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Blogs about writing by a freelance writer
Here you’ll find blogs about inspiration, freelancing and crafting various types of content. I share my creativity hacks and the tips and tricks I use to craft great content for clients, and myself, that gets results. You can sign up to my newsletter to receive notice of the latest blogs, or just browse below and come back when you fancy reading more…
How to Boost Your Upwork Rating
I’ve been freelancing for more than a decade. For the past 7 years, writing has been my main source of income, and Upwork one of the key resources I use for connecting with clients. I’ve held a good Upwork rating (90% or higher) for years and a ‘top-rated’ badge since...
The #1 Reason Your New Website has Stalled
Every month I’m told how clients stall the development of their own websites. It’s usually a variation of the same story. The website content is waiting to be written by the company’s owner. On the face of it, it makes sense. Who knows a business better than the...
How to Stand Out With SEO
Why Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is more of a process than a destinationConstantly evolving and led by the desire to deliver what web users want with as few clicks as possible, search engines are just delivering content. From the ‘keyword stuffing’ of the ‘90s to...
5 Tips to Make you a Better Writer
Being a writer means continually evolving into your craft. Each day improving a little more and learning new things. There’s lots of advice around about how to hone your skills. Most of it is helpful. Most of it regards actually writing — getting down to the keyboard...
How to Free Your Creativity and Let it Rise
Creativity is becoming more in demand. Our world is changing fast — AI, Machine Learning (ML), automation and machines are taking over many of the mundane and tedious tasks. This makes human creativity, communication, problem-solving, and design skills more valuable....
How To Find Motivation for Anything
Everyone is spurred to action by different drives. Depending on the situation and your personal preferences, what motivates you in one situation is meaningless, even de-motivating, in others. Finding motivation to spur you on when the road gets tough will help you...
Three Ways to Read and Improve Your Life
I love to read. Recently, I’ve noticed three different styles of reading and delved into the different benefits derived from each. Whether I am reading fast, or reading slow, my brain is getting a workout. But there are different benefits for different styles of...
Find the Best Key to Your Motivation
Motivation can be a funny thing. Some days, we’re full of verve, ready to tackle the tasks of the day. Other days our motivation can seem to have deserted us, leaving us without the drive to do even the things we enjoy. Whether you’re trying to motivate yourself or...
Take a Break to Create Something Better
Logic tells us the more time we spend on a task the more we’ll get more done. When it comes to meeting a deadline, it can be tempting to keep going, even when we feel fatigued. However, for creative tasks, this could be the worst approach. Straight forward, mundane,...