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Bachelor’s Degree Online doesn’t sound like a site that I would have any particular reason to write about here on this blog about my writing life. However, sometimes things surprise you. This site about college education also has a blog and this blog has a lot of really useful resources for writers that may be worth taking a moment to check out, particularly if you are someone who writes for the web.

Some examples of the resources that they have on the site include:

• 100 Free and Useful Open Courseware Classes for Web Workers. This is a list of classes that aer available for web writers interested in improving their work on the web. In addition to writing and communications classes, it may be beneficial to take classes in entrepreneurship, marketing, copyright law and various aspects of technology and Internet design.
• 100 Free Open Courses to be your own Financial Advisor. This is something that all freelance writers can benefit from learning a little bit more about isn’t it? And there has got to be at least one course in this list that would be of benefit to you particularly the ones that fall under the categories of entrepreneurship and taxes.
• 100 Tips, Tools and Resources for Taking your Book Club to the Next Level. Most writers are also readers and many of them join book clubs. If you fit that bill then maybe you’re ready to take a step up with your book club.
• 100 Sites With Free Literature Downloads. Maybe you’re not a book club person but you are someone who likes to download books online. Here are one hundred places where you can do that at no cost. Get classics, textbooks and even children’s books here!
• 50 Useful Google Apps for Writers. Did you even know that there were that many Google applications that writers might find useful? There are tools for websites and blogs, communication with others, online marketing, organization and more.

What great “top 100 lists”. Another one to check out is:

• 100 Fun and Useful Search Engines For Writers. Sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to stick with Google. There are specific search engines for writers who specialize in certain topics such as business, medicine, technology or academics. There are also search engines great for doing different kinds of research like looking up people or going through certain publications.

If I ever make another Top 100 Lists of 100 Resources for Writers then I’ll be sure to include some of these on that list.

And although it’s not related to this college education site at all, a little fun fact about me is that I completed most of my bachelor’s degree online so I’m definitely a support of online education. I don’t think my degree itself was necessarily beneficial to my career but the practice of working full time online certainly prepared me for my job!