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,…
Is My Work Here Done? It’s coming to the end of the year and I have been wondering about keeping the daily posts going. At times it feels as though I’ve covered every conceivable angle so far as professional writing is concerned. That’s among other reasons, but I feel as though my work is probably…
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…
Niche Sites 2018 – My Top Ten Tips Alright, I don’t have much time today. As always though, we’ve got Niche Site Saturday and we need to have a post. It’s the last Niche Site Saturday of 2017… and so I’ll give my top ten quick tips for how to build niche sites in 2018….
How To Stay Focused As An Entrepreneur And Human Being Here’s how to get and maintain focus. Most people make the mistake of assuming that focus is one thing – a magic, laser-guided instinct that operates independently of everything else. In most cases, focus isn’t anything like that. It’s about fundamentals. It’s about creating the…
Reader Ari asks a question about niche sites and when to give up on them – and when to expect more from your SEO. You can read it below: Hi Jamie, I have a new question: The bulk of my sites (5) and articles (150) are on sites that are 3-5 months old — and…
Dealing With Negativity In Business There’s a lot of talk about how treacherous and terrifying being in business for yourself is. Let’s address this in a simple two point or two action-step formula. We won’t beat around the bush, and instead we’ll get straight into it. Let’s cure any negativity you associate with business. Unless…
Dealing With Negative Clients And Customers Yesterday I wrote about how to dispel negativity from your business dealings. It’s a very important skill to develop, because if you get it wrong, then being in business for yourself can be a stressful experience indeed. If you get being in business for yourself correctly though, it’s pretty…
How Much Does It Cost To Learn Social Media Management? I read about a kid the other day who wanted to get into social media marketing as a business. He asked the wrong question: “What should I buy to get good at social media marketing and start a business?” This is a really common question,…
When is a blog not a blog? The best bit about Black Friday this year was that I bought a lot of stuff for research purposes. Whether it’s for building niche websites, entering a new copywriting niche or some other scheme I’ve yet to think of… I like buying information so I can see what…