http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com A community hub for freelance writers: copywriters, business writers, creative writers and fiction writers Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:13:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are a few copywriters who are absolutely stupendous at what they do. There are even fewer who are prepared to take the time to share that knowledge with others. I love it when they do because it makes the world of copywriting just that little bit nicer to be ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/some-of-the-greatest-copywriting-resources-its-free-to-learn/ Here is an Excerpt from Elmer Wheeler, essential on persuasion. Reading this can give your copy a serious injection of effectiveness. Try it and let me know. Please stumble it, or add it to your favorite social marketing sites. I really appreciate it. Oh, and if you comment, you'll get ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/copywriting-secrets/ Except for a small percentage at the top, freelance writers are known for not charging full whack for their services. Let's take a tongue-in-cheek peek at what the results mean for the average writer: 10. You're beginning to resent the work you used to love--your home office is starting to ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/should-you-be-charging-more-for-freelance-work/ Anyone who works on a freelance basis is going to come up against deadbeat clients at some time or another. Sometimes it seems that we hit a run of bad clients though, and everyone is either dragging their feet when it comes to paying up, or they don't want to ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/make-sure-your-freelance-clients-pay-you/ There are as many writing courses out there, and it would cost us a fortune if we signed up for them all. I'm always amazed at how much you can learn at absolutely no cost whatsoever if you're web savvy. I found this the other day, on YouTube. It's not ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/essential-copywriting-skills/ I'm dying to know! ;) I've had a tremendous amount of traffic through this blog lately, and it surprises me because I've been sidetracked with other things, and to be honest, I'm ashamed of how I've let Freelance Writers Manifesto go... But if you've been coming in here regularly, or even if ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/who-are-you/ I had the good fortune to edit a novel a while back. Called One World it is a tale of suspense and intrigue, centered around the work of a handful of SAS operatives, it casts light on some highly clandestine activity that some would doubt is even taking place. If ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/a-truly-exceptional-tale-about-the-british-sas/ If you're a freelance writer who runs a blog to showcase your work, you should be doing everything you can to get that blog noticed. Are you registered with the biggest collection of blogs in the universe? Blogshares is not just that; it also happens to be the most fun ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/are-you-a-writer-who-blogs/ Continuing my theme of only learning from towering personalities, I'm putting up this superb video interview with David Ogilvy. If you're planning a career in advertising, you couldn't wish for a better insight into the business, and from someone who had a matchless reputation and track record. Enjoy. :) http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/david-ogilvy-on-advertising/ I have been trying to get into this blog to post for weeks, but have had horrendous problems--I've been called a spammer and all sorts while trying to get into my own blog! The problem was eventually traced to a WordPress Plugin I was using to keep spammers at bay. ... http://www.freelancewritersmanifesto.wellwrittenwords.com/held-to-ransom-by-a-wordpress-plugin/