Everyone has their own story about why they work from home. What’s mine? It’s not that I dislike office jobs. I could probably tolerate it if I needed to. I just don’t love it. As annoying as it is when I need to stay up late to work on a project because I chose to go to the movies during the day instead, I still love it because that means I have freedom. Read Full Story

Do you use sites like Bukisa and eHow to make extra writing income? Well, don’t underestimate the importance of community when using them. Sure, if you just post your articles and leave the site alone, you will eventually make money there. But commenting an articles and posting in the forums gives your articles even more exposure which could lead to more page views. Read Full Story

I am in a situation where the household could use my extra income. So, I am going to get back to my roots and do some pure freelance writing for a while, until the income comes in. Then, I’ll go back to focusing on my internet marketing effots. This is what I’ll do: Post bids at freelance sites like rentacoder.com. I’ve been using that site for a few years and it’s the easiest for me to use to get some quick cash. Query magazines with article ideas. Submit arti... Read Full Story

It has been over a month since I last posted here on this blog. It seems like eons - but I haven’t been away from the computer. On the contrary, I’ve been here, typing away, working on my niche blogs and squidoo lenses and building up my internet properties with a vengeance. So, I’ll give a little summary. Building Up My Squidoo Lenses I went out and purchased three additional resources on how to make money on Squidoo and have been using two of them with great results. Squi... Read Full Story

My business model is always changing and evolving. When I first started writing, I stuck to mainly print and some online magazines. I moved on  to writing for clients and starting my own blogs. Then Squidoo came into the picture and I started creating lenses like mad. Now, the face of my business looks much different. I’m still creating lenses. I have several blogs, all on wordpress. I am social networking - was that even a phrase when I first started my career? I am not sure - 2002 se... Read Full Story

My husband is now a student. That means he needs to write papers and do a lot of reading - his program is intensive with both of these things. Because I am a writer and an editor, I figured I’d help him out. But first, I needed to read the article. And that’s where the problems began. The writng was extremely high level and in a subject that I know next to nothing about. It didn’t help that there were some words I didn’t know. I skimmed the piece because I didn’... Read Full Story

I know, it is important to build up traffic over the long term. But sometimes I just want to send a quick surge of traffic to my posts to give things a jump start. This traffic doesn’t often return, but some of them may like my site, bookmark it, and return. But what are the best strategies? Here’s a few that I’ve come up with: Read Full Story

Although writing is a highly creative pursuit, I find that when I write all the time without any interaction to the world and my hobbies, I simply dry up. When this happens, the last thing I want to do is write more. Some people call this “writer’s block”. Me? I see it as a sign that i need to get away from my computer and do something else. That is how I increase my creativity. By living! Keep a small notebook with you. Yes, I go out and live my life. I go food shopping wh... Read Full Story

So, you’re probably wondering - how do I do it? How do I make money writing? Well, there is no easy way to answer that. I do a little bit of everything. But since you may be a beginner, and you may feel frustrated in that you’ve been working hard and not saying any payout, I’ll share with you where my money comes from. Read Full Story

When I was in the process of moving cross-country, it became clear that I needed more ongoing assignments. Pretty much the only thing I managed to keep up with was my monthly obligations as the Herbal Medicine Expert at eHow.com. Those tasks were already part of my routine so taking care of it on the road was a breeze. But other than a small amount in commissions and advertising revenue, that was all I managed to bring in during our busy moving months. And that got me thinking about job stab... Read Full Story