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Origins of the English Language: where did the words ‘ business’, ‘writer’ and ‘freelance’ originate?
Finding out the original meaning and origin or etymology of common words is fascinating if you enjoy playing around with language. The language we know as English has developed and evolved over centuries, taking into account the languages and words of immigrants and conquerors until it became the language it is today. It is still…
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Breakfast, not late night snacks, hold the key to managing your weight
Do you eat breakfast? Or do you eat late at night? When you eat your food could be the key to enabling you to manage your weight more effectively. A team of scientists conducted a study to see if the timing of meals mattered when people were trying to manage their weight. They wrote about…
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Freelancer Friday – What makes a readable blog post?
30 Day Blogging Challenge Day 5 Blog post visitors are tricky beasts! We are told that we have a very short time in which to grab their attention and persuade them to stay on the blog. How can you ensure that your blog visitors might be tempted to stay? When you are a freelancer, it…
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3 fears you face as a business owner and how to work through them
We have all experienced fear. That uncomfortable moment when the pit of your stomach falls through the floor and a feeling of dread creeps over you. Fear is a healthy response to stepping out of our comfort zone. Sometimes, however, the emotion can take over and paralyse you, which can prevent you taking action. …
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Freelance Writing – How to Prepare to Meet with a Client
A client has made contact and they are looking for someone to do some freelance writing, freelance web design or some other kind of work. There’s just one catch: they want to meet in person. What should you do? Nine times out of ten, freelance work is contracted through online contact. Clients can find you…
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch – should you write for free?
Actually, there is such a thing as a free lunch! My church put on a free lunch on the first Saturday of every month. They offer soup, fresh crusty bread and cakes, and it is very popular. Some of the homeless people in the town are waiting eagerly outside, at 12 pm, ready to come…
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7 retro blog posts you might like to check out
When you’ve put a lot of effort into writing your blog posts, it can be difficult to lose them off the top page and awkward for visitors to your page to find and read them, unless of course, they found them through searching a specific topic in Google. So it is good to occasionally write…
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How to start using Twitter as a Freelance Writer
One of the main things about becoming a freelance writer is the need to network and connect with other writers and clients. How successful you are in connecting with people is partly dependant on getting to grips with social media and learning to use it to your advantage. Here are some tips on getting the…
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Freelance Writing – How to Write Great Product Descriptions for a Website
One of the many freelance copywriter jobs available is to write product descriptions for a website. This is a description for each product on an e-commerce site which describes the product, gives a potential customer information on the product, often including dimensions and colour choices as well as materials that it is manufactured from. There…
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Day 17: 30 Day Blogging Challenge – Testimonials about my Work
What Others Say I decided to go into freelance writing following a change in physical circumstances and a realisation that I needed something that meant I didn’t have to stand all day. I have a steady but not spectacular stream of work and a supportive husband which enables me to keep freelancing. I have enjoyed…
