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5 Creative Ways to Find Ideas for Articles for Magazine Writers

5 Creative Ways to Find Ideas for Articles for Magazine Writers

These creative ways to find ideas for articles for magazine writers to pitch to magazine editors will help you get published. If you can master the craft of finding the best article ideas, you’ll earn a good living from writing! Here, freelance writer Susan Johnston of The Urban Muse shares five tips for finding article ideas. Before [...]

5 Things To Do Before Publishing a Blog Post

5 Things To Do Before Publishing a Blog Post

Whether you’re a new or experienced blogger (problogger!), you’ll find these five things to do before publishing a blog post helpful. These tips are from freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston, of The Urban Muse — one of my most regular guest bloggers. Before her tips, a quip: “Put down everything that comes into your [...]

5 Over-Used Words and Phrases for Writers to Avoid

5 Over-Used Words and Phrases for Writers to Avoid

Want to improve your writing? Avoid these five over-used words and phrases! These writing tips are from a successful writer who isn’t just my regular guest blogger – she’s a recent Top 10 Blogs for Writers winner. I’ve learned a lot from freelancer Susan Johnston – such as how to increase my blog readership, earn [...]

How Do I Write a Conclusion? 5 Tips for Writing Great Conclusions

How Do I Write a Conclusion? 5 Tips for Writing Great Conclusions

Asking “how do I write a conclusion?” is your first step. Your second step is to read these tips for writing great conclusions from one of my regular guest bloggers, Susan Johnston of the Urban Muse. Keep these ways to end your essays, articles, chapters, or blog posts at your fingertips – they’ll come in [...]

Need Guest Bloggers? 5 Tips for Inviting Guest Bloggers

Need Guest Bloggers? 5 Tips for Inviting Guest Bloggers

If you need guest bloggers to write posts, you can’t miss these tips for inviting guest bloggers! Hosting guest writers on your blog is a great way to give yourself a break from blogging and give your readers another perspective, says freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston. But, guest bloggers don’t give you the freedom [...]

Increase Your Blog Readership – 5 Ways to Get More Web Traffic

Increase Your Blog Readership – 5 Ways to Get More Web Traffic

Getting more web traffic is the first step to making money blogging! These five tips for increasing your blog readership are from freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston, who has a strong blog following. Before her tips, a quip from a professional blogger: “Making money from blogging requires you to do only two things: drive [...]

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5 Other Ways for Writers to Make Money – Besides Writing

Writers don’t have to rely on magazine assignments and book advances to make money! Here are a few other ways to make money, ranging from selling photos to working at a library. This guest post is from freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston, who created one of my favorite writing blogs, The Urban Muse. Before [...]