www.toothpastefordinner.com In the last few months I’ve been neglecting my own projects in exchange for client projects. Not smart. I mean I have excuses; job cuts in the writers market, fewer jobs around, and just because I’ve been busy in general, but if you’ve got some personal projects going it’s not wise to ignore them. Why not? If you pay for hosting for your own blogs, that’s money down the drain if you’re not making money with your blogs. While some of my blogs make a little money just sitting around, they could make a lot more if I actually [Read more…]
Can you blog your way to a writing job?
May 26, 2009. 7 Comments
Maybe… Forbes recently ran a piece on setting up your authority related to a given career with a blog. However, the Forbes piece appears to be talking about careers outside of writing but on the flip side, this can work just as well if you do happen to want to be a FT writer or blogger. As noted in the piece: “Recruiters will always try to find out more about you… They Google you. You want to stack the deck in your favor. If you’re competing with someone who has equal skills and experience, a blog can be the tie-breaker. [Read more…]
Blogging & Online Writing Gigs for May 21, 2009
May 21, 2009. 1 Comment
Blogging and online writing leads that I think are worth your time have been slim lately – plus I’m in sort of a rush today – blah. Below are some gigs that look decent… Blogging gig tip o’ the day: When looking for blogging and online gigs, you don’t just have to stick to the job boards. You can also sometimes find jobs by heading directly to the website source – i.e. the website or blog you’d like to blog for, look for an editor/manager email, and send them your bio / cover letter. Anywhere gigs: ZUG.com Contributing Writers – [Read more…]
Choose a blog challenge or mix up your blog routine this week
January 13, 2009. 5 Comments
I’m doing both; I’m choosing a blog challenge and mixing it up. Since it’s the start of a new year, and I have some blog issues, I figured I’d challenge myself. My blog challenge: PR post catch-up. My biggest blog challenge right now is playing catch-up with holiday PR. I have all these products, tips, and news-like bits that I’ve been meaning to post. People send me a lot of stuff and it tends to build up quickly in my email inbox. Once I get too many saved items, I freak and avoid them. Not to mention that I’d rather [Read more…]
It's not too late for blog spring cleaning
April 11, 2008. 4 Comments
At one of my blog networks my channel editor decided that all of the bloggers in the channel should complete some blog spring cleaning. It’s a good plan. I completely cleaned up one blog, and it looks (and feels) much better, and posting runs a little smoother now. My editor’s suggestions included items like: Clearing out your spam cache. Checking said spam for any comments that passed though and vice vs. checking comments for spam. Being sure to have an “About” page in place. Picking up your blogroll – or maybe creating one if you don’t already have one. Adding [Read more…]
