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DOWNLOAD – income tracking spreadsheet for freelance writers and niche bloggers

mrshannigan — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:14:38 +0000

Hey guys, if you’ve been with me for a while then you’re already familiar with my income tracking spreadsheet. It’s really fun to use and easy to get started. Here are a few of the most popular features:

Enter your daily earnings ONCE

Automatically generated reports for

monthly profit and loss statements income per source [...]

Lazy Blogger’s Guide to Creating Backlinks

mrshannigan — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:59:00 +0000

When I was actively writing for Suite101, I felt that creating backlinks was a waste of time. Like Felicia, I felt that SEO was enough, and my higher-than-average earnings and traffic was a testament. I wrote about the philosophy in the post How Much Time Should You Spend Promoting Your Articles

Since then, Google [...]

Somebody hid the wonder wheel

mrshannigan — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:07:10 +0000

My story has been repeated a hundred times this week, by other niche bloggers- but if you’re not reading them, you might not have known. It starts like this-

I’m building a niche site (first new one in 2010)

I need to choose my categories. I want them related. I want google to see me [...]

note to self: never publish this

mrshannigan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:27:18 +0000

I keep a page with this title on each one of my sites, saved as a draft or password protected. I use it as a general “things to do next” and a place to document the invisible work I’ve done on the site. It’s amazing that I can remember what each of my six kids [...]

Expert Advice for Digital Photography Business

mrshannigan — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:11:45 +0000

Elizabeth Halford, of Digital Photography School, did an excellent job of sharing some of the ways she makes money as a freelance photographer. She said people are often surprised to discover she’s working 40 hours a week, since she has her days free to spend however she wishes. Simply put, she works in the evening. [...]

Writing Process for webwriters

mrshannigan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:04:24 +0000

On writer’s message boards, occasionally someone new will ask seasoned writers about our process. What steps do we go through in the writing process, to write fast web copy that (hopefully) doesn’t suck?

The process that works for me is so different from what I’m being asked to do in school (did I mention I’m [...]

Free Download- "Things to do Online" Printable

mrshannigan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:39:56 +0000

What are you doing for your niche-blog work today? Do you know? One thing I do on my most successful days is to make a list. Sometimes it’s a pre-meditated list of things to do and other times it’s a list of things I’m doing as I do them.

I don’t think it matters much [...]

How to Make a Career of Freelance Web Writing

mrshannigan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:33:53 +0000

by Barbara Cedillo Alvarez (with permission)

Several writers, veteran and new, have posted questions about how to make DS and freelancing for other clients a viable, profitable WAH (work at home) career.

I’ve been thinking about different ideas and strategies while I was driving around Las Cruces taking photos for my Quick Guides today.

1- [...]

How to Analyze your eHow Stats

mrshannigan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:04:21 +0000

One important thing to understand when you’re trying to make a living by writing online is how to analyze your statistics. Each website gives you access to different factors and information. Learning how to “fill in the gaps” is the best way for you to determine which articles are bringing in the most income and [...]

Pay Yourself First

mrshannigan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:23:29 +0000

write for your own websites

I always get annoyed when I find myself devoting a lot of time writing for other people’s websites. The pay isn’t fantastic, but I research my keywords and make sure that the job is well done. I know that the people paying me will end up making more in [...]