Happy chilly Saturday. Here’s what’s going on around the blogosphere this weekend:
- Michael Stelzner is still looking for votes for the Top 10 Blogs for Writers. No pressure.
- The Craigslist Curmudgeon is very, very, very angry.
- A dozen places to find Black Friday 2007 deals at Simply Thrifty.
- 7 SEO Tips that are Easy to Implement at Performancing.
- WordPress for Dummies giveaway at Casual Keystrokes.
- Conference travel tips at Shoemoney.
- How Darren Rowse makes money blogging.
- Writing your freelance business website part 1 and part II at Freelance Switch.
- 8 Easy marketing tips at the Blog Herald.
- Five easy steps to marketing your own work at Copy Blogger.
- Copywriting at 70 mph at Copywriter Underground.
- Matt Ambrose asks, “Can you write shorter and simpler“?
- Lars-Christian offers 40 excellent resources for online publishers.
- Is tradmark the new copyright at Plagiarism Today.
Have a great weekend!
Deb
And don’t forget to visit my blogs!
Kitties!!!!!!
Cute babies!!
Love the kitties!! Thanks so much for the link love – my copy of the book arrived today and it is really good so far.
Hi Deb. Cute kitties! I have a question about blogging vs. freelancing. I recently left my full time writing job (at an ad agency) after 14 years to freelance full time. I already had a few freelance clients, and, in the five weeks between the time I gave notice and actually left my job, I was able to build up my network of clients to the point where I’m going to be making more money this month (and next, I think) than I did at my job. Great, right?
The rub is that I left my job for a few reasons: 1) to work less and be with my family more (so far that’s not happening!); 2) to be more fulfilled by what I do; and 3) to be more in charge of my own future.
I’ve always been a writer, and I know that’s what I want to do. The type of writing … well, that’s not as clear. So, I have just come up with an idea for what I think could be a great blog. A great and potentially lucrative blog. A great and potentially lucrative, and really relevant blog. I have tons of experience writing about the industry in question, and have contacts that I hope would lead to advertisements on the site. But, as all of my writing over the years has been in advertising, marketing, newspapers, and magazines, the amount of info I have about how to run a blog is zip.
I don’t even know where to begin. I’ve started researching, but that is an anxiety-producing experience in and of itself. Despite my fear of the great blog unknown, the opportunity to truly develop and run my own thing, and be in charge of my own future, is sooo intriguing.
So, my question is this: do I go for it? And, if so, how?
I so appreciate any advice you have.
Thanks so much.
Jaymi
Love the little kittens.
Hi Deb,
Thanks for linking to The Copywriter’s Crucible. I’m glad you liked the post because it was one of my more speculative ones.
Matt.