Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Kristen King
At the end of February, I announced an informal campaign to get Inkthinker into the top 25 search results for the phrase "freelance writing blog" by the end of March. This would be a big jump considering that it wasn’t even in the top 200 results when I decided to go for it.Well, here’s my […]
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Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Kristen King
Startling realization: Every time I try to explain what I do to others, I realize that I don’t actually know. Note to self: work on that. - kristenking 12:12 PM May 03, 2008
This weekend at SOBCon, every time someone asked me what I do, I gave a slightly different answer. (It would be interesting to […]
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Posted on May 3rd, 2008 by Kristen King
People, if you’re not here, you are missing out big. I’m so, so serious about this. SOBCon is one of the least expensive and most valuable conferences I have attended to date, and although it’s only one day of official sessions, it has been nonstop learning since I got to my hotel and connected with […]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Kristen King
Did you know…
Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog.
More than 147 million Americans use the Internet.
Over 57 million Americns read blogs.
1.7 million American adults list making money as one of the reasons they blog.
89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more important in the next five years.
9% of internet users […]
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 by Kristen King
If you haven’t found them yet, here are two new blogs for writers that should be on your list of daily reads. (You’ll find them in the Inkthinker blogroll in the sidebar.)
Network Blogging Tips
Hosted by veteran bloggers Deb Ng (Freelance Writing Jobs, Celebrity Cowboy, Simply Thrifty, and several others) and Jennifer Chait (DeClutter It, SheKnows, […]
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Posted on April 14th, 2008 by Kristen King
Darren Rowse, of Problogger.net, has declared today, April 14, Unofficial Blogger Appreciation Day:
We’re in it together, blogging is about collaboration and together going further than we can by ourselves - so why not help another blogger today by shooting them a word of encouragement, a pep talk, a congratulations, an idea to help them improve […]
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Posted on April 13th, 2008 by Kristen King
I got a very strange message recently from a whistleblower who informed me that a blogger was hotlinking to an image on my website. I appreciated the heads up, but I found the rest of the message to be quite odd. The writer gave me detailed instructions on how to insert code into my website […]
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Posted on April 11th, 2008 by Kristen King
Another gem from Just Make Money Online this week, Alfa links to GhostBlogging.net, a new community to find and fill long- and short-term freelance blogging jobs. It’s free for writers to peruse jobs and $10/month to post them.
I didn’t feel like registering, so I haven’t checked out the interface for listing blogging jobs. But […]
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Posted on April 10th, 2008 by Kristen King
Liz Fuller of Business and Blogging left this comment on yesterday’s Blogging: “The Digital-Era Sweatshop”:
I was pretty amazed by the NYTimes article that tried to find a link between three middle-aged men having heart attacks over a several month period and blogging. I bet they could find the same stats with just about any profession […]
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Posted on April 10th, 2008 by Kristen King
Deb Ng, who confesses that she recently got a video camera for blogging, shares her blog editorial calendar in this YouTube video.
What ideas do you have for planning out your blog content and other assignments? Leave a comment.
Tags: freelance writing blog, freelance writing, freelance, writing, advice for freelance writers, advice for bloggers, blogging editorial calendar, […]
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Posted on April 9th, 2008 by Kristen King
I never really thought of blogging as a modern-day widowmaker, but according to an article in this week’s New York Times, bloggers are dropping like flies as a result of long hours, high stress, limited sleep, and poor nutrition as a result of being constantly glued to the computer.
Two weeks ago in North Lauderdale, Fla., […]
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Posted on April 9th, 2008 by Kristen King
The first night of the six-week Six Figure Blogging course from Darren Rowse and Andy Wibbels is tonight, and I am so excited. Are you registered yet? The intro pricing period is over, but there is still time to get on board for what promises to be an awesome educational experience. Learn more and sign […]
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