About Me

Hey there, thanks for stopping by!

If you want to know a little bit about me, here are the main bits - I'm a writer, working mainly for online clients writing articles and books to their requirements.

I also run an eBay business with my partner (you can check out our Shop Smoo lens if you like toys and games!).

My mission is to build lots of useful lenses that are all worth a visit, so I hope you enjoy this one.

Allison

Online freelance writing jobs

Welcome to my lens about making money from writing. Here I will reveal the sites where I am doing well, and where there are loads of jobs to apply for. There is a wealth of resources below, and if you put your mind to using them (as I did) you'll soon...

Find online freelance copywriting and ghostwriting jobs

Thanks for visiting! This is the companion lens to Online Freelance Writing Jobs, with plenty of information on how to become a successful copywriter and/or ghostwriter - and where to find the jobs that will get you there. Copywriting can take on many...

How to Write Freelance Articles and Get Published Online With Helium

Welcome to one of my writing lenses, which is dedicated to helping you make the most of the fast growing writers' website Helium - and that includes earning some cash from it too. Together we'll explore the site, discover the many advantages...

How to Write and Sell Articles to Websites and Magazines

It's been eighteen years since that first article sale, but I still get excited by every new one that gets accepted. I'm mostly asked to write them in advance now, so I don't suggest too many ideas to magazines like I used to; I just stick to the one...

Creative Gifts for Writers

Writers are easy people to buy gifts for. There's books, journals, software for writers, writing guides, and much much more that would all make fantastic and welcome gifts for us. So this lens is kind of my indulgence - a list of creative and inspirin...

Loot and Party Bag Toys for Parties, Birthdays, Boys and Girls

If you are, you've come to the right place. Finding and filling party bags for children's birthday parties is a regular task for hardworking mothers everywhere.  Now it's time you had a helping hand and got some cool resources to look at. Fi...

Write niche interest articles faster and earn more

Writing articles for websites tends to bring in varying amounts of money.  We've all come across the people who pay a dollar for a five hundred word article - now this might be an acceptable way to start if you have no portfolio of work behind y...

Funky Fridge Magnets to Brighten Up Your Kitchen

Yep - they are cool. They jazz up your boring old refrigerator, not to mention your dishwasher and anyplace else that will take one. They also say a lot about the kind of person you are. Kids love 'em, but us adults own some pretty coo...

Gifts, Gadgets and Toys for Kids and Adults at Shop Smoo

Welcome to Shop Smoo, our eBay store - packed with toys, gifts and gadgets for all ages, not to mention those curiosities you just can't resist buying! We combine postage on multiple purchases, and we are always pleased to hear from our customers.&nbs...

Funky socks and covers for your iPod

Whatever type of Apple iPod you've got, buying it is just the first step. Next up, you've got to be able to protect it and keep it looking as good as the day you first got it out of its box. Luckily you've got plenty of help on this front - and that'...

Understanding Ovarian Cancer

Back in 1983, when I was eleven, I lost my mum to ovarian cancer. She was just forty nine. I'm now thirty five, and there is still a huge void in my life where my mum should be. I felt I wanted to do something positive in her memory, and where better...

Online website promotion jobs

We're always being told we need to promote our own websites to be successful. That's true of course, but there's big business in undertaking web promotion for other people. Think about it for a moment. Promoting a website takes lots of time and effort...

Allison Whitehead - Do I Feel Lucky?

This is a first for me.  I've never made a lens about, well... me before.  But if it's okay for Kimberly Dawn Wells to do it, then it's okay for me! First up, I'm a writer. And as of January 2008 I'm a full time writer - achieving an ambitio...

French And Saunders

Okay, all you Dawn and Jennifer fans, take it from someone who has twice seen their show being filmed at the BBC - they are fantastic! Go for a stroll down memory lane and enjoy some of the highlights in the clips below. Then tell us all about your own...

Losing Weight with Weight Watchers

I started compiling this lens on the 5th April 2008, two days before getting back onto the Weight Watchers diet again. I'm hoping that as I start to lose weight on the plan, the lens will grow and develop and I will be able to share my experiences wi...

Shop Smoo: The Best Ebay-shop Ever

Shop Smoo burst into life in January 2007. And what a year it's been...  2008 promises to be even better, as we are on the verge of launching our new e-book website, as well as Shop Smoo's very own website to run alongside our eBay shop. Stay tun...

A Letter and Phone Call from Santa... for 2008

As everyone knows, we are fast approaching that day when Santa gathers up his gifts for all the children in the world and gets on his sleigh to deliver them. Now, even though he is a really busy man (you'll get to read a bit of history about him furth...

How to find search engine optimization jobs on the internet

Search engine optimization is a skill that is well worth learning. Not only because it will bring more visitors to your website, but also because if you know what it entails, you can earn some good money supplying those skills to others. That is the a...