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Hi all freelancers and Internet Marketers,

Just a quick post tonight to urge you to register for this emerging social network as quickly as possible. The 3 main reasons I feel so passionately about you registering for free are:

1) Grab your name or business name before someone else does. This happened with Facebook at the start where people just registered famous names with the view to selling them in the future. You only have to look at Michel Fortins post about Larry Winget at michelfortin.com to see how serious this problem can become.


2) I remember a couple of years back when Twitter was just starting out and a lot of people said what can you do with 140 characters or even worse what does it do. Back then I didn't know and I took advice, took the plunge and registered anyway. Boy, am I glad I did because I have learned so much and have met so many great people. It's now one of the 20 most visited sites on the internet.
According to Sales Letters that sell bestselling book by Drayton Bird every business goes through 3 stages:

*The first stage: it is new
*The second stage: other people are doing it
*The third stage: ferocious competition

This site is currently at latter stage 1 early stage 2. The Alexa ranking has gone from over 2,000 to 1,000 in the last six months. So get on board while it's emerging, because that's where the money is

3) You get paid to do what you normally do online. We all spend 20 minutes occasionally checking our spam box just incase we delete an important email. Why not get paid for getting a free email account and checking it once in a while. There are several other ways to get paid too including websearch, completing a survey and recieving direct mail.


You have read this far so you must be interested in getting involved. So here are 2 links to the site. Why are there two links you ask. My answer is simple, I promised never to pimp affiliate links using freelanceonlinework.com, however I can't give personal advice to making more money using this site if I don't.

Link One:peoplestring.com

Link Two:peoplestring.com with help from me

No pressure just make sure you register your name or business name with peoplestring today and let me know how you get on, after all there is nothing to lose

All The Best

Chris
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Freelance Online Forum Update

February 8th 2010 23:56
In August 2009 I decided that the best way forward for Freelanceonlinework.com was to incorporate a forum feature. Despite several attempts to get it running via Orble, I hit a brick wall. No response from Support or involvement from support on my blog posts. I always stick to my ideas if I think they will be beneficial. So I have decided to throw caution to the wind and create my own forum or discussion board. I have registered the Domain name and have invested in enough Server space.

This doesn't mean I am leaving freelanceonlinework.com, to the contrary. I intend to use this blog as the official blog of my new forum. There are several reasons why but the main two are:

1) I love the community aspect of Orble, I have met some great people here who I would like onboard.

2) I really believe this forum can take Orble to the next level, that's why I've been trying for so long to get it started. Orble.com currently has a Quantcast ranking of 47,552, this forum will help improve the ranking to under 1,000.

Chris
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Adding Twitter and Facebook to your blog

December 11th 2009 08:14
Here is an easy way to connect your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts to your Orble blog. Simply sign up for a free account at Xeesm (pronounced "See Sam".) (not affiliate link)

Click the sign up on the left hand side of the screen to create your account. When creating your account, make sure you pick a name that matches what you already do online. Once you have created your account it is time to personalise it.

Now it's time to add a photo and create a short bio (max250 characters). Next it's time to add all your social networks. There are over 100 to choose from and you can also add a normal website or blog. The Social Networks available include: Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, Twitter, Youtube, Reddit and a host of other social networking or bookmarking sites.


The benefit is that you no longer have to share all your links, you can now just link from one place to all your social networks. I already use my xeesm.com link on my Twitter account and the amount of connections I make is very good.
Xeesm.com Control Panel

Also, if you have a blog you can copy and paste the html code widget directly in the place you want it and connections to all your social connections can be viewed. You do this by opening Profile Manager and then clicking the button at the bottom of the page labelled "Show Xeesm embed code". The code displayed is your unique Xeesm widget, simply copy and paste onto your blog.

Give it a try and let me know how you get on

All The Best

Chris




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Are Forums Still Available?

October 11th 2009 19:44
Hi All,

I made a decision to open a forum on this site about 2 months ago, however forum posts don't seem to be available. Here is a copy of my post to writers forum( which is still awaiting moderation after 59 days), so I have to post to blog

Hi All,

Just a query to ask if Forums are still available on Orble. I have read the forum article here:

Really Long Link

However in "Choose a Format For Your Blog" the option for forum isn't available.

