Is there stuff that freelancers and work at home types just can’t live without? You betcha. The main one being coffee, of course. We mainline the stuff through an IV catheter in our kidneys. It’s what gives us our somewhat frightening ability to get stuff done while still being all ADD and interesting.
So I [...]

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For the blogger who provides great content but has little SEO skill (or interest), making money through blogging can be tough. Oftentimes, even if you build a large readership, you’re not going to get people clicking all over the place on ads and offers. Sometimes you’ll make a bit in donations (I survived most of [...]

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Meh. So I’ve been writing this e-book for a while now. It’s actually done, barring the appendices and the very useful checklists to be included at the end. The subject: Stress Free Moving and Relocation. It’s a subject I have oodles of experience in, and the book itself – a useful how-to – only took [...]

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Looks a little different from the last time you were here, huh? It was time. Now that I have a few dozen regulars that stop by (more every day!), I wanted to redecorate for them. I think it looks pretty swank! There are still some bugs to work out, but overall I’m really happy with [...]

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I was in the bookstore the other day, picking up a copy of Robert Bly’s new book, 88 Money-Making Writing Jobs. I needed some new ideas on where to pitch my services, and the book has already proved useful in inspiring me to expand my search for clients.
Anyway, it was a Thursday afternoon around 2 [...]

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There are zillions of ads and whatnot on the web telling you about getting rich with affiliate programs. You can’t. Not rich-rich, anyway. What you can do though is buy yourself a little time and push the wolf a little further from your door.
Those ads that say “I made a million dollars doing nothing except [...]

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I am an environmental mercenary. I live in Canada, so I’m all for Global Warming™, even if it means sacrificing Mexico. Seriously, I want to spend my winters on a resort beach in Thunder Bay, Northern Ontario, soaking up the sun and the margaritas. Save the Global Warming™ guilt for the people in California. That’s [...]

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I started blogging five years ago. It was news and political stuff, which I still do today. I had no educational background for it – just passion. I love it – it’s my writing fetish. I do it for pleasure more than profit.
At the time I began, my dearest friend in the world was an [...]

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Despite the various inaccurate clichés about the work at home moms who stay in their pajamas all day and watch Oprah, real working from home isn’t like that. Yes, freelancing is feast or famine much of the time, with some days being writing chaos while others are spent cruising the job sites and praying hard.
Yes, [...]

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I say fuck a lot. I mean a lot. I am also hyper-political, whether I be on Twitter, or Facebook, or blogging up a storm about the latest atrocity. I am an opinionated bitch.
I turn people off.
Well, not everyone. Some people don’t really care what my politics are, or if I swear, so long as [...]

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