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    Online Writing for Profit and Purpose
    Online Writing for Profit and Purpose
    Online Writing for Profit and Purpose
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    Online Writing for Profit and Purpose

    By Karen Daniels

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    Online Writing for Profit and Purpose
    The Ultimate Writer's Block of Tips and Bits 1

    For Bloggers, Authors, and Online Writers
    You can make money writing online, and make a difference. This book will show you how.

    Have you ever been frustrated with your lack of writing success?
    Have you ever gone in search of information you thought you needed to make your writing work only to find:
    • no usable information
    • ebooks that were too dense so you gave up part way through?
    • posts or articles so filled with jargon you felt stupid because you couldn't understand it?
    • conflicting "expert" advice so you ended up not knowing what to do?
    • "advice" that made you feel you had to be so salesy to make it as a writer you said forget it?
    We've all been there.
    The sheer volume of information available makes it frustrating and sometimes impossible to learn what you need to know right now in order to succeed with your online writing…
    …in a way that works for you.

    Writing Online for Profit and Purpose is not just about how you can make a boatload of money with your writing because beyond the idea of Profit there has to be Purpose.

    Profit is great but if you are going to create sustainable income then your writing must fulfill some purpose – for you and your readers. Sustainable income is income that you create in a way that makes you happy so you can sustain it over the long haul.

    This book is designed to give you easy access to the basics you need to succeed with your online writing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaren Daniels
    Release dateDec 5, 2012
    ISBN9781301328895
    Online Writing for Profit and Purpose
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    Karen Daniels

    Karen Daniels is unconventional in her life and writing. She had her first child at age 46, and at 52 went back to school for her M.A. in Educational Psychology (while wrangling 3 under age-4 kids.) Her friends consider her renegade, spiritual, and a bit odd. A copywriter, creativity and content specialist, her versatile writing skills have led to publication in everything from online to offline, social media, blogs, curriculum, scientific journals, poetry, fiction and nonfiction books. Her published books cover a broad range of subjects from Creativity, to In-vitro Fertilization, including titles such as Your Creativity: From Ordinary to Extraordinary and In-vitro Fertilization: The Ultimate Reality Game. Fiction titles include The Zaddack Tales trilogy; Dancing Suns, Mentor's Lair, and Mindspark - adventures in spiritual scifi - and The Baby About to Be Born, a story for families created through IVF/adoption. See more at karendaniels.com

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      Online Writing for Profit and Purpose - Karen Daniels

      Introduction

      Section 1: Some Easy Peasy Get Started Quick Writing Tips

      First Make Your Writing Real

      Use this Super S Strategy so Your Writing Won’t Suck

      Being Easy is a Good Thing

      Everything You need to know about Killer Headlines You Learned in Kindergarten

      Inspiration for Great Content

      Section 2. Google Search, Tags, and Keywords

      7 Quick Google Search Tips

      Why Alt Tags are Vital for Much More than SEO

      Blog Tag Basics

      Simple Secrets about using Keywords You Should Know

      Section 3. Effective Online Writing made Simple

      Make Your Point – Fast

      9 Writing Tips to Save Your Soul

      3 Quick Steps for Awesome Zen Writing

      Warning: Don’t use these Title Templates unless you want to Succeed

      66 Titillating Tips for Writing Curiously Successful Content

      Copywriting Tips that make People Want Your Book

      Tips for Effective Product Page Copy

      The Copywriting Lesson Every Online Writer Needs to Success

      Punctuation Humor: A Comma for Your Thoughts

      Dump Your Sheepskin – 14 Sacrilegious Copywriting Tips

      Section 4. The Tips, Ands, and Buts of Blogging

      Down and Dirty Checklist for Better Blog Posts

      Bloggers – 3 Questions You Must Ask Before You Post

      How to be a Popular Writing without Becoming a Tailgater

      7 Tops Tips for Creating Blog Categories

      Section 5: Easy Get Started Social Media Tips

      3 Make-it-Work Social Media Copywriting Tips

      Twitter Tips and Talk for Bloggers and Authors

      Secion 6: On Making Money as an Online Writer

      Are You Ready to get Paid for Your Online Writing?

