Sharon Hurley Hall of Get Paid to Write Online
Any freelance writer online should be religiously reading, “Get Paid to Write Online” by Sharon Hurley Hall. It’s been a while since I featured a blog on my Review Tuesdays so I thought it was high time to focus on one I’d been meaning to bring up. Sharon’s blog is one of those must-read blogs if you are looking for an informative, friendly resource for your freelance writing journey.
Sharon was has been freelance writing, first as a journalist, for about 20 years and her experience comes through in her succinct blog entries and the wealth of tips and advice she offers other freelancers. She is warm, open and giving. She is one of those writers who truly want others to succeed alongside her.
Her blog shares the hints, tips, and ideas that helped her grow her own career. She shares openly with her readers, the trials and triumphs of freelancing with solutions for the problems all freelancers inevitably come across. If you’re a freelance writer, or plan to break in soon, then you will find Sharon’s blog a priceless resource of inspiration, encouragement, and insight.
There are so many entries that are full of her voice and charisma that it is impossible to choose a top ten, so here are ten great posts that I know will interest my readers:
- How To Create A Writing Portfolio
- How To Promote Yourself Through Guest Blogging
- Anatomy Of A Sales Letter
- Are All Your Eggs In One Basket?
- Writing For Free: Giving To Get
- Where Did I Go Wrong?
- Is it Time To Quit The Day Job?
- Five Ways To Make Down Time Work For You
- Are You Afraid To Be A Writer?
- Are You Sabotaging Your Goals?
I wanted to share one more link and another sincere, Thank You, to Sharon. She recently awarded me a Writer That Roared Award for being “one of the favourite writing personalities [she has] met recently”. Thank you so much Sharon, I love your blog and I am always delighted when you visit The Writer’s Round-About.
Sharon says:
{blush}. Thanks for this great review, Rebecca. It was a nice surprise when I woke up this morning.
Writer’s Round-About Reviews This Blog says:
[…] made a difference to someone, so I was very pleased when I realised that Rebecca Laffar-Smith had reviewed Get Paid to Write Online. She’s said so many nice things about this blog - and me - that […]
Rebecca Laffar-Smith says:
It’s my pleasure, Sharon.
Michele L. Tune - Writing the Cyber Highway says:
I love it when you review blogs, Rebecca! Like you, I love Sharon’s blog and remember reading most of the posts you mention.
Thanks for ANOTHER great post!
Smiles,
Michele
LaskiGal says:
Wow! Thanks for this! I will have to read for sure.
Rebecca Laffar-Smith says:
It’s great to see you, LaskiGal. I’m sure you’ll love the highlighted articles and more on Sharon’s blog.
Barrie Summy says:
Rebecca, thanks for stumbling upon me and mentioning my blog! I’m headed over to Sharon’s blog now. And congrats on your award!
Rebecca Laffar-Smith says:
Thank you, Barrie, and it was my pleasure!
Sharon Hurley Hall says:
Wow! Love the new look, though the print is a bit small. Where did you get it?
Rebecca Laffar-Smith says:
Thanks, Sharon. How is the font size now? Better? Should I increase the size in the sidebars too?
It’s a very old theme I dug up on the web called SimplaZEN. I customized it a great deal but basic three-column and header designs are the same. It’s amazing what programming skill, an eye for detail and two weeks of part-time work can do.
Sharon Hurley Hall says:
Definitely better. I don’t think it matters as much in the sidebars. In the name box above, I can’t see my name unless I highlight the text after typing (I’m using Firefox, FYI).
I’m looking around for the perfect theme. I like what I’ve got now, but it’s still not exactly what I want - and I’ve got a couple of other sites that need a makeover where I could try something new, so thanks for that.
Rebecca Laffar-Smith says:
Ick! Thanks Sharon, I’ll look into that in the morning. I didn’t notice it before because I forgot to check the form when logged out. I can see that the alignment of the text boxes are off too. I’ll get it fixed. Thanks for the heads up!
Melissa Donovanovan says:
Rebecca, it really looks great. What a nice, clean design — very professional! Congrats on the upgrade!
Melissa Donovanovan says:
Oops, somehow my comment went onto the wrong post. Yikes. Comment above was meant for the “Prepare Yourself for Change” post. Maybe you can move it (?). Argh.
Rebecca Laffar-Smith says:
Thanks, Melissa!
There doesn’t seem to be an easy way to move comments from one post to another but it’s ok here.
Just remember next time that the comments are directly below the post and there are three posts (one full and two parts) on the main and archive pages. 