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What Program Do You Use to Write the Most?

By on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 | Comments Off

I get asked that question a lot.  

Most people are surprised to learn it’s not “Word”. However when you write for the web, blogs and other web content – Word isn’t the best because clients that like to cut-n-paste your articles into their websites will find that sometimes Word can add coding that may make the page display funny or worse – the coding itself can display at the top of the page and it’s fairly ugly looking.

I use a not often spoken about program called Note Tab Pro from Fookes Software. It writes in plain text, you can add any html you need as you go with hot keys and it does spell check, keyword density and word count – all at once. It’s fast loading even on my overburdened laptop and it’s very affordable.

I started out with the freebie “Lite” version and then went for “Pro” after I found it so useful for my writing. I can work on numerous items at the same time because it has a tabbed feature and you can set it up to save as you go so if your computer enjoys displaying the blue screen of death on occasion as mine does – especially when I’m at word 390 of a 400  word article, then this will save you from a lot of retyping.

 This isn’t an affiliate marketing ploy or anything like that – I just like their software – check it out here -Notetab by Fookes.

Where to Find Writing Work

By on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 | Comments Off

How’s that for a nice, concise title?

We get a lot of emails from people that have decided to start earning from home and they don’t really know where to start looking for work – here’s a short list of places that I personally like:

Keyword Content Giglist
This is a good place to start. Live feeds from around the net updated every 15 minutes will give you a good head’s up on any writing jobs. It’s totally free and there’s required from you except to click the link and visit the page. 
Keyword Content Gig List 

Writing for Dollars
I love Dan Case’s ezine he puts out. There is also a Facebook page that if you become a member, you will get the latest edition a day before anyone else.

www.writingfordollars.com

Blogtip
Blogtips is a relatively new site that pays $1-$3 bucks per tip (250 words minimum) to your Paypal. Just submit a tip that isn’t posted in one of the following categories: Car Tips, Computer Tips, Finance Tips, Shopping Tips, Travel Tips and when published – Blogtips will send you money.

www.blogtip.net 

Elance
Yes, I know I always yell “Don’t Pay to Work!” but Elance is the exception to that rule. Yes, you have to pay a fee unless you’re happy applying for 1-2 gigs a month (which are free). I have made thousands off Elance and I am also happy to say I’ve met some really cool clients that have turned into long term relationships.
Check ‘em out : www.blogtip.net

Also, I invite you to check out my book, “Write All the Way to the Bank” – it’s not about “this is a noun” or how to write. Basically it’s a no fluff or frills book on exactly how to make a good living writing for the web as well as where to get jobs. If you have a blog for example – why not write blog posts for someone else and get paid for it? I can show you how.
See Write All the Way to the Bank Now.

Happy writing!

Finding Article Topics That Sell

By on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 | Comments Off

I get this question at least once a week so I thought it would make a good blog post.  Finding topics to write about isn’t rocket science, in fact it’s easy and when you want to make a living as a writer – you need to write topics that will sell. Especially if you’re writing articles for the PLR or affiliate marketing niche markets.

Here are some of the ways I find topics that I know will sell to my website visitors.

1- Check your webstats. This is a treasure trove of good information. If I see searches hitting my site looking for “hip hop PLR” or “how to get y0ur ex back articles” – you can bet I’m gonna create an article set for those. I did that a while back with “extended auto warranty on used cars” and the PLR set sold out in 24 hours. I noticed over 100 hits in a single month period and they were coming from different IP’s so I knew it would be good.

 2- Go to Ezinearticles.com, Ehow.com or LovetoKnow.com and put in “how to”, “cure for”, “get rid of” and other concentrated keywords and normally results will be returned in order from most to least popular.  I wouldn’t have thought to write an article set “cure for bacterial vaginosis” that has been my number one best seller to date. I also found a niche on Bugaboo baby strollers in this way. If you’ve ever seen them – they retail for hundreds and hundreds of dollars so the commissions are sweeeeeeet.

3.Google trends is another good source. I pretty much stick to the top 20 but it’s a good way to find topics that are happening NOW.

4-Yahoo answers (yes I know billions of people use it for backlinks too but they are pretty easy to weed out) is another great place – see what questions are being asked and if you can match it to an affiliate product – your article set will have even more value.

Those are just a few of the techniques I use. I’ll post more for you soon. In the meantime – happy writing!

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