Thank-you in advance

Chris
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Can any Orblers advise me, thank-you in advance

Chris
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Given the recent recession and tough financial times I have decided to launch a forum for connecting Employers with Freelance Workers. This service will be hosted on my FreelanceOnlineWork.com blog and will be free for all users.
This discussion board will contain sections for Employers to post Freelance Vacancies and sections for Freelance workers to post links to their Website or Business Card.
There will be sections for the following freelancers:

**Freelance Writers
**Freelance Article Writers
**Freelance Copy Writers
**Freelance Graphic Designers
**Freelance Programmers
**Freelance Data entry jobs

Please let me know if you would like me to include any further freelance opportunities, as it will be easier to add them while I am setting up the forum, instead of after it is launched.

Thank-you for taking the time to read and please feel free to comment

All The Best

Chris
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Freelance Online Work - Sunday

June 13th 2009 23:43
Does anyone else get huge amounts of emails on a Sunday offering the next get rich scheme. It's crazy I am getting them every weekend. I am just happy that I really work freelance online.
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I am delighted to be given the chance to expand this blog, I have been a reader for a long time and I hope that I can build on Lynne Smythe's success. I have always found her writing very good and she has always been approachable.

My aim is to develop this blog from a freelance writer's blog, to a blog that helps all freelancers. I will also cut down on the external linking to other writing sites, because after all an Orble blog should be an entity in itself, and not just a bookmarking opportunity.

Please feel free to offer any freelance related feedback.

All The Best

Chris

PS Heres a PLR article that I think somes up a freelancer

"" Everyday hundreds, thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people decide to investigate the idea of working from home or starting their very own home-based business. They have heard of others that have done so who have been very successful...maybe even wildly successful at it.

Some of these people are very computer savvy individuals. They may even have the ability to build their own webpages. They certainly know the ins and outs of operating a computer. Others aren’t all that computer savvy but they think they have a great idea for an Internet business and are sure that they can find a way to follow their dream.

The Internet really is the great equalizer. The level of formal education that a budding Internet entrepreneur has doesn’t seem to have much bearing on the degree of success that they can achieve on the Internet or how much of a failure they can become. There are those who have reached dizzying heights of success who never finished high school and those who have hit rock bottom who have multiple college degrees.

The commonalities of those who succeed in either working from home or running a home-based business are:

They are all self-starters.

They have a positive attitude.

They are willing to learn.

They develop the necessary survival skills....it really is a jungle out there.

If you are considering starting, or have already started working from home or a home-based business, you are obviously a self-starter.

You wouldn’t have even considered such a venture if you didn’t have a positive attitude.

You are apparently willing to learn, you are reading this book.

The world of Internet business is the electronic equivalent of a jungle. In words made famous in “The Wizard of Oz”, “There are lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” Survival and success aren’t based on education. They are both based upon the mastering of survival skills. ""
Freelance Online Work -New Author
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Suite101 Looking for Writers

January 28th 2009 15:10

I've been writing for Suite101 since October 2007. In November, 2007 I was promoted from being a Contributing Writer to being the Feature Writer for the newly created Herbs & Spices section. Herbs & Spices is a subtopic of the Food & Drink category.

Although I am required to post a certain number of articles per month, to the Herbs & Spices section, I can still write articles on any topic that I want.

Suite101 claims to receive between 8 and 12 million unique visitors per month. Suite101 pays their writers based on ad clicks generated from people reading your articles. Writers are paid once per month through PayPal.

Suite101 is currently looking for additional freelance writers. Website: http://www.suite101.com.

Description:
At Suite101, our principle focus is our commitment to supporting freelance writers. Whether your goal is to publish articles, earn more income, hone your writing skills or create new career opportunities, Suite101 is here to assist you… every step of the way.

With a Suite101 writing job, you’ll enjoy the freedom to “write what you want, when you want” and generate revenue over the lifetime of your career. We provide professional resources and tools to make publishing remarkably easy and convenient; simply login to Suite101 and you’re ready to go! As a Suite101 writer, you will interact with a team of editorial professionals dedicated to helping you maximize the searchability of your articles online too. With millions of monthly readers, Suite101 writers enjoy a huge – and growing - audience.

* Writing for Suite101 provides you with the opportunity to: Receive lifelong royalties generated by your articles
* Extend the reach of your work by introducing it to millions of monthly readers
* Build your writing portfolio and enhance your profile, reputation online
* Interact with an established network of professional editors and writers

About Suite101:
Suite101 has been helping writers build profile and get exposed to readers since 1996. Based in Vancouver, Canada, and Berlin, Germany, Suite101 boasts over 2,000 talented writers and 150,000 informative articles.

