Crowd Content is a website that pays you to write product descriptions. It can be a way to earn extra income. Crowd Content is expanding, which allows for more writing opportunities for writers. Writing opportunities are available to writers looking for fast, fun, easy filler work.

Company Overview for Crowd Content

Crowd Content is a small, intimate online marketing company dedicated to creating high quality, valuable content to customers. Based out of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, this company wants to provide customers with content in a quick, timely manner.

The company’s commitment to completely work in a quick fashion has required them to implement several rules and procedures. Writers are given a claim limit, which is in line with how many consecutive orders have been completed. Claim limits start at 1 and move up to 5.

Missed deadlines and completing work that is not rated ‘good’ or higher by the client can result in quality level demotion. Quality level is what determines what types of content a writer sees and increases pay rates.

A TAT bonus system is created by Crowd Content. This system creates an average words per hour score for the system. If a writer’s TAT score is higher than the average for the past 5 completed orders, he or she is eligible to receive an ‘extra bonus’ on completed orders. The TAT System was created to help Crowd Content stay in line with their commitment to getting completed, quality work to customers as fast as possible.

The Writing Opportunities at Crowd Content

Crowd Content’s main types of articles that are available to writers include product descriptions or product re-writes. A vast majority of the clients that come to this platform for content are looking for new or revised product descriptions for everything from eBay stores to main company websites.

Crowd Content also offers clients the opportunity to have writers write website content, blog posts, SEO keyword content, newsletters, eBooks, white papers, and press releases. The rate per word for these opportunities varies depending upon the quality level of the content.

The current pricing system for Crowd Content is approximately:

• 1 star writers – 1.2-1.4 cents per word
• 2 star writers – 2-2.3 cents per word
• 3 star writers – 4.4-5.2 cents per word
• 4 star writers – 6.6-7.6 cents per word

Facebook and Tweets are available for bulk pricing. The bulk pricing varies depending upon the number of posts/tweets requested.

Writers can move up in quality level by submitting exceeded expectation work. Levels are not analyzed until a writer has completed at least 2,500 completed words.

Work is available through an open order system, where writers that meet the level criteria can take the article. Team orders and direct orders are also available. Team orders are available to a special group of writers created by the client, while direct orders are sent to the individual writer.

Occasionally, a Crowd Content account representative will send out a mass email to writers looking for specific talent. Writers can apply to this email to receive consideration for a team/direct order.

How to Sign Up for Crowd Content

Writers can sign up for Crowd Content by signing up here.. Occasionally, the site will not be hiring writers and a writer may sign up to join a waiting list. Waiting list times will vary from a few days, to more than a month.

Signing up for Crowd Content requires you to have a valid email address and valid PayPal account. Writers must reside in Canada or the United States. The sign up process takes just a matter of minutes and requires the use of an original sample that is created per the guidelines/request of the website.

One of the first things that will be asked of a writer signing up for Crowd Content is to choose a profile picture. Crowd Content places a huge emphasis on having professional-looking photos.

Writers are also asked to create a pen name. Pen names cannot resemble the writer’s real name and are used for communicating with clients. This prevents writers and clients from finding each other off-site.

After uploading a profile picture and picking a pen name, writers will need to fill out their profile. Writers are asked to pick 5 specialties that can include everything from technology and weddings to science and shopping. The specialties will appear on a writer’s profile and clients can use these to search for ‘teams’ of writers.

Writer will need to write up a mini bio (50 words or less) and submit a writing sample. All of this information, including profile picture that is used, will be used to consider initial quality level rating.

Reputation of Crowd Content

Across the writing community Crowd Content has kept a fairly low profile. There are very few writer reviews available for working with this company. Considering this company has been around for several years, this is a pretty amazing feat.

Payments, always a concern amongst freelance writers, are distributed on a regular basis into PayPal. There hasn’t been an issue with on-time payments, as the company keeps writers up-to-date- on pay day by way of the writer portal. Writers can instantly see when payments will be distributed and can even check the amount.

