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Is it desperate or desparate, seperate or separate, dessert or desert? Here are a few tips for getting commonly misspelled words right:

• Desperate – The desperado is desperate.
• Separate - Think “apart” and that ‘a’ after the ‘p’ will feel like a natural choice
• Dessert – Think “strawberry shortcake” for dessert
• Inoculate – YourDictionary.com says that this sounds like a shot in the eye and that one ‘n’ is enough.
• Twelfth – Think of an elf with a lisp.

What words do you frequently misspell – and what are your tricks to get them right? Share your ideas below!

This post was inspired by: Spelling is hard – I think I’ve gotten this one wrong a few times myself. . .

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The other day I stumbled across an old question on Yahoo Answers, “I would like to write articles for money. What sites pay the best or are there other ways to get paid that work better than these sites?” The answer was a crock – the only responder had answered by saying that the content would be placed in the public domain right away. So, let’s set the record straight and help fellow writers who want to start writing articles online.

First, unless you give up or sell the rights to your online articles, they are NOT in the public domain. This doesn’t mean that someone won’t swipe your words and claim them as your own, but that’s another story.

Where to Earn Money Writing Articles

• Constant-Content: Having earned a lot of money with article writing on Constant-Content.com, I highly recommend it. That said, Constant-Content.com isn’t for everyone. The editorial guidelines are strict and it takes a while to really get it. If you think Constant-Content might be for you, take a look at my freelance writing eBook, Celeste Stewart’s Secrets to Success on Constant-Content.com.
• Associated Content: Now owned by Yahoo!, Associated Content pays small upfronts and page view bonuses. Though I have hundreds of articles posted and a “clout” level of 10, my earnings on Associated Content are a fraction of what I earn on Constant-Content. They’re even worse now that Google implemented its “Panda” update.
• Other Article Writing Sites: Other sites allow you to make money writing articles as well including Ecopywriters, Textbroker, Demand Studios, oDesk, Seed, and many others. They all have their own nuances, pay levels, and pros and cons.
• Writing Articles for Magazines: If so inclined, pick up a copy of Writer’s Market and start writing articles for magazines. This typically involves sending query letters to editors and waiting to hear back (which is why I love writing online – it’s so much faster).
• Writing Newspaper Articles: Despite the bleak outlook for newspaper reporters, newspapers still rely on freelancers to fill their pages periodically.
• Your Own Website: After you build a portfolio of articles by writing for some of the sites mentioned above, you may want to create your own website and attract clients that way. It takes work, but it’s nice to be able to work directly with clients. I recommend this option only after you’re established and committed to your freelance writing business.

I’ve been writing articles for money since 2006. These are the main ways I’ve found to make money writing articles. You can also check other sites like Guru and eLance for freelance writing jobs as well as troll social networks for people looking for freelance writers.

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A Guest Post Courtesy of EzineArticles

How to Make Money With Micro Freelancing Sites

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Sachin_Kumar_Airan]Sachin Kumar Airan

Micro freelancing sites are a whole new way for freelancers to make money on the web. These unique sites are starting to crop up all over the internet, and they are well worth checking into. You can gain a lot of new clients through the use of these websites.

Essentially, the way it works is simple. You post a micro gig, such as writing a blog post, on the website as a seller. This micro gig should not be worth much more than about five dollars. Buyers then search the gigs to find the services that they need. They purchase your gig, you complete the work, and you are paid through the website. Easy enough, right?

The kicker is what can become of these micro gigs. Micro freelancing sites offer a unique opportunity for sellers and buyers. As a buyer, someone can try out services cheaply before making a decision to hire a freelancer to do a lot of work. For a seller, it means a whole new way of getting new clients for a long-term business relationship.

There is a right and a wrong way to use these sites, however. If you really want to make money with micro freelancing sites you will need to be able to use them correctly. First, you want to make sure your profile is complete and offers samples of your work. This way you will be able to prove yourself to buyers and earn more money using the site.

Second, you want to make sure that the service you are providing is one that is worthwhile. To be worthwhile, the micro gig should be something that is desirable by those who use the site, and it should be something that is desirable on a long-term basis. In other words, you want to choose micro gigs to post that are going to reel in new clients on a long-term basis, not just earn you a few bucks. The real money in micro freelancing sites is not in the gigs themselves, but what those gigs lead to.

Third, you want to word your gig carefully. You do not want to wind up giving more work or services than you bargained for because the gig description was not clear. You need to make sure that you know exactly what you are offering and how much you will be getting for it. This is not negotiable when you do the gig for a buyer. The gig must be performed exactly as it is written, so make sure that you are going to be doing well in describing your service precisely and accurately, in every detail.

In the end, [http://www.minimartjobs.com/]micro freelancing site can make a freelancer a lot of money. You just have to be willing to work the system. You also have to remember that while the short term goal is to make some extra cash, the long-term goal is to earn yourself new long-term clients through these sample mini projects. If you keep the main goal in site, you will make the short term goal as well.

Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?How-to-Make-Money-With-Micro-Freelancing-Sites&id=6547848] How to Make Money With Micro Freelancing Sites

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Marketing Articles – Where to promote articles

Whether you write for fun, page views, or for profit, getting your articles in front of readers or customers does require some marketing. Articles can be promoted on individually or on autopilot – or a mixture of both. Here are a few ideas for marketing articles:

• Post links to your articles to your Twitter or Facebook accounts
• Create a page on your website where you maintain a list of links to your articles
• Use a service such as Ping.fm to post links to multiple social media accounts at once
• Use social bookmarking sites to market articles
• Find your RSS feeds for each article directory where your articles appear and market the feed rather than individual articles
• Feed your RSS feeds to your social media sites
• Embed your RSS feeds on a Squidoo page
• Submit your RSS feeds to RSS feed aggregators (be careful with this one though as your articles could be displayed in full rather than just excerpts of them)

These are just a few techniques off the top of my head. I’m sure I missed some. What are you doing as far as marketing articles goes? Share your ideas in the comments section below.

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Writing for Constant Content – Just Got Better!

I’ve been writing for Constant-Content.com since January 2006. Recently, Constant-Content added what it calls “writers pools” to the mix. These pools are for writing specific types of content such as press releases, blog posts, or even ebooks. You have to apply to join a pool. Once accepted, you will be eligible for these special projects.

While customers will continue issuing public requests for articles, they will now have writers pools for specialized projects – and these pools are currently quite small. For example, the Press Release pool has just 11 writers listed (and one of those is a test account). Like the regular request system, customers can issue private requests via the writers pool. If you’re not listed in the pool, you could be missing out! When a request goes out to the pool, each writer has the opportunity to “claim” it. This is different from the public request system. Whoever claims the article, is the one who is granted the project.

Here’s the notice I received confirming my acceptance to one of the writers pools. It explains the system:

Congratulations!  Your application to join the Blog Posts pool of writers has been accepted! In the coming weeks you will start to receive notices of projects being posted for this pool of writers.  You can also check the Requested Content page to see the complete listing of these projects.  When one comes along that you would like to work on, please feel free to claim it. When claiming a project, you are agreeing to deliver the project to the client’s specifications within the listed timeframe.  Once a project is claimed, it is yours alone to work on – think of it as claiming a Private Request.

You can also mark yourself as “available” or “unavailable” for requests which is great for when you go on vacation or have too much going on. If you mark yourself unavailable, your name will be removed from the list until you mark yourself available once again.

Applying is easy. Simply fill out a short form with your background, submit a sample of your work (this can be a link to an existing article on Constant-Content), and wait to hear back.

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