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How to Write a Roundup Article

mrshannigan — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:41:33 +0000

Roundup articles are a little like “freebies” for web content writers. Presumably you’ve been writing in the same niche for a while and have several articles about a few very precise topics.

Mini Touchscreen Laptop - irrelevant but awesome

A roundup article is basically a compilation of all those articles, with links to several [...]

Suite101 earnings, revisited

mrshannigan — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:36:04 +0000

Almost a year ago, I wrote about my Suite101 earnings, because one writer made $5000 in a month and they finally told us we were allowed to discuss our income.

I’m revisiting that topic this year because the industry has changed a little, so have my earnings and my writing habits and Suite101′s best practices

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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 [...]

OMG I’m writing for DS again

mrshannigan — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:17:10 +0000

So, much to my surprise, I’m currently registered as a writer at Demand Studios.

Again.

If you don’t know the back story, here’s a link to the drama: OMG I got fired from DS

When Eve originally informed me of their decision, I sent a response, stating my side of the story. I sent a note [...]

SEO browser plugins for Chrome

mrshannigan — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:45:19 +0000

I use a mini laptop, so I don’t have a lot of screen space. In exchange, I get to take my computer everywhere my busy lifestyle needs me. I have six kids who are always wanting to go to a friend’s house, to tap dancing classes, jazz, singing, drama, the library, girl scouts, science club, [...]

Free Download – URL Tracker

mrshannigan — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:35:15 +0000

I mentioned this spreadsheet the other day in a post called “If you’ve been writing online for over a year, do this NOW.”

BUT… your life as a web writer would be so much easier if you didn’t wait until you’ve been writing a year to use this form.

Imagine… you publish a mere 1 [...]

Newest writing site that I love

mrshannigan — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:36:38 +0000

OK, this one isn’t new and I can’t even say that it’s new to me. I signed up for Constant Content apparently in November of 2008. I’m not sure what the process was like (is it a sign-up or an application? I don’t remember) All I know is that I kept getting these emails every [...]

Angela Hoy's Writer's Weekly Newsletter

mrshannigan — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:20:24 +0000

Since such a lot of my website’s traffic seems to be for the term “writers weekly” I felt that it was important for me to distance myself professionally from Angela Hoy.

She has a vendetta against webwriters.

She repeatedly publishes articles calling all internet writing sites “content mills” and declaring, one after another, that they’re [...]

Philosophical Niche Blogger Battle

mrshannigan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:58:55 +0000

And I don’t mean to use the word “battle” in a war-like sense, I just mean that there are two different philosophies niche bloggers should be aware of, and maybe they’re wrong and maybe they’re right, but the speculation is interesting. And I want to add mine so that there’s really three.

OK so today [...]

Magic List of Successful Keywords

mrshannigan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:04:50 +0000

I got another request for “good keywords” and unfortunately, I can’t just GIVE anyone good keywords. It’s not about the keywords. It’s about the combination of keywords that are good for different reasons. Hopefully this 3000 word article will explain

SEO for freelance web marketers (and that is exactly [...]