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		<description><![CDATA[I've spoken to hundreds of editors, employers, and project managers about how they choose a freelancer for a job. Whether they were reviewing job applications or considering project bids, they all had one thing in common. As every one of them started to look at the applications, they had their skeptic's hat on.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve spoken to hundreds of editors, employers, and project managers about how they choose a freelancer for a job. Whether they were reviewing job applications or considering project bids, they all had one thing in common. As every one of them started to look at the applications, they had their skeptic&#8217;s hat on.</p>
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<p><strong>How a Project Manager Thinks</strong></p>
<p>Here are a few quotes from project managers and employers to show you exactly how they think.</p>
<p><strong>1. Jaime, Editor &#8211; &#8220;The First Elimination&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>My process of judging proposals is one of elimination. The first step is about a general impression. If it&#8217;s vague and unconvincing &#8211; eliminate. If it&#8217;s fluffed up but with no substance &#8211; eliminate. If it has real details and seems credibale &#8211; keep. Many times this process only leaves one person. That&#8217;s how easy it is to get a job &#8211; be credible and convincing.</p>
<p><strong>2. Jacob, Project Manager &#8211; &#8220;I only believe what I see for myself.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>I read every proposal while questioning what I&#8217;m being told. Some people make things up. Most people exaggerate. Many people think they&#8217;re better than they really are. I&#8217;ve been working with contractors for a long time and I&#8217;ve found that the only way you can judge a person is by what they do.</p>
<p><strong>3. Randy, Project Owner &#8211; &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tell Me, Show Me&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t try and impress me with ramblings. Lots of positive words strung together does nothing for me. You know, &#8220;I am keen, reliable, prompt, easygoing, articulate, generous, kind, competitive, athletic&#8230;&#8221; I have no reason to believe you&#8217;re any of those things. If you want me to pick you for the project, you have to do more than just tell me. You have to prove it to me.</p>
<p><strong>How to Beat the Skeptic</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s not about what you say, it&#8217;s about how you say it. Three small changes will make all the difference to your credibility and will get you more work more often.</p>
<p><strong>1. Use Real Evidence</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s always better to sell yourself with a real example.</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;I am reliable.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;You will never be left wondering how the project is going because I will provide timely updates to keep you informed.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>2. Use Your Results</strong></p>
<p>Telling project managers about your past results is also a good way to sell yourself.</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;I write effective web site copy.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;With my new and improved content, my last client increased their sales by 120% in the first month.&#8221;</p>
<p>The second statement clearly communicates the quality and effectiveness of the work. And at the same time, it&#8217;s likely to excite the project manager into thinking that the same result could occur for them.</p>
<p><strong>3. Be Specific</strong></p>
<p>If you can use facts and figures to make your point, do so.</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;Most of my business is repeat, showing that my clients are happy with the service I provide.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;96% of new clients have returned to use my services again.&#8221;</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;I have completed various similar projects.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;I have completed 19 similar projects in the last year.&#8221;</p>
<p>Make these three simple changes to your bids and job applications and you&#8217;ll win more clients, jobs, and projects.</p>
<p><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=BJa8Dd2JoCQC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Winning+Freelance+Work&amp;num=8&amp;client=internal-uds&amp;cd=1&amp;source=uds" target="_blank"><strong>The Freelancer&#8217;s Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Have the Career of &#8230;</strong></a></p>
<p>Sara Horowitz, Toni Sciarra Poynter, published 2012, 486 pages</p>
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<p>They like what you&#8217;ve done before. They have chosen you over many other candidates. Winning freelance jobs has become like battling through an interview process, and successful freelancers must win jobs week after week <strong>&#8230;</strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[What's this high adventure writing all about? How to become a ghostwriter? What's the payout? All these things are probably crossing your mind, so lets explore them...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="decoded alignleft" src="http://the-uk-office.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/ghostwriter-job.png" alt="ghostwriter job Winning Freelance Work: Beat The Skeptic" width="398" height="398" title="Winning Freelance Work: Beat The Skeptic" /><strong>What&#8217;s this ghost writing all about? </strong></p>
<p><strong>Ways to become a ghostwriter? </strong></p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s the payout? </strong></p>
<p><em><strong>All these issues are probably crossing your thoughts, so lets explore them&#8230;</strong></em></p>
<p><strong>Why ghost writing That Pays</strong></p>
<p>This is something that excites me about getting a service provider. I contact it ghost writing for the reason that when customers are trying to employ a ghostwriter they may be going to monetize the material that you just write in one particular way or the other. You get to provide your solutions to on-line company owners. The crucial to giving this type of service is usually to build material that earns your clientele cash.</p>
