Blog Less, Work Less, & Still Make Money

My blog pals all seem to have similar goals this New Year’s – to slow down, take on less work, and to have more free time. Letting go of work when so many bloggers are out there looking for more new gigs may seem counter-productive to the success of your career. However, having fewer jobs [...]

How much money should you make blogging?

By Jennifer Chait
The question of how much money you should make as a professional blogger pops up a lot; at forums, in my emails from people, etc. The problem with this question is that there is no clear answer. It’s a personal question on top of an already extremely variable paying market.

Just how variable [...]

The Most Important Blog You’ll Read Today

~ Jennifer Chait
Is your own.
Do you re-read your own blog? I hope you said yes. If not it’s time to start. If you have many blogs this can be a daunting task; especially if your blogs are older, with plenty of content. Some of my blogs are old and stuffed so I break it up. [...]

When to Break Up With Your Blog

By Jennifer Chait
Because I love blogs and blogging so much, it’s hard to admit that the relationship between a specific blog and I are over. I put a lot of time into all my blogs and when it comes to paid positions there’s the additional fact that you know all these other people applied but [...]

Blog Damage Control

By Jennifer Chait
This has been a terrible week for me. My life got in the way about ten times over and as a result I’ve been a pretty poor excuse for a blogger. For instance:

I haven’t come close to posting regularly nor did I even bother to contact anyone and tell them why.
I didn’t surf [...]

How To Land Your Dream Blogging Gig

By Jennifer Chait
Last week Karen asked, “Any advice for those of us who can’t seem to land a blogging gig? I’ve kind of given up on it as I’ve applied for a few for which I was super qualified but never heard a word. Is it a case of “who you know”? Or is there [...]

Which job is best… blogging or other types of freelance writing?

 by Jennifer Chait
I’m occasionally asked the question above. My short answer would be that blogging is the best job in town. However, it’s not a general question. I can only give an opinion based on my experience which is… I started out writing business copy, moved on to querying magazines, and somewhere along the way [...]

Six Reasons I Won’t Stalk Your Blog

I’m a blog stalker. I’m also choosy about the blogs I regularly stalk. I wasn’t always this picky. I used to mainly write business copy, grants, and the occasional magazine article. Now that I mostly blog for a living I’m more selective. I chalk that up to being online too much. I don’t have time [...]

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