Become a Freelance Writer

Telecommuting has become almost a massive choice. However, not everything is about its advantages. We may have more time for our family, for ourselves, and also for our homes, but the true is that it can take a long time to build a profitable home business. There are plenty of options out there to start working from home, but if writing is for you, then there are some tips to take into account.

First, you should enjoy writing (it would be great if it is your hobby, because you would be working doing something you usually choose to do in your spare time). Next, you should be able to concentrate and generate ideas for your writing, no matter how. And last, but not least, you should be able to keep a timetable, so not to get distracted by something else.

Once you have realized that you meet these "requirements", you could get started.
You should begin by doing some research of the market, and that includes: websites to submit your writings, profitable subjects (what people are interested in), tutorials on how to enhance your writings, etc. Once you have done your homework, then you should choose where to submit your work, and also select very carefully your writing subject (or subjects, depending on your expertise and your passions). Before you start submitting your documents, you should write at least four or five articles to start building your portfolio. And that is when problems arise.

You have to "create" the moment and the place to write, it is not when you can or where you can. If you cannot elaborate the circumstances of your writing, you will not be able to produce your best work. There is another good tip, but it is too easy to become a slave of it. If you are on a class, working, eating, watching TV, or doing anything else, and you come up with a great idea, try to write it down. I even wake up some nights because there is an idea buzzing in my head. Maybe you choose to write a few hours per week, but believe me, you will have to spend on your brainstorming much more than that. A good writer is one that thinks, that is able to see a writing opportunity in almost everything, and most of all, one that can turn the ideas into written words that really have something to say. Also, if you intend to make a living on writing, you will have to love it, and always try to generate new work whenever you have the time to.

You will have to set some time aside on a daily basis just to select a writing subject, and start building a map of ideas. Try to write on a subject of which you have a good command. No matter how great is your knowledge, always do some research before you start your work, since nowadays there is something new almost everyday. There are plenty of people who have got into terms with the previous step, but their problem is that they are not able to get to write, and even if they do, it gets difficult to put the ideas into words. This is totally logical, remember that we have to "translate" an idea from the mental language into the written one.

You should set some time for your writing, and try to work on it everyday. You do not have to finish your writings the same day...just take your time, never be in a hurry when writing.

Also, try to find a place where you feel comfortable and inspired, and write down every word or idea that comes to your mind. Then you can start connecting concepts and you can begin building your main structure. When putting words into paper, always keep in mind that you will have to be clear and concise, but not vague. Do not take anything for granted when writing, you should always give at least a brief explanation of the main concepts you are including in your work.

To summarize, the main idea is that you must love to write, and you must be willing to spend some time developing ideas and thinking of possible content for your articles. Then you must select the ones that appear to be the most appealing, and try to get yourself to write, keeping in mind your objectives (deadline, etc.). Always think of examples, testimonials, figures, or whatever it takes to complete your idea.

Once you are done, re-read your work several times before publishing it. Then check for spelling or grammatical mistakes, and if you have the possibility, try to get your work read by someone else. If people like your work, then go ahead and make it profitable.

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Improve Your Press Release Writing Today

Press release writing is another way to attract quality attention for your ebusiness. However, you need to always remember that these copies should not be used in pitching your products and services. Instead, they must be geared towards delivering quality, newsworthy information to your customer base.

Here's how you can grow your press release writing:

1. Use catchy headlines. Ensure that your headlines are attention-grabbing so you can get a lot of people to read your content. Aside from communicating the gist and benefits of your press release, you also need to make sure that your headlines will answer the who, what, why, when, and where questions of your readers. Don't forget to make your headlines concise, direct to the point, and interesting.

2. Use inverted pyramid technique. To keep your readers interested, ensure that you supply the most important information of your content on the first paragraph of your press release. Your readers must understand the message that you are trying to get across the moment they finish reading the first few sentences. You must them supply supporting details on the succeeding paragraphs to make sure that your readers will fully understand you news copies.

3. No to blatant ads. Your press releases must not contain sales pitches, self-serving links, and blatant ads. Remember, they must be geared towards delivering straight, hard news to your readers. If you content sounds too good to be true or if it spells out "buy our products now" to your potential clients, you better revise it and tone it down a bit as marketing hype can damage your credibility.

4. Stick with facts. By this, I simply mean tell the truth. You cannot afford to fill your content with unverified information if you don't want to mislead your readers. Ensure that you back up your statements with researches, studies, or statistics to make your press releases sound more credible and believable.

5. Use the active voice. You need your copies to sound strong so you can persuade your readers to act on your favor. So, avoid passive voice at all times.

