The Article Writer

If you are self employed, you may have considered borrowing funds to help take your business to the next level. This can be a costly proposition especially if your local banker isn’t fond of your business plan.

Well, the internet has a new way to help you borrow money — from strangers, that is. Prosper.com is a site where borrowers and lenders get together apart from the banks. Prosper brings together ordinary people to do something extraordinary — provide loans. Whether you need to consolidate debt, get funding for your business, put a new roof on your house, etc. you can get it done through this particular web site.

I won’t say anything else about the service other than that I haven’t used it. Still, it is intriguing idea, one that may help you work through a difficult situation. Check it out!

Once in awhile I get a request to exchange links with another site owner. If they are a writer, author, or someone else who has anything to do with “word management” then they are a natural fit.

Last week Anne Wayman of The Golden Pencil fame made mention of me in one of her blog entries and we exchanged links. I have been faithfully reading Anne’s blog for several months now and participating [or lurking] on her forum. I like Anne’s simple homespun advice for writers, plus she attracts a nice following of experienced writers too!

While I do have certain parameters for reciprocity, feel free to drop me a line and mention that you would like to trade links. New links typically are added once or twice a week.

At the very least, maybe I’ll get to know more about some of this blog’s many visitors. I know that you are there even if you don’t normally leave a comment.

This time last year I launched the web site that goes along with this blog. Only six weeks earlier than that time had I begun my article submission quest through EzineArticles.com; I decided that I needed a site where I could house some of my articles, hence The Article Writer was born.

Prior to May 2005 I owned and managed several sites, but none were dedicated to what I do as a wordsmith: write articles, create web content, offer copywriting services, craft press releases, and more.

This particular blog only came about in early December 2005. I blogged minimally before that time, usually on someone else’s site. Instead of being a simply blog contributor I thought about becoming a blog manager, thus The Article Writer. This past March I added a second blog, The Auto Writer, to house most of my current articles about the automotive industry.

I want to thank each and every customer who has found me through this site. Over the past year my business has skyrocketed as people discovered me, what I do, and what I can do for them; yes, my motto still is: “your success is my success”. Starting www.thearticlewriter.com was the best move I made since launching my business way back in November 2002.

I would also like to thank each of you who stops by regularly for a visit. Many visitors are fellow writers or people simply looking to jump in on the article marketing bandwagon. Hopefully, I have contributed my part to help make this exciting thing we call the “world wide web” a better place. I know that many of you certainly have so I thank you for your inspiration as well.