Inorder to improve your chances of getting paid and the amount of pay recieved a web content provider should have the following skills under their belt
Understanding of rights issues
The more knowledgeable you are the better deal you may be able to cut for yourself.
Fast, dependable turnaround
Brag about your reporting and writing speed. Being able to put together in a day what other might labor weeks over is a plus in this industry. http://tinyurl.com/2w8u37/
Able to edit yourself
Point out that you are able to produce readable, respectable content so your client does not have to hire another layer of management. http://tinyurl.com/34jghl/
Solid business skills
Knowing how to negotiate an agreement, pay and the ods of getting paid. http://tinyurl.com/35rzyu/
Ability to suggest more work for yourself
Learn the entrepreneur’s bigger plans and suggest additional ways to contribute
Web friendly writing style
Short crisp paragraphs with relatively short sentences are required for web reading. Adopt the precept of clear organization with frequent subheads.
Inventory of material
When someone needs content fast, your back log of older yet still interesting material on a website site topic may get you a package deal of new and old material.
Ability to locate and negotiate reuse of resources
As a web savvy writer you can explain to your client that you are better able to solicit or negotiate the use of work from other writes that he/she is.
Branded name
If you have been writing regularly and visibly for a particular market, argue that you already have a liked or trusted name with that market.
The goal of every website is to become a valuable resource for internet users in their target market you can help them achieve that by point out your skills and how invaluable they are to the entreprenuer.
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Writing with topics and transitions
I know it's been a while since my last post but you can't blame a girl for being sick, that said lets get right into this weeks post.
As I have explained in a previous post all articles should have a thesis statement(http://writeprofits.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html). Once you have your thesis, you are ready to write your body paragraphs. There is a trick that writers use to write quickly no matter how long their article is. They will have a topic sentence at the start of each paragraph, and a transitional sentence at the end of each paragraph.
Let’s suppose you are writing about sleep remedies. A topic sentence might be, “Eating too close to bed time will disrupt your sleep.” This lets the reader know that the following paragraph will talk about eating before bed. It also makes it easy for the writer because they can concentrate on providing evidence as to why eating before bed is not recommended. You just need to provide five to nine sentences proving why or exploring the topic.
After you feel you have provided enough information on the topic, you would write a transitional sentence which may be something such as, “Another thing to avoid before bed is watching T.V.” A transitional sentence prepares the reader for what will be discussed in the next paragraph. You’ll find that you will write your article faster because rather than tackling the article as a massive whole, you are breaking it down into smaller parts. Each paragraph can be considered as a miniature article. If you get stuck just remember what your topic is, how you can explain it, and what you want to discuss next. Your final tasks will be to conclude and edit.
Conclusions can often be the hardest things to write. But they don’t have to be as long as you remember that you are writing a conclusion. Do not introduce any new topics instead briefly summarize the ones you already wrote about. The fastest way to write a conclusion is to reword your thesis.
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As I have explained in a previous post all articles should have a thesis statement(http://writeprofits.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html). Once you have your thesis, you are ready to write your body paragraphs. There is a trick that writers use to write quickly no matter how long their article is. They will have a topic sentence at the start of each paragraph, and a transitional sentence at the end of each paragraph.
Let’s suppose you are writing about sleep remedies. A topic sentence might be, “Eating too close to bed time will disrupt your sleep.” This lets the reader know that the following paragraph will talk about eating before bed. It also makes it easy for the writer because they can concentrate on providing evidence as to why eating before bed is not recommended. You just need to provide five to nine sentences proving why or exploring the topic.
After you feel you have provided enough information on the topic, you would write a transitional sentence which may be something such as, “Another thing to avoid before bed is watching T.V.” A transitional sentence prepares the reader for what will be discussed in the next paragraph. You’ll find that you will write your article faster because rather than tackling the article as a massive whole, you are breaking it down into smaller parts. Each paragraph can be considered as a miniature article. If you get stuck just remember what your topic is, how you can explain it, and what you want to discuss next. Your final tasks will be to conclude and edit.
Conclusions can often be the hardest things to write. But they don’t have to be as long as you remember that you are writing a conclusion. Do not introduce any new topics instead briefly summarize the ones you already wrote about. The fastest way to write a conclusion is to reword your thesis.
Next week I'll be looking at skills a freelance writer needs to increase their profits. This information is great even if you are breaking into the business. To be sure that you don't miss this great information sign up for my blog.
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