After yesterday’s post discussing why freelance writers need blogs, I decided to dust off this piece about increasing blog traffic, and give it a bit of an update. The original version appeared about a year and a half ago at About Weblogs.
Tips for Building Blog Traffic
Unless you prefer to keep your blog private, you’re probably […]

Recently I threw out 9 good reasons to blog. That was pretty general though and some of the regulars asked specifically why freelance writers need blogs. Some saw blogs as being self serving, while others didn’t see how they could help launch a career. The truth is, blogging can’t hurt. Well, unless you can’t write […]

by ~ Jennifer Chait
Wow, late weekend post, huh? Sorry about that. I had the flu and my son had a birthday - it’s been a busy week.
In any case, a reader, Antoinette, asked a question on a previous post here, “I noticed that you mentioned starting a personal blog that could eventually make money. What […]

~ Jennifer Chait
It’s been a strange blogging week. As Deb referred to in an earlier post this week, a client was having some major server issues. I also happen to work for said client, so I’ve had a lot of downtime lately. I could tell you all about what I did during my downtime; but […]

I’m sure at this point it’s no secret I’m a huge fan of blogging. Here’s a piece originally published at About Weblogs on reasons to start a blog.
While once considered a fad, it’s clear blogging is here to stay. If you’re thinking of starting a blog, but aren’t quite convinced, you might be interested in […]

~ By Jennifer Chait
You, your readers, comments, e-mails, newsletters, and guest bloggers all contribute to a blog community. Blog communities obviously allow for discussion, opinions, arguments, and friendships. How you perform as the community leader, affects how your community behaves. As the leader of your blog, you need to prove that you’re not simply leading […]

~ By Jennifer Chait
I recently received an email from another blogger. I had left a comment at her blog. Her e-mail to me said, “Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Please consider subscribing.”
At first glance, I thought this e-mail idea was clever. I rarely get e-mails thanking me for visiting a blog, so it stood […]

~ By Jennifer Chait
Before publishing your next blog post consider two little words. Those two words are, “So what.”
As a college sophomore, I was handing in a writing essay to one of my writing instructors. I gleefully said, “Here’s my essay.” She replied, “So what?” At the time, her comment made me really upset. I […]

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 […]

If you write for print and are considering breaking into web writing, you might be interested to learn there’s a difference between the two. Most people who read web based material scan and only absorb the parts that look the most interesting to them. It doesn’t matter if you’re blogging,  writing for a content site […]