18 Apr
Posted by Elaine Long as Freelance Jobs, Income streams, productivity, Writing general
I’ve been running a survey as well as asking my list what is important to writers to help them build their business. The most common question that gets asked – by far – is: Where can I find more high-paying freelance writing jobs? In response, I’m working on a guide to the many sites on [...]
13 Apr
Posted by Elaine Long as Fiction writing, Income streams, Nonfiction writing, Profitable writing, Writing general
I wanted to update you on some “behind the scenes” work I’m doing to bring some great content to SFW. Right now I’m setting up interviews of top writers who market both online and off, but have used the Web in really creative ways to boost their income and their careers. One author writes fiction, [...]
10 Apr
Posted by Elaine Long as blogs, Business planning, productivity, Web 2.0 Tactics, Writing general
I just reviewed a bunch of survey responses from my list members, and the results are pretty striking. It seems that while both new and inexperienced writers are definitely taking advantagew of opportunitites on the Web, there are a whole host of tactics and strategies for increasing income which many writers still seem unfamliar with. [...]
I was inspired by Robert Kiyosaki years ago when I started reading his Rich Dad books. (Now there’s a writer whose career bears exploring!) The idea that building a business as an asset would be more profitable long term had never occurred to me (we come from the “poor dad” school of finance in my [...]
It just has a ring to it, doesn’t it? It’s just and idea that attracts people. It’s a benchmark to set as a goal, a target to shoot for. But I didn’t pick this number arbitrarily, or for marketing reasons. I picked it because my current personal income target is in the six figures (somewhere [...]