Submitting & Optimizing Photoshop Tutorials

his tutorial is made to teach Photoshop tutorial owners about successful optimization, submission of ... - Jack Freeman

Cliches Away!

Do you cringe when you write cliches in your work but find it difficult to avoid them or think of so ... - Holly Bliss

Andre Norton: Meeting 'The Lady'

On the recent passing of the famous novelist Andre Norton, Munson shares some personal reflections a ... - Stephania Munson

How Old Is Too Old for a Second Career? First-Time Author Proves It Isn't Seventy

If you've ever thought "I'm too old to start..." then read this. True story of how a play-it-safe wo ... - Anne Emerick

Discount Coupon Book

Information on borders coupon book, coupon books, borders books coupons, borders movies coupons, bor ... - Anna Josephs

Should Artists With Low Self-Esteem Bid Their Work?

If you are an artist who is experiencing low self-esteem either about yourself or your work while at ... - Debbie Jensen

Index Page –› Art & Creative –› Writing & Editing

Writing For Free: When & When Not to Do It!

R i g h t o f f t h e b a t , I w a n t t o s a y t h a t t h e r e i s n o r i g h t o r w r o n g a n s w e r t o t h i s t o p i c . A l o t d e p e n d s o n y o u r e n d g o a l t o g e t a j o b , g a r n e r p u b l i c i t y , b u i l d a p o r t f o l i o , e t c . H o w e v e r , t h e r e c o m e s a t i m e w h e n e v e r y w r i t e r s h o u l d s a y n o t o w r i t i n g f o r f r e e . B e l o w a r e s o m e i s s u e s t h a t I ' v e b e e n p o n d e r i n g a b o u t f r e e l a n c e w r i t i n g . I s s u e 1 : C o n t e n t f o r w e b s i t e s . C o n t e n t i s k i n g o n t h e I n t e r n e t a n d e v e r y o n e w a n t s s o m e t h i n g f r e s h a n d u n i q u e o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s . I f y o u a r e p r o m o t i n g a p r o d u c t / s e r v i c e a n d w r i t e a r t i c l e s t o g e n e r a t e p u b l i c i t y , t h e n b y a l l m e a n s , g i v e t h e c o n t e n t a w a y . H o w e v e r , i f w h a t y o u a r e s e l l i n g i s y o u r w r i t i n g s k i l l a n d a r e n o t p r o m o t i n g a n y t h i n g , t h e n d o n ' t g i v e i t a w a y . Y o u ' d b e b e t t e r o f f d o i n g a d i r e c t m a i l c a m p a i g n a n d s p e n d i n g y o u r t i m e c r e a t i n g p i e c e s f o r y o u r p o r t f o l i o e v e n i f t h e y a r e o n l y m a k e - b e l i e v e c o m p a n i e s . O n e c o u l d a r g u e t h a t t h e r e a s o n g o o d w r i t i n g i s t a k e n f o r g r a n t e d i s s o m a n y g i v e i t a w a y . I g i v e a l o t o f c o n t e n t a w a y , b u t o n l y w i t h i n t h e f r a m e w o r k o f W I I F M ( w h a t ' s i n i t f o r m e ) . I s s u e 2 : W r i t i n g o n s p e c : F o r t h o s e o f y o u w h o d o n ' t k n o w w h a t t h i s i s , s e e t h i s e x c e l l e n t p r i m e r a r t i c l e a t < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / i n k w e l l e d i t o r i a l . c o m / b e g i n n e r s g u i d e g l a t z e r . h t m " t a r g e t = _ n e w > h t t p : / / i n k w e l l e d i t o r i a l . c o m / b e g i n n e r s g u i d e g l a t z e r . h t m < / A > T h i s e s t a b l i s h e d f r e e l a n c e w r i t e r e x p l a i n s s p e c w r i t i n g b r i l l i a n t l y . T h e b o t t o m l i n e , o n c e y o u r p o r t f o l i o i s c o m p l e t e w i t h g o o d s a m p l e s , s t o p t h i s p r a c t i c e . T h e e x c e p t i o n w o u l d b e i f i t ' s a c r e d i t f r o m a n