Contests and Promotions from ResearchWritingCenter.com, Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Useful Software for Freelance Writers by Shariq E. (Contest Finalist Submission)

Writing Contest from RWCWriting – you think it’s easy. Well… it’s not. But it can definitely be made easy. As a freelance writer you will come across a lot of different softwares; at no cost at all or on monthly trial.

You would enjoy utilizing them, while giving a flavor to your writings. In this post, I would like to mention some software that can be used to enhance your productivity and creativity, boost your vocabulary, speed up your reading, and most importantly; make your writing skills get a better writer out of you.

Communication in written form is quite popular today. Let’s say dissertations, work reports, social websites, advertisements, email or blog; all are type-written. The software that I would rate the highest in this respect is WhiteSmoke.

Working as a creative English grammar and proofreading software, it helps in improving English sentences, sharpening your prose, and making it sound more professional and innovative. It provides a quick check function and the ability to incorporate (or remove) the suggested edits at one click. Read the rest of this entry »

Contests and Promotions from ResearchWritingCenter.com, Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Useful Software for Freelance Writers by Millicent A. (Contest Finalist Submission)

Writing Contest from RWCFreelance writing is not a demanding career in terms of resources. All you really need is a word processor and a good Internet connection. But you also need a healthy dose of curiosity and flexibility.

As a freelance writer, you do a lot of ghost writing, so you have to alter your writing styles to fit the needs of your client. Flexibility is the name of the game, so as a freelance writer, you should not be afraid to learn new things.

There are three major types of freelance writing tracks: search engine optimization (SEO), research or academic writing, and blogging.

In terms of software, your most valuable tool is your word processing software. The easiest is Writer, which is part of the OpenOffice suite of software. It’s free to download and use, and compatible with the major operating systems, including Windows, Mac and Linux. Read the rest of this entry »

Contests and Promotions from ResearchWritingCenter.com, Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Time Management Tools for Freelance Writers (Contest Finalist Submission)

Writing Contest from RWCYou may be good at time management, but not good enough!

Quite often, you still find difficulties in beating certain crucial deadlines, or worse of all, failing to beat the deadlines. As a result of this, your overall performance and productivity are lowered, your job reputation skewed, and your freelance career is at stake.

Generally, life becomes so hectic and stressful. If this trend is not contravened, you are surely bound to hit a dead end.

Listen friend, being a professional freelance writer that you are, you don’t have to go through this mess. Acquaint yourself with some of the best known time management tools.
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Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Blast From the Past: RWC Article Digest (August-September 2010)

RWC LogotypeHey, guys! We continue our “Blast fro the Past” article series.

If you have missed the first part, you can check it out right here.

As we told you earlier – our article writing efforts are reduced during the summer, because some of the staffers are on a vacation, or because we are trying to concentrate on new tasks, which should make your life easier.

Like the implementation of the Payoneer payment processing. We are also working on the payment FAQ section for you, our users. This should make your life easier when you deal with payments and payment information. Read the rest of this entry »

Freelance Writing: Simple Tips on Complicated Topics Blast From the Past: RWC Article Digest (August 2010)

RWC LogotypeAs you’ve probably noticed – there’s isn’t that much activity on our blog!

Of course, because it’s the summer and we, at the ResearchWritingCenter.com, need our vacation and relaxation too :)

That’s why we have stopped writing that many articles for the blog and spend much less time researching: mainly because there is simply less staff at the office! :)

But we keep in mind, that a lot of our writers joined the freelance writing ranks at the RWC recently! There are a lot of great articles on our blog, which you simply missed, because you weren’t around, or were too lazy to search through the available blog pages. I’m of course joking about the latter one – a freelance writer can’t be lazy, by default :)
 
So we are offering you to take a look at some of the earlier articles from our blog! They should offer you additional insight into freelance writing with some useful tips. Read the rest of this entry »