must be original, not published in other forms or in other forums. We will pay $250 for a completed piece. Pieces will be published on the center’s web site, digitalethics.org.

To begin send a short pitch; including the topic, a brief outline of main points, and sources you will use, include also a paragraph on your background and experience. We will review the proposal and proceed from there.

Send your ideas to contact@digitalethics.org.


Good luck!
Jeanne



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Quotes on the Writing Life from Pat Schneider

February 14th 2011 23:02


Update: Just noticed that the link I posted to Pat Schneider's book on Questia was mysteriously transformed into a link that took one elsewhere on the Questia site. Tried posting another link, but apparently links at Questia must either be time-dependent or based on the number of visits the link receives: In other words, after a period of time, they expire. My apologies!

I've decided, instead to post a link to the Questia home page, where you'll be able to locate the book by typing or pasting the book's title into the search bar (in quotes) or by using the following category info: Under Subject Categories, click Education > Arts and Humanities Education (under Curriculum and Instruction) > Creative Writing > Writing Alone and With Others. Sorry for the convoluted way you'll have to access the book! That's entirely Questia's doing. I think you'll find it well worth the effort, though! Thanks for your patience!



A Wealth of Wisdom for Writers

In her book, Writing Alone and With Others (Oxford University Press, 2003), author and speaker Pat Schneider offers a great deal of wisdom to writers. The following are a few quotes that I hope will resonate with you, touching areas of fear or doubt, insecurity or confusion that you may be experiencing in your own writing journey. We all experience these moments of uncertainty now and then, whether we write professionally, share our musings with others for free, or pour our hearts and souls into written works intended for our eyes alone.


Sample the Book at Questia

You'll be able to read a generous sampling of pages from Schneider's book for free right on the Questia website, by visiting the following link: Questia and typing (or pasting) the book's title into the search bar (in quotes). (To search via Questia's categories, see my instructions in the Update at the beginning of this post.) You'll find a good selection of her words of wisdom for writers posted there, so that you can decide whether purchasing her book or e-book might prove worth your while. Even if you decide not to buy it (I'll be honest: I haven't bought it yet, though I'm considering doing so), at least you'll enjoy the benefit of the encouragement, inspiration, insight, and incredibly practical advice she offers in the excerpts available at Questia.


Where is the Book Available?

In case you'd like to purchase it, here are a few places the book is available (as of this writing):

Writer's Notes Writer's Resource Store (paperback)*

Amazon (paperback)

Amazon (Kindle edition)

Barnes & Noble (paperback)

Barnes & Noble (e-book)


The Quotes

Now, without further ado, a few sage Pat Schneider quotes that I hope you'll love as much as I do:

There are so many voices within us and outside us that discourage and undermine us, tempt us to abandon our own visions, our own voices, that a sense of duty, of 'ought and should' will not be sufficient to counter them. Each person must study him- or herself to understand the form that discipline needs to take. Surely the person who works well with a tight schedule of planned hours will want to work writing in the same way. The only way for me to lead a disciplined writing life, however, is to believe in myself as a writer and to love my work so much that nothing else—even 'those other commitments'—can take it away from me. (p.45)

Leading a disciplined writing life is not all about work. It is also about sleep. Entering and staying in the mysterious place where daydream meets night dream is important to the writing life. Our deepest writing, our genius, requires an engagement of the unconscious mind. (p.54)

I have come to understand, through my own writing and through working with other writers, that fear is a friend of the writer. Where there is fear, there is buried treasure. Something important lies hidden—something that matters—like the angel waiting in the stone that Michelangelo began to carve. (p.4)

The first step in becoming free of fear is to accept yourself as a writer. All writers deal with this problem. You are not alone. None of us creates ex nihilo (out of nothing). All writing involves self-revelation. Even if the actual facts of our lives are not revealed, we cannot escape the fact that writing reveals the ways our minds work. All writing is, at least, an auto-biography of the imagination. (p.11)

You are the landlord of your own soul. Let the words, the memories, the imaginings pour white-hot onto the page. You can decide later what they are, what they might become, and when it is time to show them to someone else. (p.13)

Whatever you do, don't stay in the never-never land of wanting and not doing. It will make your soul sick. If you want to write, claim for yourself what you need in order to learn, grow, practice. There is no other way to be an artist. (p.52)


Quotes Can Inspire Us to Achieve Our Dreams

Hopefully, this brief introduction to Pat Schneider's wise words will stir your writer's soul, planting a seed of passion that will compel you to develop your own unique voice, find your own special calling, niche, or purpose -- or further refine it until it truly expresses the essence of who you are as a writer, thinker, and person.

