Information Offerings #36 - Avid Writer

"Building a Freelance Writing Business from the Ground Up" this tagline is by the latest freelance site I have found. ( It has been around, I just came across it.)

It is written by Kimberly Ben. Her freelance advice seems right on the money. She is in the middle of a debate with other freelancers on outsourcing. It is very interesting to hear both sides of this subject.

If you visit her site http://avid-writer.blogspot.com/. You can download a free report on 2008-2009 Freelance Writing Job Report. It gives you what fields are hot (looking for writers) and what is not.

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The internet is full of free reports, ideas, and dreams. Most are useless, some are dangerous, but a few are really worth the time to get and read. I have check out thousands of free reports and downloaded about 1% of them.

These are my favorite gifts. ( Not all are good for everyone but someone will enjoy them, maybe you.) Most of them ask for you to sign up for free ezines or sign up for the email ads.

My rules on offerings. I do not sign up for any offerings that:

1. I have to put up a credit card. ( I got burn once, not again.)
2. Or pay for any shipping/handling, etc.
3. I will not give out my phone number or cell. ( I don’t mind giving out my mailing address.)

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Still looking for more,
Chick J

Information Offerings #33 - Seth Godin

Seth Godin. I really can't put him into a pigeon hole. He is a multi-talented man. He knows business, blogging, marketing, writing, entrepreneur and probably a lot more I haven't discover yet.

I came across him while scrolling DailyLit. at http://www.dailylit.com ( This is a website that lets you read books by emailing you a chapter at a time.) I was working on 100 Ways to Succeed/Make Money by Tom Peters. When an interesting title pop up and caught my attention. The Bootstrapper's Bible by Seth Godin.

This book blows away the one I was reading by Tom Peters. I was hook. So I type in Seth Godin's name and found his website. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/

I quickily subscribe to his blog. He has more ebooks (Some are free!).His views of business, blogging are vast. If you want to improve your business, writing, blogging, just stop by and listen to what Seth Godin has to say. It is worth reading.

A Godin reader,
Chick J
P.S. Read his blog's post "youre-nuts-if-you-believe-me"

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/04/youre-nuts-if-you-believe-me.html

Information Offerings #15 - Boogie jack

HTML, CCS. Do these terms confuse you? Scare You? Don't have a clue what they mean? These are terms for creating websites and writing blogs. If you are going to write for a website or have one, even writing simple blogs. It is handy to know a little about them.

I was writing my blog in Word. Then copy and paste it in the blog site. It look like gremlins were in my blog. Strange symbols and weird words kept showing up. ( Found out never to use Word and copy from it.)

Then The Computer Lady (See Information Offerings #8) came to my rescue. She said see Boogie Jack. He has simple, basic, easy to understand tutorials on HTML. A must for the beginner blogger.

Just go to http://www.boogiejack.com and look around. Sign up for his ezine and right now he will give four free offerings. The Science of Getting Rich, The Ultimate Supertip, Never give up on your dreams, and The Encyclopedia of Free Online Advertising. (When I sign up all I got was a ebook called Disaster Preparedness Kit)

Another Found Offering from,

Chick J

Information Offerings #5 - Power Writing

“Information is advice, facts, knowledge, intelligence.

Offering is gift, present, bonus, freebie.”

I just love searching the internet for information. Most I can’t use but sometime I find very useful articles/ or ideas. This young lady , Daphne Gray-Grant runs a website at

http://www.publicationcoach.com/

Where she help writers to become faster and better. ( She has more services, too.) I subscribe to her Power Writing newsletter. It is a very quick read with helpful writing tips.

And she gave me a wonderful new way to organize my thoughts for writing, when I sign up.. ( It works with other things well, too.) It is her report about mindmapping. It is one of the best things I have found on the internet.

Your internet searcher,

Chick J

I do not sign up for any offerings that:

1. I have to put up a credit card. ( I got burn once, never again.)

2. Or pay for any shipping/handling, etc.

3. I will not give out my phone number or cell. ( I don’t mind giving out my mailing address.)

Now if anyone would like me to review or just comment an Information Offering, I would be glad to do. Just email me at tvrtle@gmail.com And if you would like to comment my review just write below. (Please do!)

Information Offerings #3 - Bob Bly's Direct Response Letter

“Information is advice, facts, knowledge, intelligence.

Offering is gift, present, bonus, freebie.”

The Bob Bly’s Direct Response Letter is a must for anyone who wants to knows about great copywriting. Robert Bly is one of the best copywriters today. He is not into flowery writing, bragging, or cutting down others. He just tells how to write great copy. Blunt, straight forward, simple and compelling.


When I read Bob Bly’s writings, the very old TV show Dragnet comes to mind. I can hear him saying “ Just the facts, Madam. Just the facts.” As he writes.


If you go to his website you can snatch a copy of his writing.

"How to Double Your Response Rates At Half The Cost" by going to

http://www.bly.com. But his e-zine is worth reading, too.


I do not sign up for any offerings that:

1. I have to put up a credit card. ( I got burn once, never again.)
2. Or pay for any shipping/handling, etc.
3. I will not give out my phone number or cell. ( I don’t mind giving out my mailing address.)

Your copywriter wannabe,
Chick J

Information Offerings #2 – Copywriters Roundtable

“Information is advice, facts, knowledge, intelligence.
Offering is gift, present, bonus, freebie.”

One of my favorite weekly treats is reading the Copywriters Roundtable e-zine. It is written by the incredible Copywriter John Forde.

He talks about copywriting and writing in general. But his opinions on politics, family, and interesting places ( He travels a lot.) are well worth reading.

If you go to his website http://copywritersroundtable.com you can get his fr*e report “ 15 Deadly Copy Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid “. Although the report is interesting I like his e-zine much better. Give it try.

Your Correcting Mistakes Blogger,
Chick J