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Author: Yuwanda Black
Company: Inkwell Editorial
Region: Atlanta, GA; New York, NY
Website: www.InkwellEditorial.com
Memorable Quote 1: Success is nothing but hard work and perseverance.
Memorable Quote 2: Pursue your passion -- wisely, diligently and with laser focus.
Author Comment / Biography:
Yuwanda Black is the publisher of InkwellEditorial.com: THE business portal for and about the editorial and creative industries. Ms. Black has been in the publishing industry since 1987. Yuwanda has published four e-books and is in the process of writing/publishing an in-demand e-course: Launch a Profitable Freelance Writing Career in 30 Days or Less -- Guaranteed! Ms. Black owned/managed Inkwell Editorial, an editorial staffing agency in New York City, from 1996-2004. She repositioned the business as an online information portal for freelancers in the editorial and creative industries in 2004. A serial entrepreneur, Yuwanda has been featured in magazines, newspapers and online outlets nationwide, among them: Entrepreneur.com's small business magazine, Be Your Own Boss; The Wall Street Journal's, RealEstateJournal.com; the noted online business journal, GreaterDiversity.com; the highly popular work-from-home site, PowerHomeBiz.com; and the noted search site, About.com. Among other accomplishments, Ms. Black has been a freelancer since 1993; a syndicated small business columnist, and a freelance/entrepreneurial advisor. Yuwanda holds an AA in English (Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL); a BA in Sociology (Hunter College, NYC); and took courses towards an MA in Criminal Justice (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYC).
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141. How to Price Your Ebook to Sell the Most Copies
June 08, 2008
Ebook sellers like me struggle to figure out to price products to make money online. A conversation with a business mentor recently just made things a lot easier for me. Let me explain.
Recently, I raised the price on one of my ebooks after speaking with an old business mentor. I was telling...
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142. How to Set SEO Writing Rates to Make $250-$500+/Day
June 04, 2008
As I contemplated writing this article, I thought, another one on this dreaded topic (freelance writing rates). "Why can't we all just get along," is the motto that is running itself over and over in my head right now.
BUT, I'm going to tackle this anyway. Sometimes, progress just takes a wh...
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143. What is Microblogging & Can You Make Money Doing It?
June 02, 2008
I first heard of microblogging when I get an email from WebProNews in October 2007. I'd never heard the term and had no idea what it was all about. So, good little freelance writer that I am, off I went to investigate (Google it).
According to Wikipedia, "Micro-blogging is a form of b...
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144. Avoid High Gas Prices: 3 Easy-to-Start, Online Work-from-Home Careers
May 30, 2008
Gas has passed the $4 mark in some American cities. This leave many wishing they could save on gas by cutting their commute down, or out altogehter. Following are three online careers that are easy to start and allow you to work from home. That way, you can save gas and money. If you have a...
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145. 5 Signs It's Time to Move Your Blog to Another Platform
May 29, 2008
Relationship metaphors are perfect to judge whether it's time to move your blog to another platform. Because, just ike your significant other, you enter into a relationship when you blog. And, over time, that relationship will exhibit the ups, downs, joys and pains of any other type of relationship....
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146. How to Set Blog Posting Rates: 4 Guidelines to Consider
May 29, 2008
Five years ago, blog posting didn't even exist as a popular freelance job. Now, it's one of the new media jobs that's growing in popularity, and one I added to my list of services as an SEO writer because clients kept asking me for it. But, how much should you charge for it? That depends. F...
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147. Make Money w/Instantly Downloadable Ebooks: Turn into an e-Junkie
May 21, 2008
I finally migrated all of my site's ebooks to e-Junkie, an instant download site. This means when you purchase an ebook from the site now, it will be delivered to you immediately -- yeah! I'm slowly moving into the 21st century (new blog, instant downloadable ebooks, etc.) and it feels good. ...
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148. 4 Reasons to Write for Low-Paying Online Sites
May 20, 2008
I contribute to AssociatedContent.com (AC) and eHow on a pretty regular basis; I've posted a couple of articles to Helium. Regular readers of my blog and newsletter may wonder why I contribute to sites like this when I earn more from my SEO writing and other freelance writing gigs. Well, th...
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149. 8 Keys to Making Between $75,000 to $100,000/year as a Freelance SEO Writer
May 19, 2008
I've had phenomenal success as an SEO writer. It's the easiest success I've ever had. Easy as in acquiring clients; not easy as in doing the work, mind you. But, I don't want to sound like I'm bragging or even patting myself on the back. I share for two reasons: (i) the questions flow in tha...
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150. How to Handle the You'll-Get-More-Work-If-You-Lower-Your-Rate Request
May 15, 2008
Recently, I received the following email from a freelance writer who bought my ebook on SEO writing, was landing clients at one rate (after only a couple of weeks of marketing), and wondered if she should go lower for this one client who promised steady work. She wrote: Hi Yu...
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