| To get writing work, you have to let
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| | writing. So it never hurts to show a few
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| people know you exist. Setting up a Web
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| | clips in an unaltered state. This may
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| site is the best way to start, no matter
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| | sound like extra work. But it's really an
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| where you are. If nothing else, it makes
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| | opportunity for you to write some
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| your work visible and accessible to a
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| | original material that you can reuse
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| large audience.
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| | later.
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| Today, every working writer absolutely
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| | 4. Your complete contact information,
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| must have a Web site. The reality is
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| | pricing or payment policies, and if you
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| editors expect you to have an online
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| | are collecting email addresses, your
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| presence. Editors are your customers, so
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| | privacy policy.
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| you need to meet their needs to get
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| | Along these lines, many writers start an
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| published. With a web site, you can prove
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| | ezine or newsletter. Yes, it's a
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| your writing is good by putting your
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| | commitment. But it's also the easiest way
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| portfolio online. Plus, because the site
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| | to start developing content and promoting
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| is accessible 24/7 in all time zones, it
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| | it directly to your niche writing
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| can be promoting your work even when
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| | markets. An ezine is certainly one of the
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| you're asleep.
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| | lowest cost ways to promote your writing
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| People who work in publishing are
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| | talents.
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| extremely busy. Deadlines are a constant
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| | However, starting an ezine is a bit of
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| pressure. They don't want to wait for a
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| | work, so first get your Web site up and
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| 500K file of your latest article to
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| | functioning. Then once that is working
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| download. Or worse, a poorly scanned
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| | for you, decide on a focus and a format
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| version of a press release you wrote.
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| | for your ezine. Write a few articles
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| It's a lot easier for them if you give
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| | ahead of time. Then get an autoresponder
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| them a list of links and let them read
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| | or list mailing service set up, and begin
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| online at their convenience.
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| | promoting. Of course that's the bare
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| A Web site may seem like a daunting task.
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| | minimum, but there are many resources
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| But a site doesn't have to be
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| | online on starting up ezines. As a
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| complicated. Think about what your
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| | writer, you're probably also a
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| customer wants to know (i.e., those
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| | researcher, so this is a great
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| editors you want to impress). Then make
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| | opportunity to learn.
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| pages to answer their questions.
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| | One classic writer question is, "how can
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| All writer Web sites should contain:
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| | I get published if I don't have any
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| 1. Concise information about your writing
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| | clips?" It's the chicken and egg problem
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| specialty. What do you do? It's not a
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| | recast for writers: you can't get work
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| good idea to try and be everything to
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| | without any clips, but you can't get
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| everybody. It's a recipe for confusion,
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| | clips if no one will give you work.
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| so pick a specialty and focus on it.
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| | Creating your own Web site content solves
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| 2. A list of writing credits. Now that a
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| | the problem. Write your own articles and
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| lot of magazines are online, you can
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| | publish them yourself online in your
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| often link directly to your articles. At
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| | ezine. If you're concerned that these
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| a minimum, you can usually link to the
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| | "self-published" clips won't be as
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| main publisher or client home page.
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| | impressive as published clips, don't be.
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| 3. Samples of your writing. Some editors
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| | Remember what editors want: articles that
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| want to see articles that haven't been
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| | are original, easy to read, accurate, and
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| edited by a pro. Why? A really good
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| | on time. Your Web site proves that you
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| editor can make bad writing almost
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| | can at least deliver on the "original,
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| unrecognizably good. Editors know that
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| | easy to read, and accurate" parts!
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| someone else could be cleaning up your
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