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The Reality Blog: How To Instantly Become More Powerful In Just Two Minutes



Dear Web Writer, Does web writing make you feel powerful or powerless? I’ve experienced both. The powerless plague hit when I didn’t have clients, didn’t feel like I knew enough, and wasn’t earning any money. The powerful stint came when all that changed and I started earning a... (more...)

15 Minutes to Fame: My Top Three Stress Busters

Being a professional freelance web writer is amazing. You get to work where you want, when you want, and with whom you want. But, getting to that place of independence and freedom takes time and commitment … and, occasionally, some stress. Stress isn’t so bad as long as you have ways to cope with... (more...)

Podcasting — An Untapped Opportunity to Increase Your B2B Earnings

With all the attention on videos being the next greatest thing in customer engagement, a lucrative and highly-effective niche is going untapped in the B2B market. Podcasting. What is an Audio Podcast? Podcasts are files you download and listen to any time you want, on a device you choose, such as a computer,... (more...)

The Reality Blog: Cheat Sheet: 6 Of The Most Effective Ways To Close Your Copy

Dear Web Writer, Have you ever read an incredible book, only to be sadly let down by the ending? I’m a little worried that promos I write do the same thing. I get great momentum throughout the lead and body, but by the end of it I’m spent … so I just do a quick wrap-up. Because of that, I’ve... (more...)

Tips on Collecting Accurate Prospect Information

“This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want. And, if you do this, people will keep coming back.” — John Ilhan Welcome back! Last week, we talked a lot about benefits and defining your prospect’s thought processes in order to speak to his... (more...)

Yay! I Get to Write My Business Plan!

When I was at the Web Intensive this last February, I was so impressed with Pam Foster. Specifically, her level of organization made me realize how much more I could get out of my own business if I just put a little planning into it. Knowing what to do (and when to do it) plays a big part in overcoming... (more...)

The Reality Blog: 2 Steps To Make Your Web-Writing Career A LOT Easier

Dear Web Writer, Ugh: Business Plans. I know I’m not the only one who dreads that topic. A lot of us choose the life of the freelancer so we can be just that: free of processes and systems and guidelines. I left public administration for this career — you can bet I didn’t want to have a thing to... (more...)

3-Minute Guru: Backing Up Your Website

Just last week, Rebecca Matter weighed in on the importance of protecting your website from getting hacked and being prepared in case it does. In this 3-Minute Guru, you’ll learn more about the most crucial step in being prepared – backing up your website.

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6 Ideas for Writing a Successful E-book

Here at the Wealthy Web Writer, we’ve talked a lot lately about the many benefits of writing an e-book: • It’s a major credibility booster • It typically means a 100% profit margin • You don’t have to store inventory • There’s no hassle over shipping or... Read More

15 Minutes to Fame: Avoiding Complacency

If I had to pick one reason I’m not more successful than I am, it would be complacency. Don’t get me wrong. I do all right. I haven’t worked a regular, full-time job in 10 years, and it’s been eight years since I held any job at all outside of my freelance writing business. That’s part of the... Read More

Member Spotlight: Jen Phillips April On The Steady Climb Upward

Dear Web Writer, Many of you will relate to Jen’s story … She started out in a career that was fine, but over time grew dull. One day, a fortuitous project introduced her to the world of copywriting … and from there, things started to come together. Now Jen manages a successful Money-Making... Read More


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How to Make $1,250 Per Day as a B2B Web Writer

May ’10273:00 pm Date: May 27th 2010 Time: 3PM Eastern Time Topic: B2B Speaker: Steve Slaunwhite You won’t make millions writing web copy for business-to-business (B2B) companies. But you can do very, very well. $1,000-$1,500 per day is not unusual. And the assignments — emails,... Read More


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Motivate Yourself Now: The Iced-Cupcake Approach To Doing Your Best Work

Dear Web Writer, Are you an icing-eater, like me? It’s the one thing about me that drives Craig crazy. Give me anything with a sugary-iced side to it, and that’s what I’ll eat … and only that. So if it’s a donut … I eat the top half and leave the doughy bottom. If it’s a cupcake, I’ll... Read More

Roving Report: Client Hero Habits for Web Writers

When you’re a hero to your clients, they enjoy a lot of advantages ― you do, too. On January 31, Pam Foster met with a group of Wealthy Web Writers to explain just what those advantages are, and how you can enjoy the hero role with your clients. Pam is a prolific web copywriter who’s recently seen... Read More

How to Combine the Ticking Time Bomb Secrets

“I don’t know the rules of grammar … If you’re trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language, the language they use every day, the language in which they think. We try to write in the vernacular.” — David Ogilvy Last week we talked... Read More

Make Your Videos Count

When you begin working to attract attention to your website, you might be overlooking one very important tool. Online video. Sure, the articles and blogs on your website play an important role in attracting visitors and elevating your search rankings by the SEO, but videos are an easy and powerful way... Read More

Motivate Yourself Now: What Adele Can Teach Web Writers

Dear Web Writer, The whole world is buzzing about Adele… …and if you saw her on last night’s Grammy’s, you understand why. There’s just something about watching someone emerge from nothing into the spotlight of acclaimed accomplishment that makes you believe all dreams are possible. Now, the... Read More


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Putting LinkedIn to Work

Mar153:00 pm Date: March 15, 2012 Time: 3pm, Eastern Time Topic: LinkedIn Presenter: Heather Robson During the past three months, Managing Editor Heather Robson, has steadily applied the LinkedIn strategies she shared in LinkedIn for Beginners, a prior event. In this event she catalogs her experiences,... Read More

Turn Twitter Into a Powerful Web-Writing Tool

Feb1412:30 pm Date: February 14, 2012 Time: 12:30 pm, Eastern Time Topic: Twitter Twitter: Alexis Rodrigo Successful blogger and Twitter expert, Lexi Rodrigo, joins Wealthy Web Writer for a live interview. The topic? How you can turn Twitter into a powerful networking tool that can help you build your... Read More

Using LinkedIn to Build Your Niche

Feb233:00 pm Date: February 23, 2012 Time: 3 pm, Eastern Time Topic: LinkedIn Presenter: Pam Foster One of the fastest ways to dramatically increase your success as a web writer is to focus on a niche market. Just ask Pam Foster. Pam was already a successful web writer before she decided to focus on... Read More

Why I Hire the Freelancers I Do … A Candid Interview With Rebecca Matter

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Date: February 9, 2012 Time: 12pm, Eastern Time Topic: Getting Clients Presenter: Rebecca Matter Have you ever wondered what makes a Marketing Director hire a freelancer? What sets the freelancer who lands the project apart from those who get turned down? In this teleconference,... Read More

Motivate Yourself Now: Who Do You Check-In With?

Dear Web Writer, You know that ripple of excitement you feel throughout your body when you FINALLY start realizing a long-time goal? That ripple has been permeating my entire house lately. It’s intoxicating … addicting … and it has a snowball effect: Now all my other goals feel achievable as well,... Read More


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