Personal Experience with Crowd Content

Crowd Content has some amazing writing opportunities available, especially if you are a writer that enjoys working and creating product descriptions – as product descriptions are the company’s primary article type. Unfortunately, work can be extremely scarce and when available goes quickly. This makes writing at Crowd Content, on a full-time basis, difficult.

Crowd Content is great for writers looking for ‘filler’ jobs. The heavy emphasis on quick turnaround times – the company prefers you to write the content and submit it within hours – means a writer is unable to grab work and complete it in the morning. Work, when it is there, can be grabbed and completed quickly. This allows you to make a decent per-hour rate, but work is not always available.

The only way to really grab work and assignments is to constantly refresh the main platform page. Some days, this is done for hours with no work available. An email subscription option is available, but the emails are only sent out after a job has been available for over an hour; most of the times when an email is sent, the job is gone and/or unavailable.

Writers that like detailed instructions and guidelines for jobs might find working here difficult. Clients pretty much submit their orders with their own personal instructions, or lack of instructions. For example, a re-write may have just a link to the product with no guidance on style, voice, necessary information. This can lead to a revision request or two, because a client wants something specific that was not mentioned in the original directions.

Overall Conclusion of Crowd Content

Crowd Content is a great place to find filler work that is quick, easy and sometimes fun to write. Unfortunately, the lack of work on a regular basis means that writers often forget about the website as a whole or do not make it a priority to move up in levels.

The pay for 3 and 4 star is competitive with market rates for many ‘content mills’. The key is gaining the experience to move up, as many writers start at a 2 or 3. Once moved up, finding the work when it is available will be the next challenge.

Written by Whitney W.

Want to be a paid blogger? Then BlogMutt might be for you. In my first 2 hours on their website, I earned $100. Keep reading to learn whether this opportunity is right for you.

With so many online writing opportunities available, many people who once worked regular day or night jobs have quit them to become full-time online writers. The types of writing opportunities that these writers take advantage of are very broad, which include creating landing page content, brochures, articles, blog posts and much more. One such place that writers are able to find an assortment of 300-word blog posts assignments is Blogmutt.

A Bit About Blogmutt

Blogmutt claims itself to be the number one marketplace for obtaining crowd-sourced blog postings. Businesses can turn to this online platform to acquire blog postings about any topic. In fact, when businesses sign up for Blogmutt, they provide certain keywords that they want their blog postings to be centered around. There are three aspects about Blogmutt that make it different from other platforms:

• It holds weekly contests
• Businesses are allowed to reject any post that they don’t like without asking for edits
• Businesses are always provided with a weekly blog post, meaning writers are always needed to create new postings

Blogmutt became a reality in 2010; however, its first blog posting was not sent to the first customer until August of 2011. Headquarters is located in downtown Boulder. With customers from around the globe, there’s always plenty of work to go around for writers.

Writing Opportunities

There are thousands of writing opportunities available through Blogmutt. Keep in mind that they’re currently hiring writers in the US only.

For each client that Blogmutt acquires, at least four blog posts are needed each month. It’s important for writers to know that when creating a blog post for a Blogmutt client, the client always has the right to reject the content.

On the upside, though, when content is rejected, it still belongs to the writer, and it can be recycled to another client. Only about 10 percent of the blog postings at Blogmutt are rejected, but many times, writers are able to recycle these postings and still make money off of them by submitting them to another client.

For each blog posting that’s accepted, the writer will earn $8. Writers are paid via PayPal every Monday, but to get paid the writers have to submit an invoice. Submitting an invoice is very simple. In fact, it’s actually as easy as clicking the ‘submit an invoice’ button.

For each post that a writer creates, points are earned. Points are also earned when a writer sells a post. After earning so many points, writers move up a level. There are eight levels, and once a writer reaches level 8, they actually own a share of the Blogmutt company.

Earning Potential

One of the great things about Blogmutt is that a writer has the freedom to make an endless amount of money. The more blog postings that a writer creates and sells (posts are purchased by clients on Thursdays), then the more money a writer will make. It’s important to note that just because a blog posting doesn’t sell the first Thursday after it’s created doesn’t mean it won’t sell the next Thursday.