      3 Habits You Need to Make Money Writing Online

      Use this Secret to Become an Instant Expert

      The Starving Writer Myth Exposed

      The 5 Things You need to Make Good Money from Your Writing

      Secion 7: Your Purpose in Writing

      The Biggest What is the Meaning of My Life Mistake

      Take these 3 Steps Toward Your Personal Legacy Today

      Fear is an Interesting Thing, isn’t it?

      Let Fear Help You Succeed

      3 Must Haves for Online Personal Branding Success

      Section 8: Get Creative and Accelerate Your Writing

      9 Playtime Exercises for Waking Up Your Adjectives

      Catapult Your Writing with these 6 Questions

      Section 9: Conclusion

      Just Do It – in 5 Steps

      A Story for You

      About the Author

      You can make money AND make a difference with your writing Online Writing for Profit and Purpose will help you get where you want to go.

      Introduction

      (return to table of contents)

      Have you ever been frustrated with your lack of writing success?

      Have you ever gone in search of information you thought you needed to make your writing work – only to find:

      - no usable information

      - ebooks that were too dense so you gave up part way through?

      - posts or articles so filled with jargon you felt stupid because you couldn’t understand it?

      - conflicting expert advice so you ended up not knowing what to do?

      - advice that made you feel you had to be so salesy to make it as a writer you said forget it?

      We’ve all been there.

      Here’s the thing.

      Yes, the Internet is awesome. Yes, there is a ton of great information about writing and how to make your living as a writer.

      And YES, opportunities for writers have never been greater.

      But…the sheer volume of information out there makes it frustrating and sometimes impossible to learn what you need to know right now in order to succeed with your online writing…

      …in a way that works for you.

      Writing Online for Profit and Purpose is not just about how you can make a boatload of money with your writing because beyond the idea of PROFIT there has to be PURPOSE.

      PROFIT is great. You have to profit if you want to make a living as writer. But if you are going to create sustainable income then your writing must fulfill some purpose – for you and your readers. Sustainable income is income that you create in a way that makes you happy so you can sustain it over the long haul.

      Part of what makes writers happy is writing but to be really happy most writers need to make a difference.

      This book is designed to give you the basic information you need to develop the understanding and skills necessary to succeed with your online writing.

      Some Easy-Peasy Get Started Quick Writing Tips

      (return to table of contents)

      First Make Your Writing R.E.A.L

      (return to table of contents)

      R.E.A.L. writing is:

      RELEVANT: Writing that is honest and relates to what your readers or customers want.

      EFFECTIVE: Writing that gets your points across to the reader and results in an action (or call to action) that satisfies a need.

      ADVENTUROUS: Writing that pushes a boundary of ordinary; writing that is unique to you. Does your content inspire readers to learn, laugh, try something  new – perhaps even happily buy your  product or subscribe?

      LINKABLE: Writing that is incredibly useful. Will readers feel compelled to share the love by linking to your content, telling their friends, recommend your ebook?

      If the content you write online is weak, whether in a blog post or ebook, in any of the above areas then it’s time to  get rid of the words that are standing in your way. You need to revisit the word swamp, and come up with something that is authentic and real.

      How to Get R.E.A.L.

      (return to table of contents)

      Have you ever had that naked dream where you find yourself sans clothes in some public place and you’re mortified? What if you could have that dream and rather than being mortified you were, well, freed by it? That would be awesome, right?

      The truth in writing is that if you really want to succeed you have to expose yourself.

      Go to what hurts. I’ve had the privilege of meeting the famed writer Harlan Ellison a number of times. I once asked him what made for his best writing and he told me, Go to what hurts. Judging by the caliber of his writing and success, this clearly works.

      Share the pain. Once you steer yourself to what hurts, share your pain through your writing. We’re all human, whether we like it or not (sorry all you nonhuman automatons). Uncensored writing created from your biggest points of pain can feel a tad humiliating in the beginning. However, this will be some of your best work - people will be able to relate and they will feel less alone. That is one reason reality shows are so successful.

      Fear is awesome. When you try and write from those painful places so you can share, you are likely to find yourself shying away because you are afraid. Make yourself plow forward and dig deeper rather than

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