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Freelance Writer Tip #16 — Descretion in Bidding

Glenn Hefley — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:27:29 +0000

Those in a position of power are most often able to exercise discretion as to how they will apply or exercise that power.

Most Freelance writers, when they first start out, do not believe that they are in the position of power, but you are… yes… you.

Your rating on services like Guru.com is also dependent on [...]

There are times…

Glenn Hefley — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:41:18 +0000

One of the frustrations with Freelance writing, is the waste you recognize every day in project descriptions and work requests. Consider the following request:

I need a good writer to rewrite some pages for me. Take note you must be fluent in English and have good grammar. This is to rewrite 5 or 6 pages, each page [...]

Ghost Writer – Freelance Writer Tip #14

Glenn Hefley — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:01:31 +0000

Acquisition Rate — Acquire Clients, not Projects

Acquisition Rate is a Guide

One thing I’ve noticed with the acquisition rate matrix on Guru.com, is that those with low acquisition rates are also those who are bidding on just about every project request that comes down the pipe.

As I have eluded to in previous posts on this [...]

Ghost Writer – Freelance Tip #13

Glenn Hefley — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:12:00 +0000

Just Enough SEO — Part 1

Learning Just enough SEO

The highest request for Freelance writing on Guru.com and the other Freelance websites, for the last several years, has been for articles which require SEO skills of one type or another. This can be a confusing area for someone just starting out on a Ghost Writing [...]

Freelance Writer tip #11 – Client Acquisition

Glenn Hefley — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:28:46 +0000

It is difficult to convince a prospective client that your ability to write Sell-Sheets and Landing Page content is at an Expert Level, with an Acquisition Rate of 3% for your own sales on Guru. Since Guru.com began posting the Freelancer’s and Ghost Writer’s acquisition rates in the bidding list table, this can even [...]