<p>Your ghost writing consumers will monetize your ghost writing operate. Once they make money out of your solutions it really is a company investment for them. For that, they are going to come back with repeat small business for you personally. If not, it is possible to bet they&#8217;ll pass you on as a recommendation to their associates.</p>
<p>By filling a niche inside a busy marketplace on-line, you get paid fairly substantially instantaneously. In actual fact, it is when each parties profit that a lengthy term small business relationship will probably be formed. It is not unheard of to be place on retainer. Though it is actually far better to have a broad client roster so you&#8217;re mastering is not restricted.</p>
<p>Bet you happen to be asking yourself just how much you charge if you learn ways to turn out to be a ghostwriter.</p>
<p>This is one more exciting portion about ghost writing. You choose what you charge. One of many handful of organizations where your competitors doesn&#8217;t dictate the marketplace value or maybe a going price for ghost writing. It varies for every single ghostwriter.Offered you set the high quality bar higher, you&#8217;re going to be able to make a profitable plus a extremely significantly scalable organization, just from ghost writing. It is a step inside the door to have your on-line company off the ground.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll need to know the concept behind the core of a ghost writing organization. The core is the fact that every web-site calls for content and also you, as a ghostwriter is going to be providing that content. Together with the sheer amount of websites on-line, that is a booming company to have into, I am certain you&#8217;d agree on that significantly. The explanation the content is needed just isn&#8217;t anything you&#8217;ll need to know suitable off the bat, but you do discover that from the customers which you obtain.</p>
<p>In addition, web page owners are also going to want content material for other motives than to just show their visitors which are on their internet site. They want content material to drive additional guests towards the web page as well. Then, if they&#8217;ve a newsletter, guess what&#8230; they require content for that too. They are all points that you just can discover about with ghost writing and get paid although you learn the ropes of on-line company.</p>
<p>For now although, do not worry about that&#8230;</p>
<p>Working as a ghostwriter and service provider to successful web-site owners you do not have to know about anything. Your customers steer you within the proper direction.</p>
<p><strong>ghost writing Is Basic!</strong></p>
<p>ghost writing is an uncomplicated strategy to begin turning some cash from on-line small business. You can find out at the same time. That way you get the know-how you need to obtain started producing many of the lots of recurring income streams the online world has to present. With no the headache of waiting years to find out any final results from your work.</p>
<p>In my personal opinion, learning ways to turn into a ghostwriter is really a technique to quickly track the mastering curve and bring in some revenue simultaneously.Get started with learning how you can become a ghostwriter, then when you have some customers to work with, you can get take the pressure of questioning how you can spend the following bills etc. and work on developing your company from there.</p>
<p>The only factor I regret about ghost writing is just not beginning there. Internet marketing took me just over a year to acquire it up, running and profitable but with ghost writing it provides the comfort of going about the numerous obstacles understanding the several ways you&#8217;ll be able to earn money on-line. You may alternatively understand in the inside. Your ghost writing consumers that have expertise can teach you the ropes by just reading among the lines.Becoming a ghostwriter is really a creating a business enterprise on-line which is steady. There&#8217;s normally going to be a want in this market and whilst that exists, so do does the enterprise chance that meets that need to have. This can be among the list of most evergreen firms you may start off on-line.</p>
<p>The net is created of websites. Every site on the net demands content for several purposes. Yes, there&#8217;s competitors available, but you&#8217;ll find few ghost writing solutions that offer thesuperior higher good quality content you could provide. The same goes for any small business. You&#8217;ll often have competitors but provided that you could present that service better, you are able to build a highly profitable small business by undertaking so. Report writing rates will generally start out at $5 entry level ghost writing prices, so there is undoubtedly scope to get started and improve these prices in line using the experience you get from operating on various projects.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter" target="_blank"><strong>Ghostwriter &#8211; Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</strong></a></p>
<p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwriter</p>
<p>A <strong>ghostwriter</strong> is a writer who writes books, articles, stories, reports, or other texts that are officially credited to another person. Celebrities, executives, and political <strong>&#8230;</strong></p>
<p><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_ghostwriting" target="_blank"><strong>Legal ghostwriting</strong></a><br />
Legal <span class="searchmatch">ghostwriting</span> is a form of unbundled legal services in the United States in which an attorney drafts a document on behalf of a client <strong>&#8230;</strong></p>
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Learn how to be a ghostwriter as a professional freelance writer with expert freelancing advice in this free job skills video clip. Expert: Rebecca Sato Cont&#8230;</p>
