Articles - Freelancing en-us http://proofpositive.com N/A http://proofpositive.com editor@proofpositive.com 20 http://proofpositive.com/articles/533/1/How-to-Make-Money-in-Greeting-Card-and-Calendars----Part-One/Page1.html The Paper Products Market is a multi-billion dollar industry and covers everything from calendars and greeting cards, to napkins, paper plates, stationary, frames, gift wrap and posters. In this article I am going to focus on the two biggest sectors and talk about how to sell to these markets. Writers, photographers and artists can all sell to the greeting card market. The calendar market is more suited to photographers and illustrators, though in recent years I've seen a few desk top calendars that utilize poetry and inspirational messages. melanie@proofpositive.com (Melanie Rockett) Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/534/1/How-to-Make-Money-in-Greeting-Card-and-Calendars---Part-Two/Page1.html The Paper Products Market is a multi-billion dollar industry and covers everything from calendars and greeting cards, to napkins, paper plates, stationary, frames, gift wrap and posters. In this article I am going to focus on the two biggest sectors and talk about how to sell to these markets. Writers, photographers and artists can all sell to the greeting card market. The calendar market is more suited to photographers and illustrators, though in recent years I've seen a few desk top calendars that utilize poetry and inspirational messages. This is Part Two of a two part series.  melanie@proofpositive.com (Melanie Rockett) Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://proofpositive.com/articles/449/1/Greeting-Card-Calender-and-Poster-Markets/Page1.html The greeting card and calendar market place is HUGE.  Here is a list of companies that specialize in producing greeting cards, calendars, posters and other photo related products.  This list of over 50 companies that purchase stock photos, illustrations, concepts and verses or prose will definitely get you started! editor@proofpositive.com (Super Admin) Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://proofpositive.com/articles/458/1/Energize-Your-Writing-and-Increase-Your-Output/Page1.html I regularly coach my beginning writers about how to develop their own personal writing strategy or process and as a teacher of writing I think about mine quite often, but the more I thought about it the more I realized that experienced, professional writers rarely spend time talking about this critical element. admin@proofpositive.com (Deanna Mascle) Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/441/1/Freelance-Writing-on-the-Internet/Page1.html So, you've decided to take up a career in freelance writing. You've hooked up the computer, installed the printer, and learnt the nitty-gritty of your word processor. You've maybe even been published a couple of times. You're all set to conquer the world of publishing. But wait. Do you know all the options available to you?We've compiled a list of all the jobs a freelance writer can find on the Internet to keep the cash inflow steady: info@proofpositive.com (Mridu Khullar) Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/440/1/22-Ways-to-Make-Money-as-a-Writer/Page1.html When most people think of writers, they think of fiction writers struggling to produce great novels. With the exception of those very few writers who make bestseller lists, far more writers make a living in various sorts of business, technical, and nonfiction writing than in any other writing job. So here are 22 ways to make money as a writer. info@proofpositive.com (Steve Schwarzman) Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/251/1/How-To-Freelance-Well/Page1.html Freelancers can provide many benefits to their clients, only if they know how to freelance well. For both established or a new business; using freelance talent is valuable, cost-effective resource in many circumstances such as.. info@proofpositive.com (Samirathi .) Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/250/1/How-To-Break-Into-Freelance-Writing/Page1.html Freelance writing encompasses an endless variety of both subjects and approaches to writing: stories for local newspapers, magazines, children's publications, technical journals, romance novels, resume's advertising copy - even crossword puzzles (now they have computer programs for these). info@proofpositive.com (Brad J. Tamitnowson) Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/249/1/Making-It-As-A-Freelance-Five-Top-Tips/Page1.html Making it as a freelance is not easy, especially if you haven't been published before. However, with a bit of persistence you can be successful. Here are a few tips to get you started. 1. Ideally, you should know how to structure a news story or feature article. With news, you'll need to include the who, what, where, why, when and how of the story. With features, you'll need to flesh the story out a bit and tell it in an interesting way that's appropriate for the readers you're trying to reach. After all, you'd write very different stories for the New York Times and the Surfing Times, wouldn't you? info@proofpositive.com (Sharon Hurley Hall) Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://proofpositive.com/articles/248/1/Are-You-Freelancing-Without-Your-USP/Page1.html The USP tells your prospect what differentiates your product from everyone else's in your category. And it's the single most important reason your prospect will buy from you...or from someone else. But did you know that you, as a freelancer, are a "product" too...and that you need a USP to differentiate you from all of the other business freelancers working in your field? The most successful copywriters can say why they're the best writer for the job. Can you? info@proofpostive.com (Chris Marlow.) Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600