My hope is that these writing quotes will serve to spark your imagination, broadening your mind to new possibilities, inspiring new hope, and prompting extravagant dreams that you may never have even entertained before today -- bringing with them the firm belief that you are perfectly capable of achieving them!


May all your writing dreams come true!
Jeanne


*You'll also find a link to my Writer's Resource Store in my left sidebar.



What are your thoughts on the topics Pat Schneider discusses in the above quotes? Does any of her advice especially resonate with you? In what way?



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Get Ongoing Free Training through International Freelancers Academy

December 17th 2010 21:26


My apologies for the long silence. Client projects have been keeping me quite busy lately, and illness and other life happenings have added to the multitude of distractions that have kept me otherwise occupied. Just wanted to pop in, though, to share the latest free offerings from International Freelancers Academy.


Free IFA Video Training

International Freelancers Academy, the relatively new training extension of International Freelancers Day, has begun offering free sets of weekly training videos on numerous topics of value to freelancers.

Most weeks feature two videos that offer great advice on how to make the most of your freelance business. However, this week's IFA video training offers a three-part series on getting new clients, with Parts 1 and 2 held over from last week.

The above link will take you to the main Training page of the IFA website, which links to each week's videos. New videos are posted each week and the old ones taken down, so depending on when you read this, the videos mentioned above may or may not still be available. However, if they aren't, you can be sure they'll have been replaced with other excellent presentations.


Weekly Video Training Link

The reason I haven't linked to the videos directly is so that you'll always be able to use the link to access the current week's videos, no matter when you may be reading this post. Personally, I'd recommend bookmarking the IFA Training page as well, so you can quickly and easily access each set of new videos.


Video Release Schedule

Individual sets of training videos are available each Wednesday through Tuesday. So, be sure to watch by Tuesday at the latest so you won't miss any of these excellent opportunities to glean more freelancing wisdom from the experts at International Freelancers Academy: Pete Savage, Ed Gandia, and Steve Slaunwhite of The Wealthy Freelancer fame. I heartily recommend their videos, as well as their book. I refer to The Wealthy Freelancer often in my own freelancing work. It's a book that offers some great strategies for increasing one's freelancing income.

Hope these free IFA videos will be a boon to your freelance writing business!


Enjoy!
Jeanne



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10 Days Left to View International Freelancers Day Videos

October 21st 2010 17:56


Update: Though the videos mentioned in this post are no longer available, free ongoing weekly video training is now being offered on the International Freelancers Academy Training page. For more information about these video presentations, see my post, Get Ongoing Free Training through International Freelancers Academy. You may also want to keep up with the latest IFA happenings via the International Freelancers Day Facebook page. Enjoy!


Don't Miss Out!

If you're a freelance professional and you haven't yet viewed the International Freelancers Day videos, you still have a chance to catch these informative presentations. All 24 videos will remain available for free viewing on the International Freelancers Day website through October 31st. The foregoing link will let you access the first three videos without even having to register. Then, once you've had a chance to sample the content and see its value, you can decide whether you'd like to register for free access to the other 21 (highly recommended).

I can't stress enough how many professional strategies and resources you'll miss out on if you let this opportunity slip by. These presentations could easily have been offered as paid webinars, and yet all 24 are available free for your benefit. Most are quite comprehensive and include a wide variety of principles, strategies, and techniques you can use to make your solo business more successful. I know how busy the freelance life can be, but you owe it to yourself to make time for these 24 free presentations (or at least for the ones that interest you most). I'm sure you'll find them worthwhile.


To your success!
Jeanne


Have you watched any (or all) of the International Freelancers Day videos? What did you think of them? Any favorites? What are some of the benefits you feel you've received by viewing them? Is there anything you'd say to other freelancers who might be tempted to ignore them because they're so busy?

If you're one of those freelancers who feels you're too busy to watch, what are some creative ways you might fit these critical freelancing resources into your schedule?



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Age of Conversation 3 Joins Blog Action Day to Highlight Global Need for Clean Water

October 15th 2010 01:00


Blog Action Day Coincides with Ongoing Age of Conversation 3 Effort

October 15th is Blog Action Day – a day when bloggers all over the world join together to talk about the critical need for safe, clean water around the globe. And each of the bloggers who contributed a chapter to Age of Conversation 3 (among them, yours truly) is doubly excited about the effort to point the spotlight on this need. Why is that? Let me explain.


