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Writing for Bukisa, One year anniversary

mrshannigan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:35:24 +0000

If you haven’t heard of Bukisa as a writing site, it’s probably because it’s not taken very seriously as a source of income. The site pays on a monthly $/1000 which changes, based on the previous month’s earnings for the entire site. Consequently, crappy articles are paid at the same rate as good articles, and [...]

Free eBook Introduction to WebWriting

mrshannigan — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:28:20 +0000

One of my favorite people in the webwriting business is Felicia from No Job for Mom. She has a professional yet friendly voice and shares her experiences so generously in her website. I love that she’s a mom who has made this business work and I’ve learned so much from her over the years.

She’s [...]

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. [...]

Easy free solution to a writer’s emergency

mrshannigan — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:32:48 +0000

How to Access Clipboard History

It’s my own fault: I should be writing in a word processing program, instead of directly into the edit box at Suite101. In my defense, I was out of the habit for a while because their interface didn’t support the Chrome browser. So instead of using Internet Explorer or Firefox, [...]

Right place at the right time- SWEET

mrshannigan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:00:53 +0000

I know you skim over marketing emails, too. 90% of them are just spam- designed to remind you that you once thought something was interesting enough to add yourself to an email list. But the fact is, for me anyhow, that if I don’t buy it right away, chances are that I won’t even open [...]

Design Your Writing Career

mrshannigan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:23:14 +0000

Everyone in my “real life” doesn’t know what I do for a living. It’s not that I’m secretive, it’s just that people assume a homeschooling mom of six is plenty busy enough, right? In fact, about 6 months into this business, when I was working several hours a day to build up my body of [...]

Places that Pay Writers Up Front

mrshannigan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:45:45 +0000

In online writing, there are a few different pay structures that publishers use. Paying writers up front is one model, whereby a writer gets a set fee for each article, and nothing more. Residual pay is another, whereby a writer is paid percentage of the income that’s generated from the advertising on their pages. PPV [...]

Awesome Revenue Share Opportunity for Moms

mrshannigan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:38:45 +0000

If you didn’t know this, I’m the Homeschooling Editor for TypeAmom. I just got their November Newsletter email stating that they’ve opened up a bunch of new editor positions, it’s a great chance to get in with a growing company. They have a lot of great things going on there, a fantastic community of diverse [...]

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.

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Writing for Homeschooling Magazines

mrshannigan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:19:41 +0000

The whole purpose of this website originally was to help writer moms break into magazine writing. It’s really not rocket science. Over the past year or so, it’s become focused more on online writing instead of magazine writing.

Since my passive income is AALLLMMOOSSTT enough to live on (although we’re definitely not living like kings) [...]