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March 2010

Ten Reasons to Change Your Blog Design

by Julie McElroy on March 31, 2010

Changing one’s blog design is something most bloggers will examine at some point during their blogging career. Is it worth the hassle? For some, no. For others, yes. Then, there is the other 75%: I am not sure.
This wavering decision on changing my blog design has been with me for almost the whole life of [...]

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Finding Freelance Jobs Online Can Be Overwhelming

by Julie McElroy on March 26, 2010

When I began freelance writing, I had no idea the tons and tons of options that were available online. There are freelance opportunities for residual income or one time payments. Some websites require contracts, some do not.  It can be overwhelming when you start to research different opportunities. In today’s social media/internet/technology fast-paced world that [...]

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Finding Inspiration When All Hope is Gone

by Julie McElroy on March 24, 2010

This is a tough one. I am not saying I can provide all the answers here. There is not enough space in this blog to do that nor do I have the ability, as a human being, to do that.  I am only going to share what I believe in my heart.
Warning: Not a light-hearted, [...]

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Many Ways to Manifest Your Creativity

by Julie McElroy on March 19, 2010

It is a little late in the month, but here is Creativity Portal’s inspirational writing prompt for March.
You can manifest your creativity in many prolific, bounteous ways.
Prolific Writer
First, let me provide a Dictionary.com definition of “prolific”: producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer. 
As writers, we are [...]

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Write Freely and Don’t Stress About Perfection

by Julie McElroy on March 16, 2010

One of the things I have learned from writing is that sometimes the best and most creative pieces come from the times I just wrote freely. The thoughts just hitting the keyboard. No pausing to think. No correcting typos or grammar along the way.  Just writing.
As I have hinted in previous posts, sometimes, [...]

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Chasing Google PageRank is a Waste of Time

by Julie McElroy on March 8, 2010

Yep, I said those words, “waste of time” when referring to a Google metric. Bold? Maybe. Requiring further explanation? Yes.
At first, I thought of using the word “absurd” but thought that may be an absurd exaggeration. So, I changed it to “waste of time” because I think that is a more accurate description.
There are [...]

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