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Freelance Writers: Shut Up and Jump

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

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There is a ton of information for freelance writers available on the Internet: How to Write a Blog in Just 15 Minutes; How to Better Manage Your Time; Five Ways to Improve Your Writing; and the topic I’ve seen on a few blogs: Stephen King’s book On Writing.

And there is some very valuable, informative, inspiring information within these posts and the comments that follow. But, here’s the thing: Hours upon hours can be spent reading, absorbing and searching for the answer to your business queries, and to a fault.

Use Your Head and Keep Your Fingers on the Pulse

Running a business, online or off, takes a certain amount of self-study in order to keep up with what is going on, what is new, what sucks, what consumers are shying away from or bellying up to. I have read some brilliant opinions and fabulous advice from bloggers on such subjects. In the end, however, it is up to You to get off your tushie and put what you know in to action. It is up to You to be willing to learn more along the way.

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