Visit the Suite101 website for further information: http://www.suite101.com/writing_jobs/.

Take care,
Lynn Smythe
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Wordpress VS. TypePad?

January 7th 2009 22:39


My Bike Diva blog is one year old this month. I have it hosted on the free Wordpress.com site. I would like to be able to add Google ads, and other paid ads to the site. But I would have to upgrade to Wordpress.org and find a site to host it for me.

My grand plan for being a freelance writer is to start a Diva Blog network. But instead of switching over to Wordpress.org, I'm thinking about signing up with TypePad.

Just wondering if anyone prefers one site over the other? TypePad offers a 14 day free trial, so I'll probably sign up with them, and see how I like their blogging software.

Diva Domain Names
With my long term writing goals in mind, I just purchased the following domain names today. None of these sites are active at the moment, so I'm not providing links to the URL's at the present time. A couple of my first choices for domain names were already taken, so I decided to get these domain names while they are still available.

Run Diva
Tea Diva
Writing Diva
Conspiracy Diva
Horror Diva
Craft Diva
Cuisine Diva
Backyard Diva

I'll probably start the Run Diva site first. It will be pretty similar to my Bike Diva site, but with a focus on running and walking events, rather than cycling events.

I'll let you know how my progress goes for these other sites, and post up the links when the sites go live.

Take care,
Lynn Smythe
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PR Newswire for Freelance Writers

November 7th 2008 21:00

PR Newswire for Journalists
If you are a freelance writer or journalist, you should definitely check out the PR Newswire website. Go to their main page, then click on the PR Newswire for Journalists link, on the top left menu bar.

I registered with the site around one month ago, and setup my profile to have press releases, related to my topics of interest, sent directly to my email address. I'm using information from the press releases to write posts to the Bike Diva, Charity Mile and Charity Fitness Events blogs.

Create Opportunity
Another fantastic feature of PR Newswire, is the ability to setup media search campaigns, if you are looking for specific information. I setup two separate campaigns within the past few weeks for my two main areas of interest.

Herbs & Spices Campaign
One campaign was a request for information and news related to herbs & spices, along with a request for review copies of herb cookbooks and samples of herb related merchandise.

So far my herb campaign has resulted in receiving review copies of the books Field Guide to Herbs and Spices by Aliza Green, and The Flavor Bible by Karen Page & Andrew Dornenburg. I have also received a box of Truvia, nature's calorie-free sweetener, to sample. I will be writing reviews of the two books for the Suite101 website - I am the Herbs & Spices Feature Writer for Suite101. And I will be reviewing Truvia for my I Love Herbs blog, right here on the Orble blog network.

Cycling & Fitness Campaign
I also created an opportunity for my other main interest - cycling and fitness. I requested information on cycling and fitness news and events, along with samples of cycling related books and equipment. Here are the results of that campaign so far:

1. Hydrapak - 2 hydration packs and a gelbot water bottle
2. Oakley - sport performance eyewear
3. ZICO - case of 3 flavors of pure coconut water
4. VE2 - package of VE2 Energy Gum
5. Nexcare - 5 boxes of waterproof sports bandages and tapes
6. Vital Action - 4 flavors of their sports performance water
7. Detour - 10 varieties of their sports activity protein bars
8. YogaFit - yoga DVD for Cyclists
9. EKHO - WM108 and WM128 heart rate monitors and Bee Fit pedometer
10. Dr. Jeff Spencer’s bookTurn it Up! How to Perform at Your Highest Level for a Lifetime
11. Todd Crandell’s book Racing for Recovery: From Addict to Ironman and DVD Addict: Racing for Recovery, The Todd Crandell Story
12. Tom & Jerry Caraccioli’s book Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.
13. Expresso Fitness - I’ll be traveling to a local gym to try out their upright stationery bike.

I will be sampling and reviewing all of these products during the next few weeks. Then I will write reviews and articles on all the products for the various sites I write for.

PR Newswire has many more features available than what I'm detailing in this post. I'm just mentioning the services that I find most helpful.

Take care,
Lynn Smythe

P.S. Let me know if you know of any sites that are similar to PR Newswire, and I'll check them out ASAP. I would also like to hear from other writers that are using PR Newswire.
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