Take Your Blog to a Whole New Level with BlogTalkRadio
I’ve been half joking with David and Jeff over the past few weeks about switching their Perfcast to BlogTalkRadio. I say half joking because I think the Performancing podcast would do well with us. That’s not to say TalkShoe is a bad platform, but I wouldn’t be doing my job Read more…
Why I Belong to Hive
I could talk about blogging all day. The problem is, I don’t know anyone in the real world who blogs, cares to talk about blogging, or even knows what a blog is for that matter. I do talk to fellow bloggers via Skype or Twitter on occasion, but not everyone Read more…
Stop Spamming My Blog
I’m all about the link love. I don’t mind adding relevant links to my blogroll and I like to offer a week ending link love post on most of my blogs. That’s why it really annoys me when visitors comment just to spam. I’m not talking about the bots, I’m Read more…
My Blog: Three Months After the Domain Change
Three months ago, Freelance Writing Jobs moved from its rented space at Writers Row to its own brand new domain. The immediate results weren’t pretty. My Page Rank tanked from 5 to 0. My traffic dropped by half. My revenue showed a substantial decline. FWJ dropped in search engine rankings. Read more…
The Importance of Social Networking
I’m more fortunate than many bloggers in that I was able to cultivate a very successful blog. Granted, I’m not earning thousands each month with it, but it’s enough for me to hire someone to help out and also put something aside to create other blogs. With a couple of Read more…
4 Tips to Help Manage Multiple Blogs
Because I maintain 10 blogs for myself and others, I’m often asked how I manage. Honestly, it’s not difficult. I just schedule my time and plan ahead. If you’re struggling with the multi-tasking, these tips might help. 1. Get Yourself an Offline Blog Editor My blog editor of choice is Read more…
Two Important Rules for a Successful Blogging Career
2007 was an amazing ride. Career-wise, it was the best year of my life. In the beginning of that year I resolved to break away from more traditional forms of writing to become a full-time professional blogger and I succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. How can I top that in Read more…
Negative Traffic: Here’s the Thing…
A couple of weeks ago on Freelance Writing Jobs I wondered if all traffic equals good traffic. Specifically, did I want to purposely stir up negativity and controversy as a way to increase traffic? Though I already knew the answer, I gave it a little test. Here’s what I found: Read more…
What Will Happen to Your Blogs if Something Happens to You?
Have you ever wondered what will happen to your blogs if there’s an emergency and you’re sick, injured, or God forbid, worse? We don’t like to think about it, but the truth is we’re not permanent fixtures on earth and stuff happens. Whenever I bring up the “what if something Read more…
The Case for Reinvention