Content Mill Or Launch Pad To Success

One thing that every freelance writer dreads is being sucked into a content mill where they are only offered low paying jobs that are not worth their time or effort. One such place that many claim is nothing more than a content mill is Elance. A good bit of articles on the internet, individuals on LinkedIn, and many other social media outlets claim that you will never make it as a freelancer on Elance. Is there any truth in their claim?

In my opinion, the answer is NO!

The basis for my opinion on this is that I originally worked in an actual mill, a carpet mill to be exact. I was there for nearly three years and saw my life going no where. It can be so difficult to advance or go anywhere in such a place and was told by many people there, people who had been doing the same job for 40+ years, that it was nothing but a dead end job. The reason for this is because in a work enviroment such as a mill it can be extremely hard to work your way up and stand out. Even if you are a hard worker, which I was, most of the time the only way to move up is with deceit, back stabbing, and lies. Those methods are no ways to live and make a name for yourself. However, I sine being on Elance I can actually see a future for myself.

However, in freelance writing on Elance I have found a way that my hard work can actually pay off and be recognized. Am I going to make the same rate of pay that I did, $13.13 an hr., when I started I know that I did not. Too many people approach freelance writing websites such as Elance in hopes that they will instantly make more money than whatever job they did previously. It takes time, patience, and effort. Here are a couple things that I have found to work.

• Balance- Don't expect to be making big bucks right off the rip on Elance. It takes time to build up your reputation. Originally, I could only get fixed price jobs. I was having a hard time finding a WorkView job which is essential. Once you do manage to get a WorkView job, get a couple fixed priced jobs to go along with it. Even at some of the low rates offered in workview jobs if you add in a couple fixed price jobs you will likely end up making close to what you did in your previous jobs, but logging less hours.
• Persistence- Be persistent and active in the freelance writing community, a good place for Elancers is the Elance Professional Network on LinkedIn.
• Do Not Let the NaySayers Get You Down- It can be easy to give up on Elance when you read some of the articles on the net. For the most part though, it has gotten very good reviews. The people who complain about it and claim it is a content mill likely did not put very much effort into actually establishing themselves on Elance.

Bottom line, Elance can be a great launch pad to being successful as a Freelance writer. You wont be able to wave a magic wand and be great, but that is the truth of anything in life. Content Mill or not, the environment offered by being a freelance writer is completely different than any actual mill setting. Honestly, I think the term "content mill" is a bit of a misnomer, and this is coming directly from somebody that had to deal with working in an actual mill for several years.  What do you think, Content Mill or Launch Pad To Success?

Breaking Social Constructs: Natures Time Not Our Own

When it comes to breaking social constructs there is one major thing to always remember, we are not on our own time. We are in fact on the time that we have borrowed from nature because without it we wouldn't have life in the first place.

Its funny though...

Everyone in the world is always rush rush rush...and each thing they are rushing too is another event or place that has been created within a society that is covered up with a cancer. The difference between the cancer of society when compared to regular cancer? This is a cancer that we can cure because it is a cancer that we have created.

Don't get me wrong, I partake in the pleasures and technology of modern times. However, one thing that I always try to do is set aside a little bit of time to appreciate nature and the things that the Universe has done for me.

Our souls all sing to the tune of 10,000 Natural Kinds, but can you hear the music?

 Take the time out to listen to its sweet music. I am sure that in doing at least one thing daily on natures time and not our own, that you will be a much happier person and already taken a step to
breaking social constructs.

2014: The Year of The Entrepreneurial Spirit

2014 Is the year of the Entrepreneurial Spirit

As 2013 is almost over I cannot help but wonder what kind of spirit will motivate the small business, marketing, crowd funding, and the social media machine in the coming year. I predict an unprecedented renewal in the entrepreneurial spirit and the start up of a new era where dreams become possible at your finger tips. It is truly a great time to be an entrepreneur. Dreams will no longer be limited by money. Instead dreams will only be limited by how deeply you desire success and how hard you are willing to achieve your passion.

Its funny, I am getting to live in an age where people are weary of a mundane, repetitive, and unfulfilled life. More than ever people are becoming more likely to take the risk involved in going after their dreams. To the older generation we seem reckless and many in our own generation of the Millennials do not understand. To those that do understand the motivation of an entrepreneur, each person pursuing the entrepreneurial spirit and chasing toward there dreams are an inspiration.

Since the creation of the internet the momentum has been building up to this point in time, 2014: The Year Of The Entrepreneur. With a small business start up now easier than ever, prevalence of social media, and the rise of Crowd Funding as a means to gather monetary support, the road to being a successful entrepreneur has become even easier. In 2014 the entrepreneurial spirit  will shake up and wake up society to a new way of thinking.

The Start Up Of A New Era

As the Year of the Entrepreneurial Spirit creeps up on us and slowly begins to advance it is going to become apparent that we are on the cusp of the start up of a new era. Society is minutes away from a miracle but will we follow through with it or quit seconds before it happens?

Small business start ups are going to play a huge role in this revolution. I am proud to say that Growth In Recovery is honored and looks forward to the rebirth of a market where the entrepreneur is king.

Through Glass Frozen Here

Social Constructs can freeze the warmest of hearts during the holidays...

 Through Glass,
Frozen Here...

Through Glass solid
Frozen where I stand
Looking for your soul
My one and only demand

I see the tears
Each one that forms
I feel the pain
From My own storms...


Something that we should all realize during the holidays is not everyone are capable of seeing their family. Some people must either stare at there loved ones through glass within the walls of prison. While other people may only have memories frozen solid in time for their loved ones and the time they you used to spend together each holiday season. They each shed tears for one another. It does not matter if they behind prison bars, in the realm of the spirit, or the prison of social constructs Lets always pray for, remember, and help any individual that is not capable of spending the holiday season with their family. Share this. There can be great power in the art of poetry and its power to alter social constructs. Lets make sure other people know that we are thinking about them this holiday season. Many are imprisoned for often ludicrous social constructs, help this post go viral and share in their remembrance.

Converting To Blogger For My Blogging Needs

Since about April I have been blogging on WordPress. I even took the time to dish out $18 for my Wordpress hosted domain name, another $100 for Wordpress premium, and $75 for a premium theme. Life with WordPress was good for many months, and then last night it happened...

Don't get me wrong, WordPress is a fairly good blogging platform. With that being said, it can be difficult to navigate at times for the blogger and you are constantly hearing about all of these great plug-ins only to find out they may only be gained with some degree of difficulty. I have already paid out almost $200 and I just do not feel like I have gotten my money's worth from them. Granted, some of this may be due to mistakes that I made at the start of my blogging journey.

However, once I discovered Blogger I was instantly in love. Not only is it easy to navigate but the integration with all of the other aspects of Google + make for a much more comprehensive blogging experience. Not to mention an added benefit of Blogger is that since it is Google's platform it ranks higher in pages.

In conclusion, WordPress, its not you, its me. We had many good months together and I will still come back to visit but I feel the spark that was there when we first met is no longer there. It is for this reason (along with my other gripes about WordPress) that I am converting over to Blogger.