Archive for the "Writing" category

I’m big on referring other writers to oDesk. I like the setup here and I like the built in protections. But I find that many otherwise enthusiastic writers new to freelancing feel intimidated. They have a bit of trepidation about selling their ‘product’.Bound up in this anxiety is a fear that their writing isn’t good [...]

Plagiarism, article theft, extreme borrowing- call it what you will, it amounts to the same thing. It’s when you take my work and post it as your own. On the Internet, it’s as easy as copy and paste. Heaven forbid you should pay someone to write for you. And why go to all the trouble [...]

Not long ago, Sarah posted on the importance of specializing and you can read all about it here. She made some very good points, because the truth is you can make far more money as a specialist than as a generalist, on-line or 0ff-line. That’s because when you’re a generalist you’re working for people who [...]

So, I was cruising down MLK Blvd in my lowrider like usual, and T-Dog and Big Mike were riding with me. While T-Dog loaded his 9mm with a fresh clip, he turned to me and asked, “What’s this open source thing I keep hearing about? Sounds kind of lame, holmes,” and proceeded to empty said [...]

Why you need to learn SEO It appears in more and more of the job postings. Along with the regular job description, under skills, it says ‘SEO’. Search Engine Optimization. The buyers want it. Because I am a commercial writer, it’s up to me to provide what my customers want. This article isn’t a tutorial [...]