February 23, 2010
When it comes to freelance writing, few things are as important as coffee. Second on that list is coffee places. Put the two together, and you have a recipe for some power freelancing.
So, it is big news when one of the most ubiquitous coffee shops on the planet introduces a new drink.
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February 11, 2010
Ironically, after recently writing about how complicated copyright law is and how many people constantly misunderstand it, an attorney read our freelance writing blog and noticed a copyright error right there at the bottom of every page. We’re no experts, but copyright law for writers fools everyone sometimes, it seems.
The freelance writing business of ArcticLlama [...]
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December 28, 2009
We started the freelance writing blog here at ArcticLlama with the goal of making it easier for freelancers to understand how to succeed as freelance writers and for businesses and clients to have better success working with freelance writers. While we always strive to improve, I think we have done a pretty good job. [...]
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December 16, 2009
Congratulations on starting a work from home business. You’ve avoided the common work at home scams, you’ve set up a professional business structure, and you’ve even gone out an got some good paying clients. Whether its a professional freelance writing business, or something else, take a moment to bask in the glory of your [...]
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December 10, 2009
From time to time I’ve tossed out some of my ideas about how to run a freelance writing business. One of my key concepts for starting a successful freelance writing small business is that you have to be able to fill in those time periods where the business does not have enough freelance writing [...]
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December 6, 2009
Every year, thousands of people start down the path of becoming freelance writers. Some of them "make it" and become full-time freelance writers, some of them keep their old job and become part-time freelance writers, and some people take on a project or two and then drop out completely. Regardless of what type of [...]
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September 23, 2009
Let me be clear, anyone who copies words from anywhere, including a website, and uses them somewhere else, without permission is a thief, and that thief has stolen something just as surely as a burglar steals a T.V. There are no exceptions.
Plagiarism is ugly. The people who commit plagiarism are thieves. They are unethical, [...]
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September 7, 2009
Experienced freelancers know that they can’t just book their calendar solid. But, how do you fill in the gaps when you could be writing more?
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