6. Distribute your press release. Connect with your potential clients by posting your content on various online and offline publishing sites. Ensure that they need little or no revisions at all to make the job of publishers a lot easier for them.

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Sean Mize is a full time internet marketer who has written over 9034 articles in print and 14 published ebooks.

Article Writing and Submission Tips For the Writer

A problem will arise if you write your article like a sales or marketing brochure, as it will most likely to be rejected by the directory or directories you have selected for article submission because of that very reason.

As mentioned, when writing an article the writer is subject to certain rules and regulations, which will inevitably affect the article submission process. When your article is viewed by editors or potential readers do not want to be bombarded with useless sales information that they are not interested in, they would rather prefer professional and helpful information that may help them. Therefore one should keep your sales information on your website in your web content. By attempting to submit this type of sales copy will result in the article being rejected.

Stick to the subject that you are providing for your reader, leave your links for the resource area of your article, where it belongs, this is one of the main reasons that articles are rejected, there are to many people that lay links in the body of the article which results in the article being rejected. Stay with your desired subject and what you intend to convey to your readers, you will have a better chance of enticing the reader to come through to your website if you provide valuable useful information that can serve as a reference to your expertise in that field. Within the article submission process, by retaining focus and professionalism allows for fewer potential problems to creep in and the chance of publication is increased.

Once you have your written work and are preparing for article submission, there are certain processes and formats that you should keep in mind. Some directories require that a specific format be utilised or article submission is done through a specific software program. The following general tips should help when submitting your article to the directories.

Before submitting please familiarize yourself with all criteria pertaining to the specific directory, this will avoid any misunderstandings or frustration later on in the article submission process.

Pay attention to the editorial guidelines as published by the directory, once again to avoid disappointment of going through the article submission process and then not having the article published. Editorial content of your article should not be plagiarized; there are online tools to assist with this, one that springs to mind is copyscape. The article should not contain direct sales or marketing messaging, it should not promote racial or religious hate or persecution, and definitely no pornographic or adult material content. Correct structure and simple punctuation rules should be followed. These are just a few basic tips for you in article submission; rather establish the exact requirements so that you are fully aware of the processes.

Although the article submission process sounds fairly comprehensive, once you get used to the rules and required format, it becomes second nature, as they say practice makes perfect. Take the time and make the effort to correctly formulate and structure your article prior to submitting to ensure both smooth submission and publication of your article.

I hope your enjoyed this article.

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How the Sholes & Glidden Manual Typewriter Changed the World

The manual typewriter and indeed it's successor the electric typewriter is regarded by most people a relic of a bygone age. Modern offices and home businesses now use computers to produce both hard copy documents and electronic documents that whisk across the world in seconds.

However, the personal computer is the latest development in the evolution of the writing. It all started with early man scratching words on cave walls and from these humble beginnings various implements have been invented so mankind can communicate via the written word.

In the late nineteenth century the evolution of the writing instrument took a monumental leap forward. The "Type Writer" was invented.

E. Remington & Sons produced what is considered the first typewriter but it wasn't invented by Remington. In 1868 at Kleinsteuber's Machine Shop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Christopher Latham Sholes and others were busy inventing devices that would take the tedium out of repetitious and time-consuming work. It was here the idea for the "Sholes & Glidden Type Writer" was born. Carlos Glidden worked on the device with Sholes.

Sholes made a demonstration device that only typed one letter but it proved the idea a possibility. The idea accepted by the gentlemen of "Scientific America" he went on to produce the prototype that could do the whole alphabet. The prototype was sent to Washington as the required Patent Model and the original still exists.

The printing type is mounted on the end of a type-bar and pressing a key swings the type-bar up to the cylindrical platen. A inked ribbon is threaded between the type head and the platen. The typing wasn't immediately viewable so the machine was called a "blind-writer" and the carriage was hinged so that the operator could check the result.

The original Sholes & Glidden used the QWERTY keyboard and typed capitals letters only. The machine was sluggish, fiddly and inefficient but investor James Densmore had enough faith in the machine to buy the patent from Sholes. This is how Remington came to produce the device.

The original "Type Writer" came mounted on a table with foot treadle to operate the carriage return. It was also heavily decorated with gold paint and colorful decals. Their was also a table model with a handle that operated the carriage return in place of the foot treadle.

A decade later the Remington 2 was produced. It was quieter, typed in upper and lower case and had a shift key. Remington was responsible for mass producing and marketing the manual typewriter but the industry that changed the world began with the Sholes & Glidden manual typewriter.

It is a a valuable and desirable collectors item although not that rare. It is estimated that a couple of hundred survive with values from $1000 for a black model and $5000 for an ornately-decorated model on a treadle stand.

