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It must be that time of year again, as I am now inundated by students who need me to prepare their essays/course work for them. This is always a busy time of year, and also a profitable one. Typically a student will need a 7000-15000 word essay, completed and delivered, written using any one of a handful of citation standards, within a week, and this costs.

However, what most students do not realise, is the more work they do in preparing for the essay before they recruit me, the cheaper it will be. If a student simply gives me the essay question, and requires me to find sources to quote, then the price is going to be higher. If the student prepares a list of acceptable sources, and outlines the document, then the price will be lower.

I think I might actually write a set of guidelines for academic clients, explaining to them the way in which they can save some money and streamline the entire process.

Well, I am now into my fourth year as a full time freelance writer. It has been quite a battle to build a reputation and establish a good spread of clients, but I think I can now safely say I am there.

One thing I have noticed lately is the increased demand for freelance writers. OK I specialise in writing website content and other forms of writing designed to be used on-line, so we can expect a growth in this industry as the internet is still booming. However, the increase in demand seems to be significant.

I can only attribute this to the growing awareness of the importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), and the fact that many SEO practices revolve around a requirement for quality website content.

This of course is good news for those people like me, who make their living as a freelance writing, focused upon producing high quality website content.

Let us hope the boom continues into the future.

It has been quite a month for me this month, firstly I have just completed some work for a particularly prestigious client, I have been writing press releases and articles for notorious art collector Charles Saatchi, and his new Gallery that is opening in Chelsea next month. The new Saatchi Gallery will house one of the most world renowned collections of contemporary art. Secondly I am now fully booked with work for the next six weeks, apart from the little time I have set aside for my repeat clients, as I do not wish to turn any of them away.

So I really must be doing something right I guess, although its been a long haul getting the ball rolling, it has taken me over a year to get to this stage, but I think it has all been worth it when I see where I am today. So a big thanks to all my clients who have helped me so much over the last few months, many of you have been extremely supportive and helpful.