Due to the unending wave of crap spam comments (thanks, losers) I have turned off the comment feature until I have a few minutes to install one of those captcha spam-catcher things.

And watch for new articles after the holidays. Even us work-at-home folks take time off at Christmas.

Happy Holidays.

Well, that’s only a recommendation. If you want to be unethical, I suppose that’s up to you. I have to admit, when the money is low, we change our views on what we will or won’t do. But before I start to wax philosophical, I’ll get to the point. There are a handful of oft-seen freelance writing jobs that may be legitimate ways to earn money, but are a bit sketchy in an ethical sense. Here are two types of freelance writing gigs that may stretch your ethical attitudes. (more…)

This is a good rule no matter what business you’re in, but a crucial one if you are a freelance writer. It may not be as easy to put into practice as you might think. The literal meaning is simply that you shouldn’t rely on only one client or job as an online freelance writer, because you just never know when the work could stop. The Internet can be horribly capricious. If you already have another job besides freelance writing, then it’s not quite as big a deal. If your career is anything like mine, you’re juggling your income from several different sources. And that’s how it should be (more or less). (more…)

Ok, I said I would provide more details about how to get hired at About.com, and here they are. Read my earlier post for details on what a Guide position at About.com entails in the first place. If you think that writing for About.com is what you’re after, be prepared to give it alot of work. (more…)