Liz Strauss is the anchor woman behind Successful-Blog.com and the author of The Secret of Writing a Successful and Outstanding Blog.

Being a successful writer and a blogger, surely there are many tips that we can learn from her after all the blogosphere in Malaysia is growing.

From an interview between Mary (the Chief Editor of Write To Done) and Liz, there are four very important keynotes that we all should take note in order to be an outstanding writer (or blogger).

Connect To Your Readers

There is a reason why it is important to connect to your readers. First and foremost, you need people to read your words. You are not writing just to display it to yourself but you are displaying to the whole world. You share your knowledge and thoughts but that would be useless without readers. By connecting to your readers, you are creating a two-way communication.

Listen To Your Readers

Now that you have your readers, you don’t expect them to just read without giving feedback, right? Learn to listen to your readers with an open mind. Trust your readers that they are making statements that will help you discover yourself in the process. Treasure their comments about your writing and accept criticism if there is any. You will learn to write better in times to come. Practice makes perfect.

Write From Your Heart

Be real to yourself and your audience. Share your feelings, your knowledge and your experience full of insights and information. Create something inspires your readers so that they can relate to themselves in a practical way. In other words, be passionate in your writing and you will reach out to your readers. There is no reason to write just for money. I know there are many writers out there but not every writers can write from the heart.

Love For Doing What You Do

“Do what you love in service to those who love what you do.” - Steve Farber

This is by far the most important element of all because if you have no love for writing, then your writing would be dead. When you love writing, naturally your writing will flourish. Take it as a mirror of reflection. Your readers can see you shine through your writing and they will love you for what you are and what you do.

If you can try to implement these tips in your daily writing, you are well on your way to become an outstanding writer.

2 weeks ago, I attended the Profit Blogging Workshop which was organised by AsiaOnline Mastery Sdn Bhd at Crystal Crown Hotel, PJ. Thanks for SC.Wong for the invitation to this valuable workshop. Initially, my purpose of attending was to find out MORE on how blogging can be a source of part-time income and subsequently turning it into a full time income.

During the workshop, I felt glad to meet up with the 2 Blogging Master cum speakers, Steven Wong and Melvin Ng(The Smart Guy in Black Suit). I found them to be knowledgeable, sincere and approachable. In fact, during my conversation with them, I discovered that their passion for conducting the Profit Blogging Workshop was to show more Malaysians how they can increase their income through blogging, as they had done it themselves.

According to them, blogging is one of the easiest and fastest way to make money online that only requires minimal time and investment. The setup cost is negligible and it is suitable for someone with no web designing, programming or even IT technical knowledge.

During their presentation, they shared their 5 Points Profit Blogging System which they personally use, the 3 secrets of successful blogging, and the 3 major reasons why people fail in blogging. Check out the agenda of the workshop from the photo captured in the workshop.

In my opinion, this Profit Blogging Workshop serves as a foundation for people who want to make money on the Internet. I learned that to be successful in blogging or any Internet business, we need to have a ‘Proven System’ and the correct mentoring, which the Profit Blogging Workshop can provide..

Steven and Melvin will be conducting the Profit Blogging Bootcamp on 5th & 6th July 2008. For further info, check out their website at http://asiaonlinemastery.com/

Just to share you a good article - The Building Blocks Of A Successful Freelancing Career by Ritu B. Pant. Photos by scienceyear.com and onlinetutoringworld.com.

A Freelancer is a person who engages himself in a profession without a long-term engagement to any one employer. One of the great amenities of this profession is that they enjoy a varied flavour of assignments and can manuevor their work routine as they deem fit. Freelance career is providing a great flexibility that is not seen in regular professions. Once established, it can be the source of some really good income.

To a freelancer, the most ultimate object of attention should be the client himself. As they are the ones who will bring the heart of the job, that is, the job itself. So, every freelancer must treat their clients in such a diction that a new client in the end turns into a returning client, It is not only a guaranteed way to keep the influx of the job pretty consistent, but also can be a great pointers to more and more referrals.

This article outlines some of the ways that a freelancer can keep their client inside their regular circle, these steps are pretty basic and thus most imperatives to successfully strike a cord of constant goodwill between the freelancer and the client.

Reliability

No matter what happens, you must be able to deliver what the client wants, from time to time. Then the client will easily recognise you as one of the reliable contacts and provide you with more work opportunities. There are certain things that you can do to make this reliability a reality:-

• deliver on time
• provide great support
• answer any and all questions your client may have
• be quick in replying to e-mails and returning phone calls
• keep the client abreast about the whereabouts of the project.

And then your client will never think of hiring anyone else.

Credibility

Though credibility and reliability both are intertwined, but in case of become really credible to the eyes of client, you must project that extra care towards him that goes beyond the contract paper. Such as develop a nice friendly relation with the customer, listen to his points (Even if outside the job), ask questions and show the urgency to complete the project on time. These will surely make you not only a reliable and effective person who can and knows how to do the job, but also a credible support the client was ardently looking for.

Effective Promotion Material

You may be selling your skill through web sites or through brochures, or even in magazines also. But whatever the medium may be, the first thing you must make sure is that your portfolio and the medium itself is eye-catching and interesting enough to arrest the client. As they say, the first impression is the last impression.

Responsiveness

If not applied properly, this is usually something that can sabotage the chance of registering a potential client. Do not forget the any probable client and the responsibility under any circumstances. If you can not contact the client immediately, try to have him some automated message as to say you are busy and will contact with him soon as you are free; and that contact should occur within 24-48 hours of time duration. And if the client happens to be a regular one, and you can not really attend him in his chosen schedule, then do not just completely overlook till the next meeting date, instead, in the middle at least send one or two nice SMS or email saying that you have remembered his enquiries and soon will get back to that.

If you can follow the above steps with efficiency, then you will have a list of client that will always refer back to you in time of need, in return you are the one who will be profited and will be content, alongside the clients.