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About me - Frances Laing

I'm a freelance writer, journalist and blogger. My focus is people and the environment.

I write challenging, investigative features and articles as well as the ones about people enjoying themselves with travel, tourism, nature and their gardens. I try to

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Looking for work is like looking for love. You need to kiss a lot of frogs (or toads) to find your prince! Here's my advice to make it all as painless as possible: 1. Try to feel calm about the idea that for every ten job enquiry letters, emails or phone calls you make you may only get one response. There will be a lot of fr... More..
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The first and most useful thing I would say about blogging as a career is that I believe it is really HARD WORK and you should be prepared for that. Get yourself a copy of the book 'Problogger - Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income' by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett and you will begin to see what I mean. The ... More..
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I don't think so. Paid surveys seem to be a useful way of earning extra income and I've never had any negative experiences with them. Doing paid surveys on-line is not really much different from answering questions when someone stops you in the street to fill in a market research survey, as far as I can see. I would say thou... More..
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There are as many different types of journalists as there are horses. Do you want to go into print journalism, features writing, sports journalism, celebrity reporting, photography, radio broadcasting, video editing or television? Workplaces are constantly changing, especially with the global recession. Regional newspapers a... More..