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<p style="min-height: 90px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/celeneadams/implementing-an-enterprise-risk-management-initiative" target="_blank"><img style="float: left; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/implementinganenterpriseriskmanagementinitiative-100718151504-phpapp02-thumbnail-2" alt=" Winning Freelance Work: Beat The Skeptic" width="120px" height="90px" title="Winning Freelance Work: Beat The Skeptic" /><strong>Corporate <strong>Ghostwriting</strong></strong></a><br />
from celeneadams, 2 years ago in How-to &amp; DIY<br />
Implementing an enterprise risk management initiative (2009) I ghostwrote this promotional article for an insurance industry executive</p>
<p> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2013-03-14/Arts_(and)_Entertainment_News/The_ghost_at_the_keyboard.html" target="_blank"><strong>The ghost at the keyboard</strong></a><br />
Florida Weekly, on Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:29:47 -0700</p>
<p>A: Because a <strong>ghostwritten</strong> memoir can only be as good as the interview (and the backstory I add to enrich the text and context), the interview is the most challenging aspect of my work. In using oral testimony as the foundation for the life stories I <strong>&#8230;</strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for some part or full-time work that you can do from home? What about creative writing jobs? Then this might just suit you. Whether you are a stay-at-home mum looking to fit something in with doing the school runs, or just need to supplement and perhaps exceed your present income then you should read this.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="padding: 2px; min-height: 100px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rWCbLLTGfo&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_blank"><img style="float: left; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1rWCbLLTGfo/default.jpg" alt="default Winning Freelance Work: Beat The Skeptic" width="100px" height="100px" title="Winning Freelance Work: Beat The Skeptic" /><strong>Writing Career Advice : What Degree Do You Need to Become a Writer?</strong></a><br />
To become a writer, there are degrees in technical writing, journalism, creative writing, English and professional writing, depending on the desired career p&#8230;</p>
<p><em><strong> Looking for some part or full-time work that you can do from home? What about creative writing jobs?</strong></em></p>
<p>Then this might just suit you. Whether you are a stay-at-home mum looking to fit something in with doing the school runs, or just need to supplement and perhaps exceed your present income then you should read this.</p>
<p>It is certainly a myth that to be a successful writer for this type of material requires that you have an English degree; you just need to be able to write in an relaxed style that is easily understood.</p>
<p>I have discovered that blog writing jobs (or articles) on a range of subjects is reasonable easy. Plus, I can earn between $50 and $400 a day. OK, so that may not be millions, but it fits in easily with my normal daily routines.</p>
<p>You might ask why people should pay me to write 250 words for them, that&#8217;s not much writing is it. The answer is uncomplicated &#8211; many people think it&#8217;s difficult, they can&#8217;t be bothered, or they may just feel that their time can be better spent.</p>
<p>Who will pay for this work? You&#8217;d be surprised that some of the big guns in this world will outsource creative writing jobs. As an example, companies such as 20th Century Fox, Paramount Entertainment, Ford Motors and even Google. That said, when you first start it&#8217;s best to go for the smaller fish rather than the whales!</p>
<p>So what will you write about? You will notice that I mentioned Fox and Paramount. That is because blogging about movies will increase their popularity, and how hard can it be to watch a good movie?! Your opinion is wanted on all manner of subjects, such as cars, baby products etc. Sometimes you can get simple proof reading jobs (how many websites have you seen with whopping typos).</p>
<p>The bottom line here is that competition on the web is so intense, it is really hard to get to the top and stay there. The more viral a website becomes the more money the owner makes, and it&#8217;s as simple as that. This is what has led to the greater need for people who are willing to do blog writing jobs etc. Writing honest opinions on blogs, generating unique 400-500 articles is not just about skill, and as a by-product, you get to know a lot of snippets of knowledge you can use in your day-to-day conversations.</p>
<p>Finally, how do you get these jobs? Well, the best way is to sign up with an agency as I have. It&#8217;s not free I&#8217;m afraid, but you can get a trial run for less than five dollars if you shop around. This way you can see if you are suited to a creative writing job and whether you think you can earn what you need. We are all different, and while I enjoy pumping out words, not everyone does. Just a note about time issues; when I started it took me some time to trust my instincts and just let the words flow. Now, I belt out an article like this very quickly.</p>
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Creative writing majors often choose careers that are not in the field, which allows them creative energy and time to produce their best works. Find out how &#8230;</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve spoken to hundreds of editors, employers, and project managers about how they choose a freelancer for a job. Whether they were reviewing job applications or considering project bids, they all had one thing in common. As every one of them started to look at the applications, they had their skeptic&#8217;s hat on.</p>
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<p><strong>How a Project Manager Thinks</strong></p>
<p>Here are a few quotes from project managers and employers to show you exactly how they think.</p>
<p><strong>1. Jaime, Editor &#8211; &#8220;The First Elimination&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>My process of judging proposals is one of elimination. The first step is about a general impression. If it&#8217;s vague and unconvincing &#8211; eliminate. If it&#8217;s fluffed up but with no substance &#8211; eliminate. If it has real details and seems credibale &#8211; keep. Many times this process only leaves one person. That&#8217;s how easy it is to get a job &#8211; be credible and convincing.</p>