What Does Age of Conversation 3 Have to Do with Blog Action Day?

Everything! Age of Conversation is an annual collaborative book project specifically designed to raise funds for charity. Since the first book was published in 2008, the Age of Conversation books have raised tens of thousands of dollars for charity. In 2008 and 2009, Age of Conversation and Age of Conversation 2 raised $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, for Variety Children's Charity. What does that have to do with water? Glad you asked!


This Year's AOC 3 Charity is charity: water

In 2010, all funds raised through the sale of Age of Conversation 3 have been earmarked for donation to charity: water, an organization that's already doing incredible work implementing over 2,900 different water- and sanitation-related projects in numerous parts of the developing world. Charity: water uses 100% of all public donations to directly fund water projects. How can they do this? A group of private donors covers the charity's other expenses.


AOC 3 Authors Are Happy to Help charity: water and Blog Action Day

I'm sure I speak for all AOC 3 authors when I say that I'm honored to be involved in raising funds for this fine charity that is making such a difference in the lives of so many people. (Please note that no AOC 3 author and no AOC 3 editor receives a penny for our contributions to the book. All proceeds raised, after printing costs are covered, go directly to charity: water.) All AOC 3 authors welcome the opportunity to join together with Change.org in pointing to the worldwide need for clean water on Blog Action Day 2010.


Help Fund Clean Water Projects: Buy a Copy of Age of Conversation 3

One way you can help provide clean water for people around the world is by purchasing a copy of Age of Conversation 3 at one of the Amazon.com links below. While every purchase will help, no matter when it's made, if you make your purchase on Blog Action Day, along with everyone else who responds today, you'll help push AOC 3 up higher in Amazon's rankings, making it more visible to Amazon visitors, which will encourage even more people to purchase it and raise even more funds for charity: water. For more information about the Amazon.com Bum Rush, visit this post on the Age of Conversation 3 blog.


Here are the links to make your AOC 3 purchase(s):

AOC 3 Paperback Edition

AOC 3 Hardcover Edition

AOC 3 Kindle Edition


A Few Other Things You Can Do to Help

• Write a post about Blog Action Day. (Be sure to register at Change.org first.)

• Tell your friends and readers to buy AOC 3 and help charity: water. (Tell them to buy each copy separately, since Amazon counts each purchase only once -- even if they buy multiple copies.)

• Visit the Blog Action Day web page for other ideas.


Let's see how much money we can help raise for charity: water and other great charities that are working so hard to make a difference!


Thanks for doing your part to help!
Jeanne


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Bloggers: Gear Up for Blog Action Day 2010

October 13th 2010 17:13


Calling All Bloggers

October 15th is Blog Action Day, and this year's theme is a critical one: Water. So many people in our world lack access to safe, clean drinking water that this topic is a timely one to highlight this Blog Action Day.

Most of us turn on the tap and take it for granted that the water that comes out will be safe to drink. And if we don't prefer tap water for one reason or another, we have easy access to an endless variety of bottled waters. But, in many countries, drinking water is a serious health issue, with contaminated water causing serious illness and even death in large numbers of people. Many organizations are working to turn this around, and Blog Action Day 2010 is the perfect time to highlight their efforts.

Please check out the following Blog Action Day video and consider joining other bloggers all over the world on October 15th in publicizing the serious need for clean drinking water in every country of the world.





Let's make a difference!
Jeanne


Please visit my post, Age of Conversation 3 Joins Blog Action Day to Highlight Global Need for Clean Water, and find out how you can help fund clean water projects by purchasing a fascinating book that can help spark your business success.



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International Freelancers Day Videos Available Free Online through October

October 1st 2010 04:28


Conference Videos Available Free Online


Watch First Three Without Registering

If you weren't able to attend the International Freelancers Day Conference online last weekend, I have great news for you: You can still view the high-quality conference video presentations online completely free through October 31st. By visiting the following link, you'll be able to view three of the videos without even having to register: IFD Introductory Videos.


The introductory videos include the following:

Facebook Marketing Success Secrets for Solo Professionals, presented by the Queen of Facebook, Mari Smith

How to Trigger The Big 5 Subsconscious Buy-Buttons Without Feeling Like A Slick Idiot, presented by Jonathan Fields

How To Build Your Business By Creating Your Own Smarter, Faster, Cheaper Web TV Show, presented by David Siteman Garland


Register Free to Access All 24 Presentations

These three videos are but a small taste of the 24 incredibly informative sessions presented during the two-day conference, and once you've seen them, I'm sure you'll want to check out the other 21.You will, in fact, be able to view the rest (and even watch the first three again if you'd like) completely free by simply completing your free registration on the International Freelancers Day website where you watched the first three.

