Tools for Freelance Writers

May 15, 2013

Interested in becoming a freelance writer?  You need tips and tools!  Here is an excellent article that gives 4 Handy tools for Freelance Writers.  A guest post by Jennifer Dunn – owner, Social Street Media, describes four tools you may not be familiar with.  From Open Office to Docracy, Dunn presents valuable information for the begging or experienced freelance writer.

Also on this page are a variety of resources for the freelance writer that is looking for work or needs to brush up on writing for the web.  A very useable site, every freelance writer can benefit from some or all the information listed on the website.

By Dion D. Shaw

Dion D. Shaw is the founder and owner of Homepreneurs]

Homepreneurs.  New Day.  New Opportunity.

Disclaimer

Homepreneurs does not endorse nor have any relationships with any of the services listed.  Homepreneurs receives no compensation or consideration for its suggestions or recommendations.  Homepreneurs strongly urges all interested parties to conduct research and accepts no responsibility for any losses incurred.

© Homepreneurs 2010 – 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Happiness is … Worth $.76!

April 7, 2013

I received another notice that a book sold.  I’ve sold a few dozens books.  Not going to make me wealthy, but that wasn’t the idea.  I knew that a $.99 price point would never make me tons of money.  I am very satisfied and happy that somebody actually wants to read what I wrote.  Definitely worth more than $.76 to me.

I’ve written before and will state again – writing and self-publishing eBooks is not a way to make a fortune, generally.  But, the self-satisfaction and any extra income is GOLDEN.  Write about business, history, fiction, erotica or anything..  Just write and follow our instructions to self-publish on Kindle and Smashwords.  If I can – you can.  Just do it!

Here are the details received in email from SmashWords:

Dear Dion,

Per your request, we’re writing to notify you someone has purchased your book:

Title Qty List Price Coupon Price Paid Gift Discount Proceeds
10 Home Business Ideas for under $100 1 $0.99 None $0.99 $0.00 $0.76

Total items: 1
Total proceeds: $0.76

Time: 2013-04-06 11:40:48 PT
Transaction id: 8DR30865CW181662X

Sincerely,

The Smashwords Team, https://www.smashwords.com

By Dion Shaw

Dion Shaw is the founder and owner of Homepreneurs

Homepreneurs.  New Day.  New Opportunity.

Disclaimer

Homepreneurs does not endorse nor have any relationships with any of the services listed (Homepreneurs is published on Kindle and SmashWords).  Homepreneurs receives no compensation or consideration for its suggestions or recommendations.  Homepreneurs strongly urges all interested parties to conduct research and accepts no responsibility for any losses incurred.

© Homepreneurs 2010 – 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Home Business Update -VHS to DVD Conversion

March 7, 2013

Some time ago, Homepreneurs suggested VHS to DVD conversion as a home business option.  Not only is this business inexpensive to start-up, but with current technology, very easy to do.  Further, VHS players are all but gone, superseded by DVD, BlueRay, and tablet video.  VHS tapes also have a limited shelf life and affected by age, temperature, and tape-eating players.

This is an ideal business for a part-time entrepreneur.  One-time costs of software, cable, and devices (if not owned) and you are ready to set up shop.

I’ve noticed that Amazon local deals and GroupOn both offer deals from companies that convert VHS tapes to DVD.  One recent offer was 6 VHS tapes for $39, a savings of 70% off the regular price of $109.00.  Shipping and handling is extra, of course.   Further, only non-copyrighted material is converted, e.g. home videos.  Perform a little research on copyright laws and you may discover that single use (backup) copies of purchased materials are perfectly legal.

vhs-dvd

You don’t need to set up a national operation, but offer services locally via ads in newspapers and through word-of-mouth.  A simple solution to a problem for many.  Get some free business cards through VistaPrint and set up a free web site with Webs.com or Wix.com or even a free blog through WordPress.

Low start up cost, limited expertise required, and a problem in need of a solution.  Get started today!  By the way, this is a great job for high school and college students as well.

By Dion D. Shaw

Dion D. Shaw is the founder and owner of Homepreneurs

Homepreneurs.  New Day.  New Opportunity.

Disclaimer

Homepreneurs does not endorse nor have any relationships with any of the services listed.  Homepreneurs receives no compensation or consideration for its suggestions.  Homepreneurs strongly urges all interested parties to conduct research and accepts no responsibility for any losses incurred.

© Homepreneurs 2010 – 2013, All Rights Reserved

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How To Be Naughty For a Living (Without Getting Naked)

February 26, 2013

Homepreneurs had a rare opportunity to interview a professional erotic book author – Lexi Maxxwell.  The adult erotica business is big – really big.  According to a recent article in Family Safe Media[i], the pornography industry in the United States had sales of about $13 BILLION dollars in 2006.  Of that, roughly ONE BILLION was for erotic print media, e.g. magazines and books!

Homepreneurs has not covered the adult industry before; today we present a home business success story:  Lexi Maxxwell writes erotic books for a living and recently transitioned from part-time to full-time (erotic) writing.   Lexi is a very popular writer in the adult industry and we’re happy to present this interview.  Lexi has interesting opinions on marketing books and knows what works (Amazon) and surprisingly, what doesn’t (social media).  Please read through this post – you will learn some marketing and sales ideas.

1)      Why did you start your own business?

I started publishing to Kindle under the name Lexi Maxxwell last January, 2012.

2)      When did you start writing for money and profit?

I’ve been writing for money and profit for many years, but only self-publishing for a bit. Before going the Indie (independent) route and wanting to do things myself as Lexi, I wrote for a large marketing firm. I write a lot of sales and marketing copy. That pays a lot better than publishing, at least while first getting started and before you build a large enough audience to sustain you.

Lexi Maxxwell

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Top 10 Reasons to Self-Publish

February 23, 2013

Looking for reasons to self-publish a book? Guy Kawasaki gives 10 in this impressive Infograph.  Writing is a home business and publishing is an extension of writing.

You may never become a best-selling author, but publishing can bring in extra money and add to your résumé or CV (curriculum vitae). Publishing boosts self-esteem and well, it’s just cool!

Artisanal Publishing

Permission to republish by Guy Kawasaki on LinkedIn, 2-23-2013.

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