By Mary Hay Davis “I tell ya – I don’t get no respect.” While those words are the famous catchphrase of the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, they could also be the mantra of a good many bloggers who stoically clack away on their keyboards in cyberspace. Although the internet has unleashed a vast new market for writers, it’s a double-edged sword – especially when it comes to the realm of blogging.
To Blog or Not To Blog – That is the Question!
July 17, 2008. 2 Comments
by Chris Cristiano I am often in a quandary, I am on the fence. Everyday I am faced with the dilemma to blog or not to blog. I enjoy blogging but always feel guilty that I should be using that time to research my next article or send out another query. However, I love the fact that someone, somewhere half way across the world might be interested in what I have to say but yet, I ponder if my blogging time is time well spent. I have started many blogs over the last two years, but most have fallen to [Read more…]
Bloggers Should Not Get Paid—Ever
July 17, 2008. 13 Comments
by Carly Schuna The fact that employers actually shell out money to “writers” to produce blog entries is heinous. In most cases, those entries are little more than stream-of-consciousness, poorly structured heaps of drivel studded with more grammatical errors than a chicken-pox-laden child has itches. If a writer can’t (or, worse, doesn’t care to) find success in the respectable print market, that writer doesn’t deserve to have an audience OR a paycheck. Period. Ah, controversy. Of course I don’t actually believe any of the statements in the paragraph above, but what if I did? What if I even pretended I [Read more…]
Why You Should Add Blogging to Your Freelance Writing Portfolio
July 16, 2008. 4 Comments
By Misti Sandefur Boost Your Freelance Writing Income By adding blog writing to your freelance writing portfolio, you’ll increase your freelance writing income. Blog writing consists of writing short blog posts for potential clients. When I say short, I mean anywhere from 200 to 400 words, and if you know the topic well enough, it shouldn’t take no more than an hour to write the post. When I began offering blog writing services, my freelance writing income increased by $100, and that was with only one client who wanted me to write one blog post each week. So not only [Read more…]
Bloggers are Freelancers, Too
July 15, 2008. 12 Comments
by Becky Scott I do a lot of blogging for a living. While I also do other writing, blogging is one of my mainstays at this point. I like it. I love the research, the short articles, the interaction with readers. Really, the comments are my favorite part. I get excited when I see that someone wants to talk about what I said. But some people would tell me I’m not a “real” writer. I beg to differ. I write for reputable companies. I cite my sources. I’m professional, meeting deadlines, some of which are daily. No, I’m not working [Read more…]