To give you an idea of the wealth of information in store in the other videos, the titles of all remaining videos are posted to the page on which you view the first three. You're sure to find many intriguing topics on that list, so why not stop by the site at the above link and take a look at it. I'm sure that once you read those titles, you'll realize how much value they can potentially add to your freelance business.


Videos Available Free for a Limited Time

Since these videos will only be available through October, and there are 24 of them, each containing a ton of valuable information, I'd like to encourage you not to wait too long to take advantage of the opportunity to access them. If you're serious about freelancing, you'll probably want to take notes as you watch -- particularly since you won't be able to refer back to them after the end of October. You may even decide to watch some of them more than once while you can. Each of these videos presents helpful strategies for freelance success, as well as links to numerous resources that can help make life easier for you as you run your freelance business.

If, like me, you realize you need all the help you can get to succeed as a freelancer, hurry over to the International Freelancers Day website, via the link in the first paragraph of this post, and take advantage of this great opportunity to learn all about freelancing from the experts -- completely free of charge.

It's a deal that's tough to beat!


To your freelance success,
Jeanne



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Day 1 of International Freelancers Day Conference Did Not Disappoint!

September 25th 2010 00:14


This Freelancing Conference Is Excellent!

If you attended Day One of the First Annual International Freelancers Day Conference, you know how incredibly informative the sessions were. If you didn't (and you are a freelancer), you have no idea how much valuable information you missed. But, fear not! You still have time to sign up for tomorrow's sessions, and your registration will give you access to all conference videos after the conference ends. In practical terms, that means that even if you were to sign up and not view even one video on either day of the conference, it would still be well worth your while, since you'd be able to view them all later, at your convenience. It doesn't get much better than that.






Sign Up for Free Access Both During and After the Conference

Personally, I missed the first four videos, but I'm not worried since I can expect an e-mail from IFD sometime during the next week or so, which will provide a link (or links) to all the conference videos. At that point, not only will I be able to watch the videos I missed (which is great, because I'll be tuning in late tomorrow, as well), but I'll have the option of going back and reviewing those I did watch, refreshing my memory on all the fantastic hints, tips, and techniques they contain and filling in the blanks in my conference notes.


This Conference Will Both Motivate and Equip You to Succeed

Aside from all the great advice from freelancers who have "been there," this amazing collection of videos contains so many helpful resources, most of which are free -- and these alone are more than worth the time you spend viewing the sessions.

These excellent sessions challenge the freelancer to set more energetic goals, providing a vision of what success might look like and a road map for actually reaching it. I highly recommend that if you haven't yet, you avail yourself of this completely free body of freelancing wisdom. It will motivate you to make your own freelancing business more successful and provide many of the tools you need to do just that.


Just One Day Left: Make it Count for Your Career!

Don't miss out! Visit the official International Freelancers Day website and sign up for free access to all 24 informative freelancing videos. I haven't the slightest doubt that you'll be glad you did! In fact, if you'd like to see how enthusiastic other freelancers are about the conference, visit the International Freelancers Day Facebook page and read the comments of those who attended.


To your freelancing success!
Jeanne



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It's International Freelancers Day!

September 24th 2010 07:22


Free Online Conference for Freelancers this Weekend

September 24th is International Freelancers Day, and The Wealthy Freelancer is hosting a free two-day web conference this Friday and Saturday. For information on how to register, visit the International Freelancers Day website.






The conference, billed as "The Biggest Ever Free Online Conference Exclusively for Solo Professionals," will feature video sessions by 25 freelancing experts over the two-day period. Sessions start at 9:00 am U.S. Eastern Time (GMT minus five hours) on each of the two days (Friday, September 24th and Saturday, September 25th). To find out what's covered in each of the 24 sessions, visit the International Freelancers Day Sessions Page.

It's important to note that, during the conference, sessions will not be viewable on demand. Each session starts promptly at the scheduled time, and those who tune in late will miss part of the session. Videos will, however, be available to registered participants for on-demand viewing after the conference ends -- one reason you'll want to sign up even if you'll have to miss some -- or all -- of the sessions.