<p><strong>2. Jacob, Project Manager &#8211; &#8220;I only believe what I see for myself.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>I read every proposal while questioning what I&#8217;m being told. Some people make things up. Most people exaggerate. Many people think they&#8217;re better than they really are. I&#8217;ve been working with contractors for a long time and I&#8217;ve found that the only way you can judge a person is by what they do.</p>
<p><strong>3. Randy, Project Owner &#8211; &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tell Me, Show Me&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t try and impress me with ramblings. Lots of positive words strung together does nothing for me. You know, &#8220;I am keen, reliable, prompt, easygoing, articulate, generous, kind, competitive, athletic&#8230;&#8221; I have no reason to believe you&#8217;re any of those things. If you want me to pick you for the project, you have to do more than just tell me. You have to prove it to me.</p>
<p><strong>How to Beat the Skeptic</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s not about what you say, it&#8217;s about how you say it. Three small changes will make all the difference to your credibility and will get you more work more often.</p>
<p><strong>1. Use Real Evidence</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s always better to sell yourself with a real example.</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;I am reliable.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;You will never be left wondering how the project is going because I will provide timely updates to keep you informed.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>2. Use Your Results</strong></p>
<p>Telling project managers about your past results is also a good way to sell yourself.</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;I write effective web site copy.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;With my new and improved content, my last client increased their sales by 120% in the first month.&#8221;</p>
<p>The second statement clearly communicates the quality and effectiveness of the work. And at the same time, it&#8217;s likely to excite the project manager into thinking that the same result could occur for them.</p>
<p><strong>3. Be Specific</strong></p>
<p>If you can use facts and figures to make your point, do so.</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;Most of my business is repeat, showing that my clients are happy with the service I provide.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;96% of new clients have returned to use my services again.&#8221;</p>
<p>Not so good &#8211; &#8220;I have completed various similar projects.&#8221;</p>
<p>Much better &#8211; &#8220;I have completed 19 similar projects in the last year.&#8221;</p>
<p>Make these three simple changes to your bids and job applications and you&#8217;ll win more clients, jobs, and projects.</p>
<p><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=BJa8Dd2JoCQC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=Winning+Freelance+Work&amp;num=8&amp;client=internal-uds&amp;cd=1&amp;source=uds" target="_blank"><strong>The Freelancer&#8217;s Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Have the Career of &#8230;</strong></a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have made it your ambition to make money fast, it is important that you utilize the tools at your disposal. One such tool is video marketing. The truth is that video has been used for the purposes of marketing for quite some time now, both for online and offline businesses. However, with the capacity to play video on multiple devices, including our mobile phones, it has gained a heightened state of importance.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, you should know at the outset that much of the success related to video marketing can be attributed to the quality of the video. By quality I am not merely speaking of the production value. Rather, I am also speaking of the message being conveyed. When utilizing video for purposes of marketing, it is of the utmost importance that you focus on the needs of the viewer, and make it clear to them how your offer will satisfy those needs. Once you have done this via the creation of your video, you should submit your video to all available video sharing portals, and tag your video with keywords which are relevant to your niche market.</p>
<p>Many individuals do not feel that they have the capacity to create videos due to the fact that they do not have the production skills to fade moving frames in and out. The truth is that this is not really necessary. The fact is that you can create a compelling video with a still image slide show. Then key will be the voice which accompanies the slide show. Your words will need to be such that, in conjunction with the images, they compel the viewer to take action.</p>
<p>Alternatively, if you have the budget to hire someone to create a video on your behalf, this is also a good option. The truth is that you can deem a professionally produced video as an investment in your business. Once you have this video, you can utilize it to the full extent. Furthermore, a video which is of high quality, great production, and conveys a compelling message will more likely go viral. If your video goes viral, it will take on a life of its own, taking your online business to new heights.</p>
<p>Whichever route you take, just keep in mind that once you are in possession of a solid video for your online business, you can use it to gain mass exposure for your business. Not only can you market this video on every video sharing portal available, but you can also do so on your own website, as well as a myriad of social networking sites.</p>
<p>The great thing about video marketing is that once you have your video, it costs nothing to promote. I know for a fact that there are in excess of one-hundred video sharing portals to which you can submit your videos at no cost. Moreover, every single reputable social networking website is free to join. Therefore, if you have ambitions to make money fast, your first step should be to produce a great video, and your next step should be to promote this video to your target market. This is how you will gain the advantage over your competition.</p>
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