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This is an article for you freelance writers (and illustrators, artists, videographers) out there. Do you get irritated and frustrated at how little you are paid for each article you write? Has it started to seem not worth your time to write 10 high-quality articles just to see $10 show up in your PayPal account?

If you are a good writer and you really want to make a living by writing freelance web content, a good place to start is Constant-Content.

Unlike many other freelance writing sites online, Constant-Content offers high-end, high-paid writing assignments. For example, just this week the following requests have been posted:

• 2 articles, 200 words each, $10-20 per article.
• 1 article (very specific topic), 1000 words, $150-200
• 20 articles (long-term opportunity), 500 words, $10-20 per article

These types of requests are the norm at Constant-Content and replying to them isn’t the only way to get work. There are two ways to receive work on Constant-Content. Aside from replying to requests, you can just submit articles on whatever subject you choose. There are lists of “expert authors” in each category. This is a great way to get noticed and either sell an article you have already submitted or be asked to write a new article on a specific subject.

Once you have created an account, you can immediately begin submitting articles on any subject you like. The articles will be passed through the iThenticate plagiarism checking system and then, if they are approved, they will be placed in the archives for customers to purchase. By writing many approved articles in a specific category, you can get listed in the top ten authors, putting you in a great position to get quality requests.

The second way to use Constant-Content is to browse through public requests for specific articles. Both public requests and those sent specifically to you will go into your inbox. You can also choose to have new requests emailed to you so you can jump on them as they arrive.

A few last notes about the Constant-Content service:


• To avoid duplication issues for customers, articles in Constant-Content are not indexed by search engines. So this is not the sort of article directory you submit to in order to increase your page rank or traffic.
• Along with articles, the service also allows you to submit or purchase images, illustrations and videos.
• When you submit your content, you will be allowed to set prices and rights. Most customers will want exclusive rights so be prepared to sell each article only once. Of course, this doesn’t stop you from spinning articles.

If you are a good, reliable writer and you are ready to start making what you are worth, I highly suggest you sign up for Constant-Content.

           

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As a freelancer/internet marketer/work at home whatever you may think that keeping your resume up-to-date isn’t that important. The truth is, it’s very important. Even if you don’t need your resume for five years, when you do need it, you want to have a relatively recent document to update.

Consider this: you have been freelancing for five years and have never been asked to submit a resume. Because of this, you haven’t bothered to update your resume with the huge and awesome list of projects you have completed and skills you have learned in that time. Now, let’s say you are offered this great six-month contract position at a large corporation. Just like a regular employee, they require their contractors to fill out applications and send resumes. Now you have to try to remember as much as you can – or sift through half a decade’s worth of files – to get your resume updated or you have to pass on a great opportunity.

I’m not saying that every week you need to pull up your resume and update it. I recommend a two-step approach to making sure your resume is never far from current.

Step One: Keep Track of Projects

Most likely you keep files for various clients and projects, but you don’t have one file that encompasses all of them. In order to save yourself from having to go back through files to add skills to your resume, I recommend creating a spreadsheet like the one shown below:



The columns are fairly self-explanatory. Basically all you are doing is recording what you did, how you did it and what you learned during each project. If you do this as soon as the project is completed, it will be fresh in your mind and you’ll easily remember what it took to get the work done.

Step Two: Keep Two Resumes

Not only do I recommend you update your resume about every three to six months, I recommend you update two resumes. One should be a traditional chronological resume and the other should be a broad skills-based resume. For more information on Skills-Based resumes, Alina Dizik offers up some great advice in the Wall Street Journal article Getting Ahead with a Skills-Based Resume.

For most freelancers, the skills-based resume allows us to show off our skills right off the bat rather than forcing the employer to slog through miles of projects or other employers. However, some companies will require the traditional resume so I recommend you have that on hand as well. Keep in mind that with the skills-based resume you may want to alter it to highlight skills specific to the job or project for which you are applying.

So there you have it. A relatively painless and time-efficient way of having a current resume on hand just in case you need it. If anyone has other methods of keeping resumes updated or would like to offer any other advice on the subject, please leave a comment.

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This is just a quick post to let you know that a new giveaway event has opened:

Massive Summer Giveaway

This is a huge giveaway filled with legal MP3’s, Videos, EBooks and Software and other internet marketing products. There truly is something for everyone and they are adding more every day.

Enjoy: Massive Summer Giveaway

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This is just a quick note to you, my readers, about an internet marketer whom I really trust: Jeremy Gislason.

Jeremy has his hands in a lot of different IM activities and opportunities, but he’s not one of those “gurus” who’ll promote anything for money. He is one of those rare experts who really is helpful.