Hurry over to the International Freelancers Day site, and see what the excitement is all about! Then, sign up and join in on this exciting opportunity to learn the tricks and techniques of the experts, which can help make you a better freelancer.

See you at International Freelancers Day!

Jeanne





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A Few Direct Contact Writing Jobs

September 5th 2010 04:32


A Few Writing Opps that Might Interest You

I recently came across a few writing opportunities that could prove to be lucrative ongoing assignments if they happen to be in your area of interest or expertise. Since they are direct contact jobs, you may send your communications directly to the client, rather than taking a chance that a Craigslist mailbox will be closed by the time you respond, which is why I've decided to post them. In fact, these appear to be ongoing opportunities, meaning you'll most likely be able to respond even if this post is outdated by the time you read it.


The Jobs

1. TPI Freelance is seeking freelance writers to join its team. The company seeks writers to work on a contract basis, providing various types of content for its clients. Compensation varies based on project, work quality, and speed of production, with no specific amounts mentioned. Visit the site for further information and follow the instructions to apply.

2. MetaEfficient.Com is seeking writers to pen product reviews for its website. Reviews can cover just about any efficient product or technique you know of or can research. For sample articles visit the website. The company pays $25-100 per post via PayPal. To apply, contact Justin Thomas at apply@metaefficient.com.

3. Blue Mountain Press, the book division of Blue Mountain Arts, is accepting manuscripts in the following categories: gift books, personal growth, teens/tweens, family, relationships, motivational, and inspirational. Mail manuscripts to: Blue Mountain Press, P.O. Box 4219, Boulder, CO 80306. Request writer’s guidelines or e-mail queries to BMPbooks@sps.com. Please note: The company is not accepting works of fiction, rhyming poetry, children’s books, chapbooks, or memoirs. For examples of the kind of books they sell, visit the books page of their website at the above link.


Just a Few More Options for the Freelance Writer

Hopefully these writing job leads will add a few more viable options to your current lineup of clients, making it possible for you to bring in a little more money doing what you love!


Keep on writing!
Jeanne



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Age of Conversation 3 Now Available

May 11th 2010 22:00


Age of Conversation 3 is now available at Amazon.com and other major online retail outlets. The following is the media release announcing its publication. If you'd be interested in reviewing the book on your blog or elsewhere, info for requesting a review copy is posted at the end of the release.



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Media Contact: Gretel Going

Channel V Media

212.680.0179

gretel@channelvmedia.com


171 Authors Take the Online Marketing Conversation to Print

Age of Conversation 3 Graduates from Social Media Theory

and Moves On to Full-Blown Social Media Practice



New York, NY (May 07, 2010)—Almost three years ago, an online conversation between two marketing pros—an American and an Australian—evolved into a collaborative writing effort by more than 100 bloggers from nine countries, and was aptly titled The Age of Conversation. Fast forward to today and the abstract experiment is now a concrete treatise on the state of social media and marketing best practices as a whole. With Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton still firmly at the helm, the third book in the Age of Conversation series has become a veritable “who’s who” of the world’s leading marketing bloggers. Age of Conversation 3 (202 pages; hardcover; paperback; Kindle; ePub) was published by new digital publishing company Channel V Books, and is now available through all major online retailers, as a Kindle e-book, and will soon be available as an ePub for other digital readers.

Age of Conversation 3 captures the distinct shift from social media as a hypothetical consumer loyalty tool, as it was considered only a little more than a year ago, to its current state as a staple in the modern marketing toolbox. Although the book covers more than just social media, the topic is ubiquitous among the book’s 10 sections: At the Coalface; Identities, Friends and Trusted Strangers; Conversational Branding; Measurement; Corporate Conversations; In the Boardroom; Innovation and Execution; Influence; Getting to Work; and Pitching Social Media.

“We have seen an incredible shift in the role of social media over the past three years. It has moved from an outlier in the marketing mix to one of the strategic pillars of any corporate marketing or branding exercise,” said Drew McLellan. “And it doesn’t end there,” adds Gavin Heaton. “As the many authors of this new book explain, the focus may be on conversation, but you can’t participate in a conversation from the sidelines. It’s all about participation. And this book provides you with 171 lessons in this new art”.

The genesis for the series itself has all the makings of a thrilling read: regular correspondence between people around the world; a proactive collaboration between 15 countries; and two marketing professionals who have never met each other face to face, scrambling to learn how to publish a book from the ground up.

