Freelance Ponderings and Advice #16

January 13, 2013

An Opinion Blog

Go ahead. Be controversial. People will read about your opinions whether they like what you have to say or not.

People simply cannot help it. Writing on an opinion blog is like gossip. People love it. They crave it. Even if they hate your opinion.

You will certainly attract an audience.

There are a number of topics you can cover, including:

Life circumstances
Family life
Social causes
Environmental issues
Education

Challenge

Write an article about an issue that you are concerned about.

Quick Writing Tip

Write from your heart.

5 Writing Prompts

Blog post idea: Religions compared
Blog post idea: Activism
Blog post idea: Over population?
Blog post idea: Poverty
Blog post idea: Domestic abuse

Quote

Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.

JOHN MILTON, Areopagitica

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Freelance Ponderings and Advice: Issue # 11

January 30, 2012

Membership Sites: A Sense of Community

What is a membership site?

A membership site is generally based around a theme or idea. For instance, a homemaker may create a site to aid others in homemaking, requiring them to sign up to join the site. She will offer advice on the many aspects of homemaking in the form of recipes, quick tips and articles.

Paid or Free?

She may also ask a fee from each potential member, in hopes of earning a living from her information. The site may have a free membership which offers the basics, as well as paid area where these special members receive ebooks, special reports and other offerings for their paid subscription.

Why create a membership site?

A membership site provides you and readers a place to gather online, giving everyone a needed sense of community. You are able to create bonds and friendships this way, which is not always possible when using other online venues. Forums and chat rooms aid in creating this community, as does a blog.

Challenge

Brainstorm a few ideas for membership sites. Spend some time thinking about each idea, and create a list of ideas for each. Is one of these ideas motivating you to create your own site? Now may be the time to start one.

Quick Writing Tip

Create a few freebies for your site members, such as a special report, and ecourse and an ebook. Keep them all on topic.

5 Writing Prompts

Article Idea: What is a membership site?

Article Idea: Building a sense of community.

Ecourse Idea: How to create an ecourse.

Article Idea: How to write and ebook.

Special Report Idea: Ideas for membership sites.

Quote

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles. ~ Plato

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* Their younger siblings.
* Keeping up the house.
* Business tasks.

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