Writing Reviews

For years, I have been writing product reviews for other people. It is something that I always intended to do myself on my own websites, but time constraints and the need to earn guaranteed money put a halt to my ambitions.

A couple of months ago, I finally took the plunge and launched two websites, and I wrote about them on Blogger. It has taken a lot of time and commitment to set them up. While I have 12 years of experience as a writer and a reasonable understanding of SEO, I have zero experience in website development. It has been a huge learning curve.  

I had to get a decent amount of content onto both my websites before I could add Adsense to start earning a few pennies from the sites. It took even longer before I felt able to start writing reviews and making money as an affiliate.

Reviews are very time-consuming. Writing them is a long and arduous process, and it involves a great deal of research. Learning about writing code to make sure the links, tables, and content were perfect was also a learning experience for me. 

Finally, I have written my first review that is for my own website and not for a paying client. I am really proud of how it has turned out but have yet to see if I will have any success in attracting traffic or in making any money from the review. Only time will tell.

Check out my buying guide and product reviews for the best soup makers.

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Creating a New Company and Launching Two New Sites

There have been some big changes in my professional life over the last two years. I began freelance writing for other people around ten years ago. Back in January 2016, I decided to launch my own blog- The Fruity Tart. This was originally on a basic WordPress plan. It is now a well-established site with almost 400 followers and more than 140 posts. Therefore, I decided to take it to the next level and it recently went live on a new platform.

I have also launched a new site called Super Souper Ed. This is all about soup making and has some amazing soup recipes, along with tips, informative articles, and product reviews. If you are a fan of soup-making or you want to learn some new skills in the kitchen, it is worth checking out.

Now that there are two websites plus Elizabeth Flynn Freelance Writing Services, I have founded an umbrella company called Purple Mermaid Media. Within this company, there are plans for several more websites that are currently in the early stages of development. These will not follow the same food-related theme as the previous two sites. Instead, they will focus on topics such as travel, pets, and recycling. Watch this space!

Finally Got My Own Website

After years of writing for other people and occasionally blogging for myself, I have finally taken the plunge and set up my own website.
It is a food website as I love cooking and eating. I also have a past in catering and food is a topic I write about regularly anyway. Therefore, it made sense to choose this as the main theme of the website.
It would include all the recipes I know, cooking tips, restaurant reviews, videos, how-to articles, lifestyle blogs, food news, and much more. Basically, it contains anything to do with food and drink.
I have only just got it underway, so there is still a lot of work to do yet. Posting all the recipes I know is a mammoth task.
However, there is enough content for it to be worthwhile checking out, so please feel free to visit at https://thefruitytart.org/

Bubblews- My Latest Addiction

A couple of years ago a fellow freelance writer wrote on their blog about a site called Bubblews. I checked it out and, as a 'serious' freelancer', decided not to bother with the iste. Basically, I have written for sites before where you only earn for the views that you get and these vary between 1 cent for every 7 views to a cent for every 100 views. I don't bother with any of these anymore and dismissed Bubblews as being the same.

However, the other day I was doing an Internet search just to check I was writing at the best places and ignoring the worst. Another writer had written about how great Bubblews is. As I had nothing better to do at that time and it is free to join, I thought I would check out Bubblews again and sign up for a free account.

I am so pleased that I was bored that night! It is great for amateurs and professionals alike. All you need to do is create a post with a minimum of 400 characters- repeat 400 characters not word. You can choose any topic you like, even writing just a few simple words about your day. Unusually, you get paid for EVERY view, like comment and social media share. You connect with other users and like and comment on their work to and they usually return the favour. The more connections you make the more vies you get.

OK, so it won't make you a millionaire. Articles I write are anything between $5-150 depending on length, topic, amount of research and usage rights. On Bubblews, I wrote four short posts on my first day and made just under $5. I have had similar success every day since.Although it doesn't sound a lot, the maximum amount of time I have spent on any post is 15 minutes. Some only 5 minutes. It is basically a great way to earn a fun bit of extra cash in your spare time or on the days when you don't have many other freelance projects on. I also like the sense of community on there. It is kind of a cross between Facebook and a writing site. You need to earn at least $50 to cash out but this is easily achievable in your first fortnight. Many users are cashing out every couple of days.

Check out the site yourself, it is free to sign up and if you don't like it, you just don't go on any more.

Hello Aspiring Freelance Writers

When I first dabbled in freelance writing online I started a couple of blogs on here and didn't really have a lot of success.

3 years later.....

I am now working successfully as a freelance writer full-time and am back giving blogger another go. It wasn't their fault. I didn't know what I was doing then. I thought I could post something on the Internet and millions of people would read my work and I would earn an instant living. I didn't understand SEO, keywords and article promotion etc.

It doesn't work like that. After four years of hard work finding out about the good, the bad and the ugly I am finally making a living on the Internet. Don't get me wrong, I am not a millionaire, nor am I going to write posts about how to get rich quick. Hopefully, I will write posts that will help others to cut out the hard work bit I had to go through and find the best places to write, the scams to avoid and lots of other useful tips on how to manage your time, find the best jobs, use links, get views and use social media.

So, I expect you want to know some more about me. I am a 34-year-old mother of four from the UK. When I was pregnant with my third child I started writing a bit online to earn some extra cash. I was saving up for a pram. When I went on maternity leave an administrative error with my date of birth meant that my Working Tax Credits got stopped. As a result, I couldn't go back to work as I didn't have the money for childcare. What could I do? I upped my efforts writing online.

I don't earn a fortune. However, I have kept up with my bills and had a two-bedroom extension built on my house. I have since had a fourth baby so it was necessary. Keep track of what I write on here and you will soon know what to avoid doing, where it is best to write, find some great links for experts in this field and get your freelance writing career kick-started.