Some clients have so many postings submitted to them from writers that they have enough blog postings to satisfy them for months. This means that a writer sometimes won’t sell a blog posting for several months. For the most part, though, as long as a posting doesn’t get rejected by a client, it will eventually sell.

Becoming a Writer at Blogmutt

To become a writer for Blogmutt, a freelancer will need to click on the link located here. There’s a link located on that page that takes a freelancer to the Blogmutt writer application. After setting up an account, which includes providing information about the writer’s LinkedIn account, the freelancer will then be asked to agree to TOS.

There’s a one-question test that a writer has to pass, which is comprised of taking a few words and stringing them together in past tense so that they form a sentence.

And that’s about it. It’s very simple to become a writer for Blogmutt. In fact, it’s so simple that this is one of the drawbacks of the company. It’s clients sometimes reject lots of blog postings because there are many freelance writers writing for Blogmutt that have no writing experience whatsoever.

Tips for Getting Writing Jobs

Once a person becomes a writer for Blogmutt, to get assignments, the following tips should be followed:

• Writers should choose topics/keywords that they are familiar with
• It’s best to write blog postings for clients who have a low rejection rate
• Write blog postings for clients who don’t have a queue full of other blog postings

Reputation of Blogmutt

Blogmutt is a reputable and credible company. It provides many clients with high-quality blog postings on a weekly basis. For writers, Blogmutt is a dream job because no prior experience is needed. For clients, Blogmutt is a great company to partner with because it guarantees blog postings on a consistent basis, and best of all, if a client doesn’t like a blog posting, it doesn’t have to pay for it.

Personal Experience

I’ve been writing for Blogmutt for a couple of months. I’ve made about $100 through the platform, which is rather good pay being that I’ve only spent about two hours total creating content for Blogmutt. I stay busy with other online content creation platforms, or I would devote more of my time to Blogmutt.

As a writer, I don’t appreciate the fact that clients can reject a posting without first asking for an edit, but I was informed of this before I signed up, so I have no reason to complain. The company has always paid me on time for the postings that I’ve sold to Blogmutt clients, making it a very reputable company in my book.

The Takeaway

Blogmutt is great company to work for, especially for writers who are just starting out in their freelancing careers. And being that writers make $8 for 300-word blog postings, which take about 10 minutes to create, this makes for a quick and easy way to earn extra cash.

Plus, you get the opportunity to write for companies such as IBM, and The Wall Street Journal.

With the combination of upfront payment as well as pay-per-view residual income, the Skyword platform has opened up the best of both worlds to freelance writers.

The Skyword platform also offers something no other writing site offers in its SEO enhanced writing forms. You article will be evaluated for great SEO before you ever submit it and this translates to fast Google indexing and more views.

More views means a lot more money.

Joining Skyword

After you land on Skyword.com you will see the writer application. Fill it out and sign up. It’s after you sign up that the fun begins. Skyword is a hub of activity and contracts with many high value clients. Each of these clients is placed into what Skyword calls a ‘program’ and you will be selected for a program based on your profile.

Your Dashboard has a great layout. The top will give you the latest news on Skyword, including any holiday closings or technical down times for upgrades. After the headline area the screen is split into two columns. The left hand column has the list of programs you have been selected to join. The right side of the screen has the number or articles you have published as well as the page views and income. The Dashboard makes it easy to see at a glance what’s going on and how much money you have earned so far.

Getting Started with Skyword

Most people start with Gather News. Gather is a high profile newsgathering client of Google so it’s not unusual to see their articles indexed into the very top spot of Google. However if you have no interest in writing for any of the Gather subsections such as news, politics, entertainment and technology you will have to wait until you are selected for a program.

When you are selected for a program you will be notified on your Dashboard as well as by email.

You need to Follow Skyword on Twitter @skywriting. This is extremely important because they will often Tweet about writing opportunities that you can apply for directly.

Your Profile

Things have changed recently at Skyword and now your profile is more important than ever. This is how you are selected for the high dollar programs so you need to make sure your profile is filled out completely and is stellar.

