Marisa Wikramanayake

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  • Freelancing

    Freelance Friday: The marketing methods that are working

    April 2, 2010 / 1 Comment

    I thought this might help the other freelancers out there. Over the past year and a bit, I have been experimenting with all sorts of methods of marketing my services. Here are my results so far: 1) The website has paid for itself more than a hundred times over. It has had a huge effect in generating income for me. It costs about $100 AUD per year to both host the files and rent the domain name and it brings me income that vastly out does that. People find me via Google and it pays off massively. 2) You need to market your different services separately. I  market my writing services…

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  • Projects,  Writing

    21 Ways To Get Work As A Writer:

    April 28, 2009 / 1 Comment

    Marisa Wikramanayake writes the Perth Diary column for the Sunday Leader and music reviews for RTR FM. In this post, she lists ways to find work as a writer.

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    Things You Need To Know About Being A Writer, Part 3:

    March 18, 2009 / No Comments

    Marisa Wikramanayake is a Sri Lankan born, Australian based freelance writer and editor. She discusses rates, societies, unions, job boards, job sites, trade journals and having your website in the third part of her list of necessary information for writers. This and other information, published work, and her rates and services are available on her website.

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