Dave Knight writes reviews and how-to articles on computer and Internet related subjects. He is also a semi-professional photographer and has over the last year supplemented his income using his digital camera. His other passion is collecting antique and vintage equipment (and other things that may take his fancy) and has a web site dedicated to collectibles. The name of the web site is http://collectiblebitz.com - You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.

How to Publish Your Own Book Online

Were you ever one of those people who really had a story to tell and just wanted to get it out there but didn't know how to do it? Have you got pages and pages of writing tucked away, or worse yet, rejection letters from publishers saying thanks but no thanks? Is it really possible to get your writing published, in paperback, no matter how good or how bad it is? The answer is a resounding yes!

I did it last year, via an online publishing company. I had already written the book but had no idea of where to start. Then an article in the Toronto Star about Lulu.com (an online publishing company) created the spark to finish the process. And it really wasn't that hard. I had all the tools on my computer - Microsoft Word program, and Adobe Acrobat Reader/Writer (to create pdf documents). Even if you do not have the tools to create pdf documents, the online publisher can do it for you.

I must admit I rushed through the first version just to have a paperback in hand that had my own name on the cover - and how exciting it was too! Then I had to go back to include the revisions to text. It was a bit confusing at first - I was afraid of hitting the wrong button and having the unedited version go out to the masses. But the online chat people were terrific and very patient with me. In the end, in a relatively short period of time, my book was published. You are given the option of managing your own distribution or you can purchase the online publisher's distribution package - a relatively small fee that within 6-8 weeks will see your book online at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com (I chose the distribution package).

Since then, I've also used Blurb.com to see how it compared to Lulu.com - I have to say, Blurb was even easier to use. You can create entire photo books if you wanted in the Blurb program. Perhaps you have a family vacation or special event that you want to print special editions for all family members? Well this is certainly the tool to use. It makes publishing your own work so easy. Plus you still have the option of keeping your book private, or offering it to the general public. They even have a new "wrap-around" option for the cover of your book - where the cover is sealed right on the book, not a loose flap that can be removed. How cool is that?

One might ask, are online publishers just adding more "junk" to the Internet? Is this the equivalent of literary spam? Are these stories actually contributing anything useful or is it just a way for people to create the equivalent of personal soapboxes that otherwise would not receive any attention? Is this really a useful service and might future writers be "found" on the Internet like actors and actresses working as waiters and waitresses have been discovered for films?

All I can say for sure is that the reaction to my first book thus far has been very positive. Comments have ranged from "...a riveting story" to "what a great inspirational story" to "...a heart warming story with a happy ending and really shows resilience in the face of all that was occurring". If those first readers are the only ones to buy my book, their reaction alone was worth it.

Article prepared by Alison Prentice RN BScN., Senior Medical Writer, and now President of Creo Mundi - a company that produces Intentional products. Alison has over 24 years combined experience in nursing and medical writing. http://www.creomundi.com

Starting an Home Business - Writing Articles

Writing articles is a good way to earn a living online. It isn't a get rich solution but it is possible to have a good living. But you will need to do work to get the articles written. This type of home business isn't for the person who doesn't want to do any work, or wants to do an hour a day and see $1,000 each day earned.

You might be a gifted writer and people might pay you $500 for an article but it is highly unlikely especially if you only spend 30 mins on the article.

There are a lot of people writing online but there are never enough people around to do all the work. The reasons are simple. Think about how many websites are on the web, and consider how many have information on them. All of them have to get their content from somewhere. Many of them don't have time to do the work themselves so they will outsource it.

If you are prepared to research and write then people will be buying your articles from you. They will want you to write more and more content for them. But you need to write good quality content and not copy from other people.

If you have your own website, you might consider writing articles to put on your website and also to submit to article directories. In the resources box you can then put a link back to your website, you might even have people going there to take a look at product you are selling.

If you are good at writing then you might want to consider writing ebooks for yourself or even other people. Again if you can research the topics you could be writing the ebooks that people want to sell on their sites.

You might sell Private Label Rights to some people which will allow them to do anything they want with the material. But you will also find that if you sell to a capped number of people then you will get a higher return for your work.

Writing a book will take sometime to complete but you will find it rewarding especially if you enjoy writing and researching even if you know nothing about a specific topic. This can be a great way to learn about subjects that were completely foreign to you before.

Paula Brown is an internet business owner and marketer. Online since 1998, Paula has helped many beginner and long time online business owners achieve success in their internet ventures. Your online business success story can start today! *More information on starting an online business and more is available at http://www.patriot78.com