Skyword Style Guide

Each program within the Skyword platform has its own style guide. While they are very similar to each other, it’s a good idea to read the guide when you are accepted into each writing program. This will help maximize your profits and get your work published much faster. One of the helpful aspects to Skyword is that in most cases the programs will point out specifics in their style guide. It’s not unusual to see this in the welcome email that you will be sent upon acceptance.

Skyword Programs

The Skyword programs that are open for writers change often. Not only are there frequently new programs but also older programs that expand. These companies are very well known in the marketplace and a byline on their site can really boost your overall income. Companies such as Lowe’s and Angie’s List have been known to recruit writers from Skyword. Skyword insists on transparency from these companies; they are one of the few writing sites that is on the side of the writers.

These individual programs often pay between $10 and $30 per article with some companies offering $250 per article. They also have their own pay rate for the pay-per-view aspect of the program. The Lifescript pay of $30 per article becomes $230 per article once you factor in the pay-per-view money. Most of the programs will select topics and often even give you the titles and then you supply the article.

The Gather News program does not offer an upfront payment. It also doesn’t offer topics or titles. It does give you a great per-view payment rate that allows many writers to make well over $100 a day.

Within the Gather News writing area there are several categories and the smart writer requests additional areas be opened to them as soon as possible. You never know when you are going to see a trending topic that would fit perfectly in another category.

Trending Topics

Another point in favor of Gather News: The Trending Topic Button. At the top of the writing page there is a button that generates the latest trending topics from Google searches. This is a great way to find a hot topic that is sure to generate a lot of page views in a short period of time.

I was writing for Gather News when the Trending Topic Button was introduced. Because I tend to write several television show recaps for them, I had written one for the Halloween show ‘Mockingbird Lane,’ a modern adaptation of the hit show of the 1960’s, ‘The Munsters.’ After the article went live, it started to get hits and got a lot of hits very quickly. I had 10,000 hits in less than an hour. It was then that I hit the Trending Topic button for the first time and sure enough, that show was the top trending search on Google.

Since then I use that button when I have downtime and am looking to put out a new article. It’s one of the best features of the Gather News program. Trending topics generate the most hits and therefore the most money. Use this button frequently.

Writing a Skyword Article

Every program in the Skyword platform uses its own writing page. You have the option of writing in Word and then copy and pasting it, but this is unnecessary. Skyword employs an automatic auto save so your writing is safe.

When you decide to write an article, you will see 3 distinct areas. The first one wants a keyword. The second wants the title of the article and the third asks you to choose which category the articles fits into. After this the right side of the screen will fill in with articles that may be similar to what you want to write. This is based on the keyword and title chosen, so look closely and be sure that you aren’t duplicating something already written. If you aren’t, then click on the check box that ensures originality and you will be taken to the summery area.

In the summery area you write a brief description of the article. You have 10 minutes to do this before the title and keyword are released. Click on the submit button and head to the writing area. You have 2 hours to write the article.

To the right of your writing area is a handy checklist. However the unique feature to the writing area is the evaluate button; you have to click this before a submit button becomes available. The automatic evaluation button will scan your article looking for spelling, grammar and SEO mistakes. It will then grade your article and allow you to fix the mistakes. After fixing the mistakes, evaluate it again. Once you have it to your liking, click the submit button.

For writers new to Internet writing, this single website is a goldmine. Not only are you paid to write articles, it teaches you the techniques of great SEO in a manner that will alter your writing habits. Within a few articles you will begin to automatically change how you write and before long when you hit the evaluate button you will be getting an ‘A+’ on SEO and be inclined to write this way on other writing sites.

After your article is accepted, you can easily promote the article to increase page hits. Skyword has this already set up so all you have to do is select where you want it promoted and you are done.

Skyword Editing

The editing process here is completely painless and the editors are a great bunch of people. There is a notes area at the bottom of articles so you can send a note to your editor. Because one of the recaps I do is for the show ‘Grimm’, I frequently let the editor know that the weird spellings have been double-checked and are accurate. If there is a problem, the editor will send it back telling you what that problem is and even offer suggestions on how to fix it.

