These days, one of my biggest freelance writing projects is content writing. It started out with rewriting, actually, then I realized that a lot more money could be made if I actually wrote and sold my original articles. With rewriting, the writer can easily be persuaded to accept a lot less, particularly when the client sells you the “it’s just rearranging words” shtick.
Note to readers: don’t fall for it.
Who needs content writers? First of all, not everyone has the skill and energy to keep up a website …

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At first, I was starting to lose faith in this website. Few people were visiting, it hardly has any comments and I’m not exactly shocking readers through the roof. It’s been less than two months, yet my lack of patience is rearing its head and starting to feed my paranoia.
What if my site is doomed to fail, and I never make it as a pro-blogger? What if I’m just not cut out for this SEO thing?
Yesterday, though, I got a pretty good shot in the arm …

Just like in the real world, giving away free stuff can be a pretty good motivator to make people sit up and listen. Freebies, prizes and rewards never fail, be it online or offline. There’s something about human beings that makes us light up whenever the word “free” comes around.
That said, a contest is a very good way to get more traffic to your site. Just ask The Net Fool, host of this month’s biggest online contest. He’s giving away cash and online freebies; can you …

I’m not an SEO expert — far from it. I got into this late in the game, and as you may notice, I still have PR 0 right now.
So why am I posting a list of tips to increase traffic to your blog or website? More importantly, why should you listen to me?
It seems weird, but I actually have a decent reason for this. As a fellow newbie, I’m pretty much on the prowl for ways to increase my own site’s traffic. As such, I’ve pretty …