Remember the grammar rule that was drilled into us to never end a sentence with a preposition? It’s old news. Even Strunk & White agree. My trusty edition (the fourth) of The Elements of Style says:

“Years ago, students were warned not to end a sentence with a preposition; time, of course, has softened that rigid decree. Not only is the preposition acceptable at the end, sometimes it is more effective in that spot than anywhere else. “A claw hammer, not an ax, was the tool he murdered her with.” This is preferable to “A claw hammer, not an ax, was the tool with which he murdered her.”

If you search the Internet for more information about this old rule, you’ll find plenty of authoritative sources agreeing with Strunk & White including the Chicago Manual of Style and OWL Perdue. In fact, this rule relaxed ages ago. One reference I found was dated 1987, and even that passage spoke of this rule has having been relaxed for a long time.

Not only that, the voice of Internet writing tends to be informal and nothing sounds more formal than a sentence forced to comply with this old rule. For example, compare “Who are you traveling with?” with “With whom are you traveling?”

So, don’t sweat it if you find yourself with a sentence that sounds better ending with a preposition. It’s okay. This relaxed grammar rule is one you can live with.

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While you could theoretically spend time marketing your articles for sale on Constant-Content.com, I feel that it’s more productive to move on and write the next article. Constant-Content attracts plenty of customers on its own, so let the system do what it’s supposed to do. The time that you’d normally spend marketing your individual articles could be spent creating more products or in marketing your writing services. Meanwhile, your existing articles are on a site that attracts websmasters and publishers.

That said, there are a few little things that you can try that could lead to more exposure to your Constant-Content.com articles.

• Add more keywords to the article’s keyword field. The keywords here are used in conjunction with the site’s internal search engine. Go to My Content, find the article, and click “edit.” Now add as many keywords as you can think of including both plural and singular versions.
• Set up a Twitter RSS feed for your profile. Any time you have an article approved, your new article will then be fed to the Twitterverse. I’ll create a separate post detailing how to do this.
• Place the Constant-Content widget on your website or blog. 

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I write content for email marketing campaigns, autoresponders, and newsletters for my clients all the time. I even manage a few campaigns for some (as a special favor only, it’s not a service I generally offer). So, alas, it’s time to set up my own. How hard can it be, right?

Email Marketing Campaign Software

It’s not overly difficult. First, you need an email marketing account of some sort. I tried GetResponse a few months ago and had a bad experience with a mysterious charge and a stubborn customer service representative. That was enough to stop me for a while. That company lost my business, but Aweber soon got it. So, I signed up and am pleased with the service so far. It costs about $19 a month, a little higher than some companies, but Aweber’s reputation influenced me to go for it. It’s easy to create a sign up form (See it over there? Go ahead, sign up, I won’t bombard you with messages.) and the newsletter templates are simple, too.

Email Marketing and Mailing Addresses

However, if you want to keep your personal mailing address private, you’ll need to get a P.O. box or a private mailbox. The CanSPAM Act requires a legal, physical mailing address on all email marketing messages. This address can be one obtained through an approved USPS provider such as Mailboxes, Etc. or even a P.O. box at the post office. The local UPS Store cost about $17 a month which seemed high to me, especially since I don’t expect to receive much, if any, actual mail. I ended up going with MailboxForwarding for just under $10 per month.

Finding a good email campaign provider and a private mailbox have been my two biggest obstacles, but those are now in the past. Next challenge? Writing content! Fortunately, that’s right up my alley. . .

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One of my favorite Microsoft Word features is its Properties feature. The properties of a document can tell you quite a bit about it including the author’s name, the document’s create date, how many revisions it’s been through, total editing time, and much more.

I’ll often double check the properties of my documents to see how long an article took to write. This is especially handy if I forgot to notice the time when I began writing. Editing time becomes less accurate if you keep the document open while you do other tasks, though, so be aware of this if you plan on using it to keep track of time. 

The document’s properties section is also useful for storing notes and other information that you may want to keep, yet you don’t want readily viewable in the document itself. For example, when submitting an article to Constant-Content.com, I store the short summary and keywords in the document’s properties just in case the article needs to be revised and resubmitted. Since Constant-Content removes everything when rejecting an article, having the short summary and keywords within the document’s properties saves time and effort (and frustration, especially if you wrote a short summary you’re proud of).

If you’re not familiar with Word’s Properties, take some time to get to know this useful feature. In Word 2007, go to the Office button > Prepare > Properties. A short form appears with some of the more common fields. I usually click on Document Properties > Advanced Properties which brings up a dialog box with more options and statistics.

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1. Sign up as an author at Constant-Content.com – and sell articles online. You can sell articles here for anywhere from $7 to well over $100.
2. Respond to Constant-Content “public requests” by writing articles that match the customer’s request. Customers need articles and they need them now. This is a great way to get started making money online with your writing.
3. Recruit other writers to sign up and sell articles at Constant-Content. You’ll make 5 percent off of your affiliates’ total sales.
4. Sell a mix of full rights and usage licenses at Constant-Content. Full rights licenses command a higher rate, but usage licenses can be sold over and over.
5. Reuse your usage articles by posting them at sites that pay per view or share revenue (such as AssociatedContent.com or Bukisa.com). Once submitted, these articles can provide you with passive income, albeit in small amounts.
6. Bundle related “usage” articles into an eBook and sell the eBook on your website. Use a service such as eJunkie and allow eJunkie affiliates to help you sell your ebook.
7. Bid for writing projects on sites like Guru.com or Elance.com. Warning, bidding can be time-consuming and you might be underbid.
8. Create your own freelance writing website and offer your writing services directly to clients. You’ll need to promote your site or be a strong SEO writer in order for customers to find you.
9. Approach publishers and webmasters in your community with article ideas.
10. Buy a copy of Writer’s Market and submit queries to magazines.
11. Advertise your writing services on free and paid classified advertising sites like Craigslist or USFreeAds.com
12. Create unique writing eBooks (or eBooks on other topics) and sell them on your website.
13. Become an affiliate and sell other writers’ eBooks.
14. Offer additional services to your existing writing clients such as keyword research or press release writing.
15. Use social media sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to let the world know about your writing skills and services.
16. Use Twitter’s search tools to find people looking for freelance writers and respond. For example, you could enter “need a writer” into Twitter search and see instant results across the Twitterverse from people who “need a writer.” If you’re interested, contact the person and offer your services.
17. Make it easy for potential clients to contact you by including a Contact form on your website. Make sure that your Contact page is easy to find, too.
18. Know your worth as a writer. Don’t be afraid to charge professional rates.
19. Beware of writing scams. You should never have to pay in order to write.
20. Keep learning and trying new strategies!

If you want to start making money by selling words, these 20 easy make money online tips for writers are a good place to start.

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