It is usually not that difficult to ask others for their email addresses. I usually ask others for their email addresses if I know that I might want to send them something by email in the future. Most people I ask do not hesitate to give me their email address. I rarely meet people not willing to share their email address with me. It is even easier to get an email address from somebody you meet face to face. People usually do not have the guts to refuse, so getting their addresses is even easier this way. Make sure not to violate the privacy of those to whom you choose to send your emails. If somebody wishes to unsubscribe, make sure to allow him to do so.

More and more people have websites and some people even have many websites. It is not uncommon for some people to have a dozen websites of their own. I think that it is great that someone has many websites, but it is important to keep some things in mind. Basically, I would recommend not to start too many websites if you do not have time to update them from time to time. There are millions of websites on the Internet, but only those are popular which have interesting content and are regularly updated. That is why it might be better to have less sites, but simply update them more often.

Many freelance writers and bloggers think that it is enough to publish content once in a blue moon. They will soon discover that it is not enough. If you are serious about blogging or freelance writing, you need to keep writing on a regular basis. The Internet is full of blogs and websites that stopped existing only because a blogger or a freelance writer stopped updating the website. You need to prove to the Internet audience that you are serious about what you choose to do. If you are passionate about writing, you need to make sure that you prove it by writing regularly. Only that way will your visitors keep coming back to your website.