I’m not going to say much more except that my favorite endeavor of Jeremy’s is his membership site Surefire Wealth. There are three levels of membership (started with free) and the site is seriously packed with great, often-updated reports, ebooks and other IM training materials.

This quick post was sparked by the fact that I just got an email alerting me that Surefire Wealth had been updated and I realized that whenever I get an email with Jeremy’s name on it, I always open it. Running this blog, you can imagine that I belong to literally hundreds of lists so I can never get to everything. But I never regret spending a few minutes to check out whatever Jeremy is up to.

The link before and following are not affiliate links, I just think this is a great way to get introduced to this awesome internet marketer if you haven’t already discovered him. Again, the Surefire Wealth link. Enjoy!

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One application on my Blackberry that I use every single day is Pocket Express. I may have mentioned it before, but I don’t think I have given it as much spotlight as it deserves. Pocket Express is a free application by Handmark that has a whole host of features to offer.

One of the biggest benefits of Pocket Express is that it places all sorts of information in one spot, saving you tons of time loading a browser and various websites. Your options range from news and entertainment to games and ringtones. Also, I should note that Pocket Express runs on many mobile platforms, not just Blackberry.

Pocket Express is organized in an extremely intuitive manner; split into two pages: Page One and Extras. Page One features nine extremely handy applications and Extras contains various special deals, information and downloads. I’ll go into each page in a bit more detail below.

Pocket Express Page One Options

Page One contains nine excellent, useful sections: News, Sports, Weather, Market News & Portfolio, Entertain, 411 Search, Travel, Maps and Assist. Here’s how they break down:

• News: The news section has ten categories from which you can choose. You can choose to display as few or as many of the categories as you want. You can also choose how many stories you want to view in each category (three, five or ten).
• Sports: This one is pretty self-explanatory. You can get news, scores and information for many popular sports.
• Weather: This section is extremely thorough. Not only do you get overall weather news, you can specify several locations (including internationally) to view either the regular 7-day forecast or the ski report. The ability to easily add and delete locations makes this an excellent feature for frequent travellers or those with long commutes.
• Market News & Portfolio: If you are ready to kill your mood, this section contains all sorts of up-to-the-minute stock market information.
• Entertain: One of my favorite sections, Entertainment includes news options (music, tv, film and News of the Weird) as well as Dear Abby, Astrology and a great Movie Showtimes & Reviews section. You can read reviews for current films, check box office returns and check the latest movie news. My favorite feature here is that you can add your favorite theaters to easily check your local showtimes without having to input your information each time. Also, the advanced movie search options let you find movies by title, theater, zip code or city/state.
• 411 Search: The search section includes yellow pages, white pages as well a handy Oxford reference dictionary and thesaurus.
• Travel: Perhaps the most jam-packed section, Travel has everything you’ll need to easily search, travel and even convert currency no matter where you are headed.
• Maps: Another self-explanatory option, really. You can view maps of anywhere with the ability to move around and zoom in/out. Driving directions are also available.
• Assist: If you upgrade to the Elite Pocket Express ($9.99) a month you can have access to the Mobile Concierge Service. From what I understand, MobileCierge is just like a concierge at a hotel, connecting you to a live person 24/7 who can answer your questions, give recommendations and provide directions and services.

Pocket Express Extras Page

The Extras section changes periodically but always features plenty of fun and productive downloads. You can choose from games, ringtones and various other apps. They are reasonably priced and you can download directly from the Pocket Express application.

Once you register and enter your payment details once, Pocket Express will store that information. This way you can choose to pay using the saved details or enter new payment information each time you purchase from the Handmark store.

There are almost always great specials going on for game and application downloads from the Handmark store. I don’t think I have paid full price for anything I have purchased. Right now you can get 20% off using a code shown on the Extras page. They also already have the mobile version of Sims 3 ($9.99) and some other great applications and games.

There is another very important thing about Pocket Express that I want to mention. It runs smoothly and quickly even on my Blackberry Storm. If you have a Storm or have done any research you may know that despite being an extremely cool phone, it sometimes experiences some memory issues. When I am using Pocket Express I have not encountered these problems at all. This is very important to me because it is such a common occurence with many other applications.

Finally, I should share that Handmark has an advertising network attached to many of their mobile applications. This means that you can advertise your product or service to a very targeted and/or local market. Through the Express Advertising Network, you can get your product or service in front of thousands of interested, often hard-to-reach prospects. Definitely something to think about.

If you have a mobile device I highly recommend you check out Pocket Express. It is packed with features and what’s better than free? And, no, the links aren’t affiliate links, I just really love this application.

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