Skyword Payment

Payment is on the 1^st and 15^th of each month and through Paypal. This is an absolute and it doesn’t matter what programs you are involved with because you are paid via Skyword.

Skyword Communities

Unlike most sites, Skyword has many community areas and forums to discuss everything under the sun. This is not just for writers; the general public is also there.

Take Advantage of Your Natural Creativity

Every freelance writer has those points over the course of a workday when finding the right words to write is like pulling teeth. You may constantly find yourself hitting the “delete” button, and you may re-read what you just wrote and realize that it makes no sense at all. Yet there are also times in every freelance writer’s day when the words flow quickly and naturally. You are on a roll, and if you could only keep up that pace throughout the day, your workday would be completed in half the time! The fact is that there are certain points in the day when you feel more focused and creative, and you should pause to consider when those peak times are for you.

Your Preferred Method of Working

Some freelance writers enjoy working on their hardest assignments at the beginning of the day when they feel more alert and vibrant. Others prefer to bolt through their easier assignments at first and save the hardest assignments for the end of the day. Cast aside your preferred method of working for a minute and consider if you would benefit from working on your more difficult assignments during those periods of the day when you are focused and feeling most creative. Would those more difficult assignments seem less challenging to you if you jumped right into them when you were in the mood to really focus and get things done?

Test out Different Options

For some freelance writers, their preference to work on easier or more challenging assignments during the beginning of the day may be ideal for profitability and productivity. However, if you have never tried switching things around and challenging yourself to structure your workday differently, consider making a switch for a few days to see how it goes. To most accurately determine which workday structure is best for your productivity, be sure to jot down notes and pay attention to the clock as you test out different workday structures.

The fact is that one specific type of workday structure may be more suitable for one freelance writer than it is for another. Each freelance writer must take full advantage of those points in the day for peak productivity in his or her own unique way. Take a few days to try out different workday structures to see which method works best for you. You may be surprised to discover that restructuring your workday enables you to get much more work done in far less time.

Comfort

One of the most important characteristics of an ideal work environment for freelance writers is comfort. In many types of jobs, workers may get up and stretch their legs to walk to the break room or the copier machine in an office environment. They may stand on their foot and move around all day in a retail or restaurant environment. As a freelance writer working from home, you inevitably sit still for hours on end each day, so comfort is critical. Rather than confine yourself to a specific work chair, consider how you can set up different yet equally comfortable work zones in your home to provide you with a change of scenery as needed without sacrificing your personal level of comfort.

Solitude

Others may find solitude for long hours of the day to be burdensome and lonely. As a freelance writer, however, you may cherish the hours of the day when you can enjoy solitude to work without distractions. You may be lucky enough to have the house to yourself most of the day, but inevitably, there will be times when you must create your own solitude in a busy house. Consider staying away from the rooms of your house that are most frequented by others. Even if your family or roommates are great about not talking to you while you are working, you inevitably will be distracted by whatever it is that they are doing in the room. It is best to seek out a private room in the house where you can separate yourself from distractions.

Silence

Even an empty house can be riddled with noises. From kids playing next door and the neighbor’s dog barking to the sounds of traffic, lawnmowers and more, even everyday sounds that you may be used to can be distracting at times. If you are regularly distracted by sounds in your home, or if today just happens to be one of those crazy days where the sounds surrounding your home are grating on your nerves, consider ways to block out those sounds. You can turn on a white noise or ambient noise machine. If you don’t have one of those machines, consider playing slow jazz, classical music or another type of instrumental music softly in the background.

Some days, you may be lucky enough to enjoy an ideal work environment without effort, but other days you may need to create the ideal work environment. Rather than become frustrated by your lack of productivity when your comfort, solitude or silence is broken, consider taking steps to improve your work environment.

