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Flattening The Curve

3/2/2021

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As you know, I’ve been a little concerned about how COVID-19 has impacted my home-based business. While at first, I didn’t see much of a change, in recent months I have experienced a dip in orders and overall numbers compared to a year ago. Now that we are a year into the pandemic, I am starting to see a leveling out of my workflow. Don’t get me wrong, I have a steady stream of freelance work coming my way, and most weeks I am working from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM writing blogs or articles six-day-a-week. That’s been a fairly consistent factor for most of the past year and if I didn’t keep track of the orders coming in, I may not be aware of any dip at all.

The February 2021 Numbers

Last month, February 2021, I completed a total of 12 jobs. That is down slightly from the 14 jobs completed in January 2021 and December 2020. That shows me that things are starting to stabilize. Out of those 12 jobs for the month, I completed a total of 34 articles. Again, down slightly from the 38 articles I wrote in January 2021 and 36 articles in December 2020. Still, not far off the mark from either of those two months. I also wrote 70 product descriptions in February, which did not happen the previous two months. As a result, my February 2021 word count was much higher at 53,750 words than the 26,800 from January 2021 and 34,225 from December 2020.

Where The Jobs Came From

Of the dozen jobs for the month, three originated from Fiverr. I got my first job from AnyTask, another freelance platform I have a profile on. What makes this one so interesting is that the payment for the job I completed for a client there was made in cryptocurrency. That was a first for me. The cryptocurrency used on this freelance platform is ETN, or Electroneum. I also wrote a total of 21 articles as part of my contract with Digital Authority Partners. As for geographic locations, I received 8 jobs from the United States, and two each from Australia and the United Kingdom which seems to be pretty much the norm for me these days.

Another Wide Spectrum Of Topics

Doing the month of February 2021, I found myself writing about a lot of different things, as is usually the case. This time around topics included SEO, online gambling, socks and wardrobe accessories, SuperBowl history, hair salon business tips, landing pages, social media posts for an electrical company, and many more. One of the topics I have found to be most enjoyable for me to write about is related to casinos and gambling. Although I do not participate in these activities, I am finding the topic to be very interesting to research and write about for one of my regular clients. I also enjoy writing about various aspects of SEO properties.

I Was Also Sick This Month

It was strange. Early in the morning of February 16, I had a very good phone appointment with my local doctor. She told me that my ECG results from Penticton the month before showed that my heart function was now up to 30%. It was down to 10% in April 2020 and 15-20% a couple of months later. My doctor said the progress I’ve been making has been significant in the past six months. Then later that morning I started to feel nauseous. I was sick off and on for the rest of the day and my wife, Brenda eventually took me to the local ER in the evening. I spent a night in the hospital and it turns out that my sodium level was too low. An easy fix.

Ebook Sales Still Down

I have contemplated off and on over the past couple of months of writing and publishing another eBook. But when I look at my sales figures for the past month I change that plan. I have a total of seven titles online and sold a copy of one of them during February 2021. I was seeing sales figures of at least a copy a week but that was before COVID-19. I’m not sure that I can blame the coronavirus for my dip in eBook sales, so I won’t. I’m also not concerned about the numbers on that part of my writing business, either. But you never know, I may just put together something new for later this year. We’ll see how things go in the meantime.

Check Me Out Online

I write several blogs a month for myself and my many individual projects. You can check out the latest one on “How To Find Work During COVID-19 When You Are Over 50” or “Thought I Had My Finger On The Pulse Of Heart Month.” Or if you prefer to find out what I’m writing about today, you can follow me on Facebook.
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    My name is George Elliott. I have been in the Media Industry since 1978. I spent 23 years in Broadcasting and worked in a total of six different radio stations located in southern British Columbia Canada during my career. In 2000 I switched gears and moved into the Print Media Industry at a small town, local weekly community newspaper. In 2004 I bought the paper and operated it with my wife, Brenda until July 2016 when we closed it. I launched a freelance web content and article writing business from my home in January 2014.

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