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The Basics of Web Content Writing

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in Net Writing, On Writing, SEO Writing, Web Content Writing | 0 comments

Online business has never been any hotter and every entrepreneur’s target is to make their endeavor look more appealing than others. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by web content writing. A piece of web content refers to an article, a blog, or another text-based material which can be used to increase a company’s online visibility and reputation. It can also function as a channel of communication between business owners and their prospective clients. If we may use the famous idiom, it does have the power to make or break...

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5 Things to Do Before Becoming a Freelance Copywriter

Posted by on Apr 18, 2012 in On Writing, Tales From Experience, Writer's Career | 1 comment

Are you thinking of going full-time freelancing? I know how you feel. I was exactly like that perhaps a year or two ago (that’s because I went on an on and off freelancing stint). While I read a lot of blog posts and articles about becoming a freelance copywriter, I still committed a lot of mistakes when I finally gave it a try. I’m sharing some of my mistakes here and perhaps you might learn a thing or two from them. Keep in mind that these are my opinions and suggestions and none of those listed here can be considered general truth. 1....

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What Is An SEO Content Writer?

Posted by on Apr 18, 2012 in Net Writing, On Writing, SEO Writing | 0 comments

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of optimizing a website so that the search engines can rank it highly. The higher your ranking is, the higher the possibility of people seeing and visiting your site. And as you know, this can lead to higher generation of income. Between these, an SEO content writer is the person who makes things possible. A web content writer creates blog entries, reviews, articles, and other text-based content to make the subject of your site more searchable in the web. This procedure requires identifying...

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Google vs Yellow Pages

Posted by on Jul 11, 2010 in SEO | 0 comments

How often have you used the Yellow Pages recently? As for me, I can’t even remember the last time I used it. I’m guessing 7 years ago? Google is where we go now to look for anything that we want, although the Yellow Pages might be preferred by some because their searches would be made easier because everything was...

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Top 3 Work Distractions for Me

Posted by on Jun 21, 2010 in Social Media, Work Distractions | 0 comments

These past few weeks, I find that I’ve been constantly distracted by my non-work related online activities. That sometimes while I am writing an article, I will feel the itch to log onto a social website and just waste time (yes, it is often just a waste of time) reading and making my own updates. It maybe a good way to reconnect with friends but should I be doing that every hour? I am a social addict indeed. 1. Facebook I don’t play the games on Facebook, I just find it fun to read my friends’ updates about almost anything...

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Traffic Travis for SEO Copy Writing

Posted by on May 10, 2010 in SEO, Tools of the Trade | 0 comments

As an SEO copywriter, it sometimes falls under my tasks to find or research the best keywords for the article I would be writing. Although often it is the client who would provide me with the keywords. I enjoy doing keyword research (if I am not heavily loaded with other work) and I am using the Google Adwords free keyword tool. I have tried Wordtracker before, but it is not free. So far Google’s tool seems to be working just fine as my clients have nothing against using only that tool. However, I have just come across a free SEO tool...

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The Long (Or Wordy) Domain Name

Posted by on Apr 5, 2010 in Bad Practices, Tales From Experience | 0 comments

I’m not a fan of very long domain names. Are you? I classify a domain name to be too long when it contains more than 2 keywords in it. Just like this example: familydentalclinicsaginawmichigan.com Now that’s not a real domain name. In fact, it’s still available (as of this writing). In my opinion, only those who are completely new into buying domain names, Internet marketing or SEO would use such a long domain name. Anyway, it’s just my opinion and I have this one simple reason: It’s hard to remember. A very long...

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Top 3 SEO Blogs Every Freelance Copywriter Should Read

Posted by on Jan 9, 2010 in SEO, SEO Writing | 0 comments

When you are a freelance writer working mostly for online content, you have to learn all that you can about search engine optimization or simply SEO. That is because what good is your written content if people cannot easily find it through the search engines? The following are the top 3 SEO blogs that I recommend to every fellow freelance copywriter: 1. Matt Cutts He is the head of Google’s web spam team and the unofficial spokesperson when it comes to anything Google and search-related topics. He is always a fun to read, even with his...

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Top 3 Free Word Processors That I Use

Posted by on Jan 2, 2010 in Tools of the Trade | 1 comment

Just like with any other profession, I also rely on the tools of my trade. In my case, it’s the word processors. It surely beats having to write everything on paper, which I used to do when I was still in school. There are many free word processors, but these top three are what I am currently using. You might ask, why do I need three programs when one would suffice? Well, not in my case. It depends on a lot of things on whether which one I would use, and I have stated my reasons below. And by the way, although AbiWord and OpenOffice.org...

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Christmas Cheers!

Posted by on Dec 26, 2009 in Blogging, Daily Thoughts | 0 comments

Freelance writing is indeed a 24/7 job. Why? Because I found myself working even on Christmas day.Well, not the whole day, but for just about a couple of hours as I had to work on an article. When that was done, I rewarded myself with a slice of ham and a nice ube cake. Yum! I know you may have noticed that it has been a while since I last posted here. I blame it on my continuous freelance writing work, but more especially, due to my wedding preparations. Now that the wedding is over and I am living a married life, it is time to get back on...

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