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Writing Newsletters as a
Have you ever considered writing newsletters? Did you know they can often become a regular income stream? When I first began my writing career, I was totally unknown in any form of writing. I’d barely been published, and had no idea how to secure my first writing gig. Then I was offered the position of editor for a staff newsletter produced by a large radiology company where I worked. They’d been producing the newsletter for several years, and it was very unprofessional. Plus the person creating the newsletter each month was doing it when she had the time – during work hours. Since I’d been helping her for several months, the job was offered to me when she’d had enough. But I didn’t have the time during my normal work hours to do it, so the management offered it to me as an additional job, and supplied all the software for me to work from home. At first I saw it as just a bit of extra money here and there but that ‘extra bit of money’ quickly turned into an additional $25,000 - $35,000 income each year. And I only did it for a few days each month! The newsletter job lasted until I left the company, nearly six years later. That experience helped me secure a position at an international insurance company where I did something similar, only this time I wrote a client newsletter. That newsletter contained technical information, and therefore gave me experience as a technical writer. After leaving that company nearly eight years later, I freelanced, selling my newsletter expertise to businesses (online and off), non-profit organisations, clubs etc., earning income I wouldn’t have otherwise received. The bottom line is this: companies all over the world produce client newsletters. This helps them keep in touch with their clients, provide technical information, and helps them sell their products. If you can produce a newsletter, you can often secure an ongoing gig. That means money in your pocket each and every month. How much you charge will depend on how much work is involved, but the average is around $100 per page, and often more. There are loads of variables like whether the business will provide you with copy or you have to write everything, will you need to do layouts or will they secure a graphics designer, will it be a print copy or an electronic copy, and so on. But in every case, you will get paid for your services. Why am I telling you all this? Because I recently came across a course that teaches everything you need to know about producing newsletters. The course was originally written for people who wanted to set up their own newsletter business, but since I’ve read the course, I know it can also assist you to sell your newsletter services. Not only will this course teach you how to write newsletters, but it goes into many writing techniques. That means you’ll benefit in many ways. Here are just a few of the techniques covered:
...and much more. Writing newsletters does not require a lot of capital, in fact, unless you’re doing the graphic design and layouts as well, you need nothing except your computer, an internet connection, and knowledge. Since you’re reading this message, I know you have the first two, but the latter could be a major stumbling block. That’s where this course can make a huge difference. This is one of those times you need to seriously consider investing in yourself, because without the knowledge or experience necessary, this is not something you can simply go out and do. This is not an ebook, it’s a full-blown self-paced course. All modules and exercises are sent to you, and you get to work at your own pace. To learn more, go here - the price being offered is way lower than normal. There's just one thing I'd like to add - if you do not intend to act on the information, please don't buy it. This opportunity is for action-takers; they're the people who will benefit. Information sitting on your hard-drive will not help you to earn income.
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