When You Are Overworked

The fact is that being busy with steady work is one thing, but being overworked and feeling like you have too much to do on a regular basis is another thing altogether. When you are overworked, you may have difficulty concentrating on the projects that are sitting right in front of you. Your creativity and focus may be lacking, and ultimately, your quality of work can suffer. In addition, you may feel as though you have to rush through your assignments in order to get all of your tasks completed for the day. You also may work longer hours and may even fail to take a day or two off work each week. All of these factors can combine together to create a situation where the quality of your work suffers. Ultimately, this can affect your paycheck and your ability to find assignments in the weeks and months to come. You may be busy now, but if you do not do quality work while you are busy, you may not earn future business from your clients. As a final note, being overworked inevitably can make you feel stressed out and unhappy with your job. This can breed discontent that carries over into your personal life as well.

What You Can Do About It

Clearly, it is in your best interest as a freelance writer to stay busy, but it is counterproductive and even damaging to be overworked. With this in mind, you should strive to find the ideal balance in your work life. Learning how to schedule your assignments and how to set client expectations is critical. For example, if a client asks you to complete an urgent assignment at the last minute and you simply do not have time for it, it is acceptable to tell the client what your realistic schedule for completing the assignment is. Just because he asks you to complete an assignment by tomorrow doesn’t mean he would not be open to having you complete it a day or two later. In the event your timeframe is not acceptable to him, he can always have someone else do it. You may not want to sacrifice work, but if you don’t have time to do it within his timeframe, then you should not try to force it into your schedule. Another idea is to reorganize your workday so that you work more productively throughout the day. By being more productive, you may be able to more easily maintain your workload without feeling stressed out.

All freelance writers want to stay busy, but nobody wants to feel overworked and stressed out. If you have been feeling overworked in recent days or weeks, consider taking steps necessary to ease your work schedule or improve productivity.

Different Job Opportunities

When you visit Freelancer.com, you will notice almost immediately that this is not a website that caters to one specific freelancing niche. Instead, it provides you with the ability to find a wide range of jobs in areas such as freelance writing, the development of apps for phones and tablets, computer design and networking, data entry, virtual assistance and more. Whether your skills are in computer engineering writing, office administration or some other area, you may be able to find a freelancing job that is perfectly matched to your skills and experience.

The Compensation

Freelancer.com is a bid-based website. Clients will post projects online, and as a potential worker, you are invited to place a bid on the job. You can view critical information such as how long the job has been posted, how many bids have been placed and what the average bid is on the job. This can help you to more accurately determine if your bid will be competitive with other bids. Of course, not every client will look for the lowest bid available, and many will make their decision based on your skills or overall professionalism in responding to the job posting.

How to Maximize Profits From Freelancer.com

There are a wide range of assignments that you can work on through Freelancer.com, and the time commitment as well as the compensation on these assignments varies considerably. To maximize profits most effectively, it is important to use the website to fill up your workday with paying assignments. However, you want to avoid taking on too much work all at once as this can put you in a position where you are unable to meet deadlines that you have committed to meeting. Scheduling your work day and setting milestones and deadlines for yourself to ensure you make adequate progress on your work each day can help you to avoid getting over-committed or falling behind. When you are nearing the end of a project, you can visit Freelancer.com to bid on additional assignments. There may be some lag time between assignments, but with proper effort, you can manage your time while filling up your work days with assignments.

Some freelancing websites are not suitable for supporting a full-time income. However, for most of the niches that Freelancer.com caters to, there are plenty of job opportunities that you can pursue, and these provide you with an excellent opportunity to work full-time or part-time hours at your discretion. This is a great way to supplement an existing income or to break out and become a full-time independent contractor. You can get started looking for assignments on Freelancer.com today after opening a new account.

Planned Breaks

Many freelance workers work as hard as they can until they are mentally exhausted. At those times, they take a break, and they may have a more difficult time returning to work after working so hard initially. One way to keep your work pace up throughout your entire work day is to take planned breaks. Rather than push yourself to the limit until you are mentally exhausted, take several planned breaks. Plan when your breaks will start as well as when they will stop. Knowing that you will have a break in the next hour or two often can help you to power through and focus fully on your work until that time.

