Entries Categorized as 'writing'

Recent Writing Elsewhere

Date April 27, 2008

While I’m involved in various other projects, it’s difficult to find time to write here. A very kind reader, Peter, of my articles elsewhere in the blogosphere suggested I post links to my other writing here. So I’ll start off with a list and after this post individual snippets and links.
Currently I’m writing weekly at […]

Can You Earn a Living Online?: 5 Tips

Date October 17, 2007

You already know that there are in fact people making a living online, some through blogging or related activities. Can you do it too? Say you want to earn $5,000/month through blogging. Is this possible?
Not many traditional writers manage that (other than copywriters and maybe technical writers). However, some tech bloggers reputedly make $3-5K/mth as […]

5 Tips on Writing Passion: What Should You Blog About?

Date October 16, 2007

The oncoming cold weather of late Fall affects me in ways most bloggers don’t have to deal with. For me it means my thyroid acts up and affects everything I do, including my blogging. It means being behind on all my blog reading, not to mention my writing and the goings on in the blogosphere. […]

Blogging Niches: Know Your Celebrities?

Date August 20, 2007

Do you know the difference between Lindsay Lohan and Lindsay Buckingham? The difference between Britney Spears and Britt Eklund? Jessica Simpson and Jessica Rabbit? Wilmer Valderrama and Wilma Flintstone? (Okay, you get the idea.)
The celebrity gossip niche is super hot. Somewhere online I read that the Lindsay Lohan blogger at b5media earns US$50+K/yr. That implies […]

Who Needs 150 Resources for Writers?

Date July 30, 2007

Paperback writer, journalist, novelist, author, blogger, copywriter, student researcher - whatever type of writer you are, you should be able to find something of value at OEDB’s 150 Resources to Help You Write Better… This massive list includes writer’s online resources in several categories:

Almanacs,
Business and Legal Matters,
Citation Styles, Dictionaries,
English Language Skills,
Genres, News Digests,
News Media Resources,
Organization,
Professional […]

A Sampling of Small Linkbait Articles

Date July 28, 2007

From time to time I’ll suggest some reading here that has to do with freelancing, entrepreneurship, writing, productivity, business or technical. In this case, here’s some shameless self-promotion of articles I’ve recently written for some of my clients. I’ve picked out what I feel are some of my better articles. This is a roundup for […]

7 Thoughts on Being a Better Blogger

Date July 11, 2007

If you’re interested in blogging for a living, you already know that online opportunities are out there and that there are a lot of people trying. While someone without any print writing experience can still succeed, those with a little bit of experience, at least, have an advantage. Many new bloggers (and some that have […]

Making a Living Online: Give’em What They Want

Date June 17, 2007

There are without a doubt several ways to make a legitimate living online providing the right content/ information to the right buyers. It’s also a numbers game, but you don’t need a lot of customers to make a comfortable living. Let’s look at a few examples.
Over at Bootstrapper, I have the first of several online […]

Freelancers, why do we do it? … And how much $$ would you take not to.

Date May 10, 2007

As my client list has filled up gradually over the past few months, I am occasionally offered an “in-house” position as a full-time content writer and developer for one of my clients. Invariably, each time such an offer is made I initially think that the change might be good for me.
It would […]

How Many Posts Per Day Are Too Many?

Date March 12, 2007

Over at Performancing, I talk about the blogger’s dilemma of too many sites. The post superficially outlines your options for blogs if you start too many and cannot manage them all.
One of the options I mentioned suggested focusing on 2-3 blogs, 3-5 posts per day per blog. Someone pointed out over at Problogger, in the […]