o t e d s o u r c e t h a t y o u r e a l l y w a n t . A f t e r a l l , w h o ' s g o i n g t o t u r n d o w n F o r t u n e ? H o w e v e r , I b e l i e v e t h e r e ' s a b i g e n o u g h n e e d f o r g o o d w r i t e r s t h a t y o u d o n ' t h a v e t o s e l l y o u r s o u l f o r o n e c r e d i t , e v e n i f i t i s a " b i g g i e . " H o w m a n y s a m p l e s s h o u l d y o u h a v e ? I a d v i s e b e t w e e n f i v e a n d t e n . T r y t o g e t t h e m f r o m d i f f e r e n t s o u r c e s e g , t w o n e w s p a p e r , t h r e e w e b s i t e s , t w o b r o c h u r e , o n e s a l e s l e t t e r , e t c . T h i s w i l l g i v e y o u r p o r t f o l i o a r a n g e . N o n p r o f i t s , f r i e n d s w i t h s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s , n e i g h b o r h o o d s h o p s a l l a r e p o s s i b l e n o n - p a i d s o u r c e s t o b u i l d y o u r w r i t i n g c r e d i t s . A t i p : C h o o s e a s m a l l b u s i n e s s a n d d o t h e b r o c h u r e , s a l e s l e t t e r , e t c . f i r s t . T h e n , s e n d i t t o y o u r t a r g e t a n d a s k i f t h e y w o u l d m i n d i f y o u i n c l u d e d i t i n y o u r p o r t f o l i o . I d o n ' t k n o w a n y s m a l l b u s i n e s s t h a t w o u l d r e f u s e a w e l l - w r i t t e n p r o m o t i o n a l p i e c e t h a t d o e s n ' t c o s t t h e m a d i m e . B a n g , a l e g i t i m a t e c r e d i t ! I s s u e 3 : O r i g i n a l C o n t e n t & a m p ; R i g h t s : I d o n ' t b e l i e v e i n g i v i n g a w a y o r i g i n a l c o n t e n t a g a i n , u n l e s s y o u a r e p r o m o t i n g a p r o d u c t / s e r v i c e o r a r e j u s t s t a r t i n g o u t . I a m c o n s t a n t l y a m a z e d a t t h e n u m b e r o f p u b l i c a t i o n s t h a t w a n t o r i g i n a l c o n t e n t b u t d o n ' t w a n t t o p a y f o r i t . A n e x a m p l e . I w r i t e a s m a l l b u s i n e s s c o l u m n . A n e d i t o r s a w i t a n d a p p r o a c h e d m e t o b e a r e g u l a r c o n t r i b u t o r t o t h e i r p u b l i c a t i o n , w h i c h i s q u i t e n o t e d i n b u s i n e s s c i r c l e s . T h e k i c k e r ? T h e y d i d n ' t w a n t m y c o l u m n b u t w a n t e d m e t o c o n t r i b u t e o r i g i n a l c o n t e n t w i t h n o p a y . I h a d t o t u r n t h e m d o w n . I o f f e r e d t h e c o l u m n a t n o c h a r g e ( s i n c e I a l r e a d y w r i t e i t ) , b u t e x p l a i n e d t h a t o r i g i n a l c o n t e n t o u t s i d e o f t h i s w i t h o u t p a y m e n t w a s n o t p o s s i b l e . I f y o u w r i t e , t h e n y o u k n o w i t ' s n o t e a s y c o m i n g u p w i t h o r i g i n a l c o n t e n t o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s . S o m e s u b j e c t s a r e s o c o v e r e d t h a t n i n e t i m e s o u t o f t e n , n e w g r o u n d i s n e v e r b e i n g b r o k e n . W e a r e u s u a l l y j u s t p u t t i n g a n e w s p i n o n i t . T h i s c o s t s b r a i n c e l l s ! A n d , t r u s t m e , n o t e v e r y b o d y c a n d o i t . S o , t h e n e x t t i m e y o u p u t f i n g e r t o k e y b o a r d , t h i n k a b o u t y o u r o b j e c t i v e . I f w e a l l s t o p p e d g i v i n g a w a y o u r p e a r l s o f w i s d o m , t h e n t h e p a y l e v e l a c r o s s t h e b o a r d w o u l d b e r a i s e d .

Author: Yuwanda Black

Author Bio:
Yuwanda Black is a specialist in this area. Yuwanda has written several articles in the past on this topic.