/biz/ - Business & Finance

>bailed on XLM at about 55 cents a week ago
>jumped to BAT at 71 cents because it looked very promising
>since then BAT has slumped 10 cents and XLM has gained 10 cents

Is it unethical to co-ordinate your business' sales with:

>old age pension payments?
>government disability payments?
>welfare payments?

I have an electronic cigarette business, so it's a vice. I've tried having sales outside of these dates and they never, ever compare.

>Amateur writer
>Written lots of stories, but never got anything published
>Always referred to as an idea man, as everyone loves my story ideas and thinks I should try to get them published
>Don't know where to start
>Check elance, head over to the creative writing section
>Think "Oh, that sounds fun, I can do that." and open a few ads
>Scroll down to the competing proposals
>Everyone has over a dozen different degres in some form of writing
>Tons of feedback from other clients
>Able to provide numerous examples of their work
>Published numerous times
>Will work for peanuts

How do I make myself standout? I'm just some guy. I don't have any education specifically in writing beyond high school, and college english. I've never been published. Why would they take a chance on me?