Limit Distractions

If anything can decrease your focus at work, it is distractions found throughout your home. Whether it is the dog barking at passersby, the kids or roommates chatting nearby or other noises in the background, it can be difficult for most people to block out those sounds and fully concentrate on their work. You can, however, make an effort to limit distractions when possible. Plan your breaks during times when your house is most noisy, and plan work periods during those times when it is most quiet. When possible, schedule your work hours to coincide with the house’s natural quiet times. This can be far more beneficial to you than trying to force yourself to work when distractions are at a peak.

Set Goals

If you are a goal-oriented person, setting goals for yourself may be beneficial. You can establish goals based on your assignments. For example, you may want to write a certain number of SEO articles or complete a certain number of chapters in a book. You may establish goals based on income, stating that you want to work until you earn a certain dollar amount. These are just some of the many types of goals that you can set for yourself. One of the key benefits associated with using goals in your workday is that it gives you a target to aim for. When you have a target or goal in mind, you can focus your mind on achieving that goal, and you won’t stop until you do.

There are so many things that can cause a freelance writer to lose focus during the work day, and losing focus inevitably means lost income. By putting these important tips into practice, you can improve focus in your work day and achieving your income goals.

What It Does

There are several different types of spinning programs that you can use, but they all largely work in the same approximate way. You upload an article into the software. The software then analyzes the article and provides you with a list of synonyms that can be used for verbs, adverbs, nouns and more. The result is that you can easily create an entirely new article without actually having to write it. However, not all of the synonyms suggested make sense, and the sentence structure will not make sense. This software is good for creating spun articles but not fresh, unique content.

When It’s OK to Use

In some cases, clients simply want you to create SEO rich articles at the lowest price possible. Because this software allows you to create such software with ease and speed after you have taken the time to learn how to use it, it can help you to satisfy your clients’ needs for cheap, SEO-rich content. However, it is not suitable for clients who have specifically requested fresh content. Further, if clients want you to use the keywords provided to cover different topics or to take a different approach when presenting topics, this software is not ideal.

If You Do Use It

If you decide to use spinning software, you should ensure that your clients are aware that you are using it. Some clients specifically request the use of spinning software, and others specifically request that it not be used. For those clients who do not specify one way or the other, it is best to err on the side of caution and be up-front about your use of it. Further, if you do use it, ensure that the client understands that the articles may not always make sense and have the ideal word choice in place.

The bottom line is that spinning software is ideal for some uses, but it will not satisfy every client’s needs. Further, it does take time and effort to learn how to use it, and it can take an even greater amount of time to gain proficiency with it so that it is cost effective for you to use in your job. Some freelance writers have found that the software is simply more trouble than it is worth, but others have made a great living through their skills with spinning software.

Clear Your Brain

As a first step, get up and away from the computer. Staring at a blank computer screen only serves to create stress and anxiety, and it will not foster creative juices. For some writers, something as simple as sitting on a quiet porch for a few minutes or taking a shower will get the creative juices flowing again. While some writers may benefit from taking an extended break, the fact is that many only need to take a few minutes away from their computer to clear their minds.

Get Some Exercise

If you have spent the last few hours staring at a computer screen barely moving, your body may be craving some physical activity. You can take your pup for a walk around the park, ride your bike at a local park or do a few yoga stretches. You don’t have to spend hours at the gym to get your blood circulating and oxygen flowing to your brain. Find an enjoyable activity that you like, and take a few minutes away from your computer to get some exercise. When you return to your computer, you will likely have some great ideas flowing through your head and will be able to focus and concentrate more fully on your work.

Have a Snack

Another reason why your creative juices may have stagnated is because of lack of food. If you are like many other freelance writers, you spend a considerable amount of time sipping on coffee or tea while you work, but you don’t fully nourish your body as needed. You may have noticed that your energy level and concentration level decreases substantially within a few hours after you eat, and this is way. You can take a lunch break of mid-afternoon snack break now to fuel up. If you notice that you repeatedly struggle with writer’s block around the same time each day, consider treating yourself to a quick snack before you reach that point.

Writer’s block is indeed a real issue that writer’s struggle with, and you may have plenty of first-hand experience with it know how serious it can be. The next time you feel writer’s block coming on, follow one or several of these strategies to cure your block.