It all started when McLellan blogged about a similar collaborative book effort and Heaton wrote to him to suggest they get a few fellow bloggers to produce a marketing book in the same vain. Three emails later, and they had named the book and set what they thought would be an impossible goal: 100 bloggers. Within seven days they had commitments from 103. Back then, the marketing industry was abuzz about how citizen marketers were changing the landscape, whereas the second two editions have revolved primarily around the growing field of social media and how its methodologies have affected marketing as a whole. What all three books have in common is that they each capture a uniquely global vantage point.

The first Age of Conversation raised nearly $15,000 for Variety, the international children's charity, and the Age of Conversation 2 raised a further $10,000 for Variety. This year’s proceeds will be donated to an international children’s charity of our authors’ choosing.

McLellan, who heads McLellan Marketing Group, a Des Moines, Iowa advertising agency, has been writing DrewsMarketingMinute.com for several years. Heaton, who works for global software giant, SAP, writes ServantofChaos.com from Sydney, Australia. McLellan and Heaton have used their blogs to promote each book’s crop of contributors.

Needless to say, an ambitious online marketing book will be paired with an ambitious online marketing campaign. All 171 bloggers will use their respective online platforms—their blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social media profiles, and websites—to promote their co-authors and book sales.

To request a review copy of Age of Conversation 3, please contact Gretel Going at gretel@channelvmedia.com or 212.680.0179.

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Hope you'll read Age of Conversation 3. It's loaded with excellent writing and fantastic information--and as with AOC 1 and 2, all proceeds go to a worthy cause. This year, it's Charity: Water.



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Northbound Contributing Author: My Latest Blogging Gig

May 7th 2010 06:27


My First Northbound Post Is Live

My post, Magento E-commerce: Why Open Source Is the Best Solution, is up at Northbound Interactive Marketing Blog. I'll be posting there once a week, sharing SEO, branding, marketing, technology, and design info and research to help you optimize your website or blog, improve your marketing methods, and make the most of your professional brand.


A Few Words About Straight North

Northbound is owned by Straight North, a top-ranking Chicago Internet marketing firm, which specializes in creative branding and design, SEO, PPC, website and e-commerce development, and other areas of strategic marketing.

The company recently hired my blogging friend and colleague, Brad Shorr, already well-known for his blogging at Word Sell. Brad has assumed the duties of Director of Content Marketing at Straight North and, in addition to continuing his blogging at Word Sell, is the main blogging voice behind Northbound. Because his new job keeps him so busy these days, however, he's asked me to help out by contributing one post a week to Northbound, in addition to the posts he's already commissioned me to write for Word Sell, and I was more than happy to accept the offer.


A Few Words About Brad's Work

I'm very honored to be asked on board by Brad, a blogger and businessman I've always admired. Brad is an excellent writer, accomplished social media expert, and incredibly savvy businessman. If you haven't been reading his content, you're definitely missing out! So, visit Northbound and Word Sell as often as you can. After reading Brad's insightful posts, you'll definitely come away with knowledge you can use to further your writing craft, grow your business, and develop your brand.


A Terrific Team-Up

As many of you know, Brad and I have worked together before, co-blogging at The Whoa Factor, the business blog he penned for Whoast, Inc. before the company merged with Straight North about a year ago. Now, SN has revived the blog, complete with a new name, new theme, new domain, and lots of brand new content. (They've also retained the solid collection of archived posts from the Whoa Factor days to keep readers busy and benefiting from all the helpful insight and info Brad has been penning at TWF/Northbound since 2006, and the work I contributed to TWF between December, 2008, and June, 2009.)


Stop by NB and Take a Look Around

I hope you'll stop by Northbound, read my post (at the link in the first paragraph), and take a look around. Be sure to check out Brad's excellent content, as well.You'll learn a lot--and there's certainly much more to come, as Straight North continues developing the blog and making it even better!

See you at Northbound!
Jeanne



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Have Your Dreams Grown Dim? Read This Post

April 23rd 2010 00:12


If you have ever been tempted to give up on your dreams, as a writer or in any other area of your life, do yourself a huge favor and read this brief but powerful post: It's Not Too Late, by George Angus at Tumblemoose.com. It may just turn your life around.

'Nuff said.

Jeanne

P.S. Come back after you've read the post and share your thoughts with us. A few questions I've posted below might help you more easily share the way the post has affected you. Or simply post your own thoughts.


What sort of impact did the above post have on your outlook? Do you see yourself, your situation, your dreams, and your limitations in a new light? If so, tell us about it. We'd love to hear the insights you've gained from this incredibly poignant post.



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