On Writing

If you listen to the hype, blogging sounds like easy money. Just run a search for news stories and you’ll hear about hundreds of successful blogs that rake in thousands of dollars a month, or which were sold for millions when the blogger who started them decided to hand off the site to someone else.

There are men and women out there who make money without ever having to leave their houses. They wear bathrobes and pajamas (if they want to), drink their own coffee from their favorite mugs, and they have a down-the-hall commute. We hear about them on the news, or we see stories about them in our…

In the course of competing for search engine rankings, businesses are always pushed to deliver new information of value to their readers without breaking the bank. This prompts many businesses to outsource their blog writing overseas. While outsourcing to many content mills and e-services seems like a good way to produce cheap content, quality control…

You’ve looked forward to this for years: your retirement is here and you have all the time in the world to do whatever you want. Several months, maybe even a year or two in and everything is great. You are happily busy traveling, spending time with family, and focusing on a hobby. The options are…

We all know that one of the advantages to being a copywriter is that you can work from home. If you’re a copywriter, this is especially good news. Unfortunately, working from home can also come with some disadvantages, ones that should not be ignored. Although working from home may save time, money, and office space,…