Why a page about writing tools on a site about natural food and farming and market gardening? Because the ability to communicate is essential to a successful small farm business or market garden. Here's some examples where writing skills are essential, and where writing tools can help:
Information is the ultimate product and you can create your information products in your spare time (my information products, created when I wasn't busy with farm stuff, have made a few mortgage payments for me.)
In no particular order , here are the writing tools and resources that have helped me create and promote my website, advertise my business, and create another income stream with information products.
Become an InfoPreneur with Solo Build It!. To learn about selling your knowledge, check out this link for more, umm, information (bonus, Solo Build It! also includes an auto-responder that will distribute your e-mail newsletter to your customers for you automatically.)
If you are not sure you can write for money, check out these resources that have helped me.
Freemind Mind Mapping Software
You may be familiar with mindmapping as a way to document and organize free-form information. It's one of the newer writing tools available. I have used a mind mapping tool called Freemind for a couple of years now; in fact i used it to organize the content for my e-book 'The Guide to Pest Control in the Organic Garden'. You can download Freemind for free at the link above.
p.s. If you would like to see the actual mind map I created to write the Guide, download this report from my website
Cool IT Tools for the Busy Market Gardener
Finally, here's a great book about writing for the web The Net Writing Master Course from Solo Build It! Definitely a must-have to craft your own income producing web-site - and it's FREE!
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