Recently I put my new e-book Intelligent Productivity For Freelance Writers: Manage Your Time, Make More Money, and Get More Enjoyment From Life for sale using the E-junkie shopping cart. (Note: Intelligent Productivity For Freelance Writers is … [Continue reading]
Top Time Management Techniques for Freelance Writers
Time management is absolutely critical to achieving success in freelance writing and in the rest of your life. Time is the great equalizer: we all have 24 hours in a day. The big question—what do we do with our time? How you spend your time — … [Continue reading]
My History of Social Networking
Most freelancers are quite active with social media/social networking, me included. My Social Networking/Blogging Story I got online in 1994 with an AOL account and started using e-mail to connect with editors at my book publisher, at the magazines … [Continue reading]
2010 Book and E-Book Sales Data for the United States
Freelance writers, book authors, and creators of information products should pay attention to book sales. The data for both print books and e-books tells us what consumers are paying for and gives indications of future trends, trends we can take … [Continue reading]
Get Permission to Use Copyrighted Photos
What I Saw I'm up before dawn most winter mornings (usually about 5 a.m.), and I typically take a 10-minute walk with my morning coffee on the road outside my rural home in the Shasta Valley in far northern California. Recently I saw a brilliant … [Continue reading]
How I Improved My Sales Page and Increased Conversion Rates for My E-Book
A few months ago I made some changes to the website for my very first information product: Writing College Textbook Supplements: The Definitive Guide to Winning High-Paying Assignments in the College Textbook Publishing Market (WCTS for short). Go … [Continue reading]
Why Publishers Should Pay a 50-Percent Royalty of Net Income on E-Books
Many freelance writers and entrepreneurs/business people are very interested in writing a book for a mainstream publisher that will appear in bookstores across the country and help build the author's authority, reputation, and bank account. Today … [Continue reading]
Why I Won’t Buy Demand Media Stock
Demand Media (DMD) just did its initial public offering of stock on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. For those of you that don't know the company, it owns a series of websites (such as ehow.com) that contain many thousands of articles primarily … [Continue reading]
What Am I Doing in This Moment?
If you want to be successful in life -- whatever success means for you -- and if you want to be happier, you must ask yourself this crucial question many, many times a day: "What's the Best Use of My Time Right Now?" Ask this question to … [Continue reading]
