Comments on: What is Your Writing Blog Doing for You?

By: Jamwes

Jamwes — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:09:32 +0000

After a long time away from my blog I just recently started posting on it again. I use it as a place to show my work and have some fun. Someday I hope to venture forth into the realm of freelance writing. As of right now, my blog is not doing anything for me, but I hope to turn it into a marketing tool.

By: So, What’s the Purpose of Your Writing Blog? « A Wasted Word is A Wasted Day: My Freelance Journey

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:12:44 +0000

[...] 23, 2008 in 1, blog writing | Tags: what is the purpose of your blog | I was reading this post the other day by Deb Ng and I don’t know how I feel about it. Essentially, Deb is saying [...]

By: Aurora

Aurora — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:01:55 +0000

I use my blog as a resume, just to promote my online published work. I had, in the beginning thought I would use it as a journal and a place to discuss things that interest me (family, life, children, writing, and so on), but now it is just lots of blog posts that lead you to my own online work. Its a blessing really — I’ve used my Blog URL in place of sending a resume — and it has worked.

By: Coffee Break

Coffee Break — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:02:46 +0000

[...] The buzz about business blogging this week was the question: Do Blogs Work?, originally posed by Graham Strong. The discussion spread through the Internet like wildfire and wound up not only here on Business and Blogging, but also on James Chartrand’s Men With Pens, Kelly Erickson’s Maximum Customer Experience Blog, Yvonne Russell’s Grow Your Writing Business, and Deb Ng’s Freelance Writing Jobs. [...]

By: Scribette

Scribette — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:28:39 +0000

I think that I would have a blog if I had the time for it. Fortunately -or unfortunately, I am quite busy with writing work.

By: Amanda Nicole

Amanda Nicole — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:12:22 +0000

I first started my writing blog as a way to track my personal journey through freelance writing, and really it was for myself. But now I think it’s primarily a networking tool, through which I’ve made great connections that have led to work, but most importantly I’ve made friends with fellow writers. My blog, and my writer friends’ blogs, are places where we can exchange ideas, gripes and generally cheer one another on.

I have a separate website with my portfolio on it, and that actually does reel in work for me, as I chose a good domain name and I get really targeted search traffic to it every day.

By: LaToya Irby

LaToya Irby — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:41 +0000

Hey, sometimes the choir needs preaching to, too. I read other freelance writing blogs because I want to know what advice other writers have and what things are making them successful. And if I read something I already know, it’s a bit of an ego stroke.

Just because there are lots of writer blogs out there doesn’t mean someone can’t be successful with a new one. Should Google have dropped their search engine idea because Yahoo, AOL, and MSN had one? Should Ford have forgotten about Explorer because Honda, Toyota, and Jeep were already making them?

I believe writers should have a blog on a topic they know and are passionate about. If it happens to be a topic that seems saturated, like writing, they should figure out what’s missing from all the other writing blogs out there and seek to fill that gap.

By: Graham Strong

Graham Strong — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:55:17 +0000

@Lori – LOL – only writers would understand how you couldn’t get excited about doing a writing blog, but totally get into a Russian literature blog…!

~Graham

By: Graham Strong

Graham Strong — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:53:40 +0000

@James – Heh-heh… Well, according to Feedburner, the number of visitors to my blog stayed steady at 0. And according to Analytics, I forgot to add the tracking code to my blog… (Duh!)

I did see spikes in other parts of my website, which I would imagine would be attributable to the blog post. And I did get a nice advertising offer through my quote request system. So there’s that.

~Graham

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:49:41 +0000

I’m with Lori on this one: I’ve also thought about starting a writing blog, but I never quite get around to doing it. I’ve thought about angles, but I guess none of them excite me enough to dedicate the time.

I write a blog about Russian literature, though, and it’s definitely a plus when I send out inquiries about projects. The topic is also memorable!