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Grammarly Review: Is This Grammar Checker Worth It?

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This Grammarly review was updated in June 2018 to reflect how readers and I use this grammar checker today.

Are you looking for an accurate online proofreading tool that works?

Are you confident what you’re writing is error-free and easy to read?

Would you like a tool or grammar checker to help you proof-read your work?

I think you’ll agree with me when I say typos and grammar mistakes are embarrassing.

I discovered Grammarly, a grammar checker for proofreading articles, book chapters and blog posts.

I spent 30 days using Grammarly…before taking out a Grammarly Premium subscription.

Now, in this updated 2018 Grammarly review, I’ll explain how it can help you check grammar and spelling online, and if this grammar checker is worth it for writers, bloggers and non-native English speakers.

You can also claim an exclusive Grammarly discount below.

Please note, I focused mostly on Grammarly Premium for this review.

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6 Effective Book Promotion Strategies for Indie Authors

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6 Book Promotion Strategies for Indie AuthorsYou’ve put a lot of effort into writing your book and now want to use book promotion strategies that work.

Or perhaps you submitted your book to hundreds of publishers and received many rejections and have decided to self-publish.

(Fear not: Even J.K. Rowling got more than 200 rejections before a publisher took a chance.)

Either way, it's time to find book promotion strategies that work. 

Your book is a product, just like furniture, clothing, cookware and toys. So the principles behind book promotion strategies that work can help you promote your book too.

Here are six book promotion strategies you should consider if you want to get your book out there and increase sales.

1. Create an Author Website (and a Blog)

If you do not have a website dedicated to you as an author, get one now. Create a homepage that features you as an author, your background and your genre of writing.

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How Daily Writing Shapes Your Life

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How Daily Writing Shapes Your Life Writing is more than a profession or hobby. It is a passion to express ourselves in the most relatable and beautiful way.

When you sit back and evaluate your life, you will begin to notice transformation.

Writing on a regular basis, or free writing, helps you plan your life.

Through writing, you can express yourself, spread compassion and deliver information. After recognising the beautiful changes writing can bring to your life, you will certainly want to write about your experiences.

Writing Helps You Become More Responsible and Mature

Writing helps individuals become more responsible and intellectual about their perspectives and thoughts.

This practice helps you become more established day by day, especially if you are as lucky as I am to be a copywriter for Caffeinated, where you have the opportunity to write about different topics you are interested in.

When your thoughts are introspective, you will naturally start understanding.

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7 Awesome Websites Where You Can Find a Remote Writing Job

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7 Websites Where You Can Find a Remote Writing JobDo you want to find a writing job?

The world is becoming more accustomed to freelance workers, and companies are jumping on the bandwagon to get their content written by freelancers who know how to do it best.

With so many good writers out there, why should companies waste their employees’ time when managers could be delegating work outside of their offices?

This outsourcing creates an ever-increasing demand for freelance work, especially a writing job.

From copywriting to reporting, thousands of words out there are just waiting to be written – and for a good price too.

If you’ve established a good writing habit, freelance writing can bring a joyful career into your life. Numerous advantages accompany freelance writing: setting your own hours, being your own boss, deciding on your own rates – you can even be lying on a beach in Thailand while you work your craft. [Read more…]

15 Amazing Tips for Getting More from Your 99 designs Contest

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Updated: May 2018

99 designs contest tips

Are you about to run a 99 designs contest?

I did just that.

I'm not a designer, and I recently self-published a book on Amazon. So, I needed a book cover.

My design skills being what they are – non-existent – meant I  decided to run  a 99designs book cover contestc.

What is 99designs?

99designs is a design contest marketplace where you can run contests for: logos, web designs and book covers amongst other things.

If you're wondering why choose 99designs, it's a great place to find professional designers for your book, website, blog and more, while working on a budget.

As part of a 99 designs contest, designers complete against each other to win a cash prize (which you provide).

Lots of top bloggers recommended 99designs to me. So, I ran a contest for a book cover on this website.

My 99designs book cover competition lasted for seven days, and there were two rounds.

The first round was open to everyone, and it lasted four days.

At the end of this round, I picked eight finalists, and I worked with these for a further three days on their designs.

Then, I picked a winner.

I made some mistakes, and I learnt some 15 hard lessons about crowd-sourcing design projects like these.

Here are my 99designs contest tips for 2018.

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