E-Commerce in 2018 Let’s talk about e-commerce in 2018. To start with a trite question: “Does e-commerce work in 2018?” Yes. Obviously. Commerce is pretty much all e-commerce and nothing’s going to change about that. Can a small-time guy get into e-commerce? Absolutely. It’s quick and easy and you should probably consider doing it. But…
Platforms Changing Their Terms? This Shouldn’t Be A Problem For You Have you ever experienced a social media platform changing the rules on you? What about a marketplace changing their fee structure or terms of conditions? If you haven’t, then you’re a lucky devil… and with all luck, it eventually runs out. You should prepare…
Do You Want Free Stuff? Today I was wasting time browsing the internet for opportunities, when I came across this gem of an uproar. A girl, who is a social media influencer (or vlogger) asked a hotel for free accommodation in exchange for promoting said hotel on Instagram and YouTube. Here’s what she wrote: …
The Problem With Traditional Publishing – Specifically Agents Over on Twitter, I saw fellow copywriter and friend of the blog Lynn Swayze had retweeted a thread on traditional publishing. Specifically, it was an agent’s perspective on why people failed to find representation when it came to getting their book published. The thread was good –…
How To Write Quickly And Easily In Five Simple Steps It’s 5pm on the 21st December 2017. I’ve decided I want to take the next week off for Christmas. Instead of writing just one article for this website, I’m going to write and schedule six this evening. Am I daunted by this challenge? No. That’s…
Why You Need A Publishing Schedule in 2018 We’re almost at the New Year and that means big plans, big moves and all of us little pirates trying to stay afloat in 2018 with our businesses. Hopefully, there’ll be adventures and chests full of gold too, but who knows. The important point to this pirate…
How To Make Money From Bitcoin in 2018 Side note: I was beaten to the press with this article idea. Check out Rob’s article The Future Of Copywriting for a similar take. EDIT: Since I’ve been writing this, my agents in the field (i.e. people on Twitter) have informed me that Bitcoin has lost 1/3…
Compendium of Giving Let’s talk about Kindle Unlimited. I don’t think it’s all that great for authors. But all those years ago, when I wrote that post saying you should never go in Kindle Unlimited… I was wrong. Since I wrote that, I’ve found out about people who make a lot more money than I…
How To Pitch Services To People Who Are CLEARLY Spending Money But Still Have Rubbish Stuff It’s 2018, and you want to live the freelance dream. You’re probably pretty good at something and possibly even good enough that people want to pay you for it. Bear in mind that people pay for junk from China,…
Niche Site Holiday Posts It’s the Holiday season, which means everyone is taking time off and using that time off to spend their hard-earned money. I’m no exception. Your readers are no exception. When everyone is taking time off, it’s time for you to make money. If you run niche sites, then you’ll probably want…