Blog posts that just puke up useless content drive me nuts. Seriously, people – say something interesting. Find a new angle. Give an opinion. Debate. Expand. Don’t regurgitate other people’s content. Puking Up What’s Already Been Said I get tired of seeing posts that offer very little in the way of value. The worst offenders [...]
Blogs with Eating Disorders (or Four Types of Posts You Shouldn’t Be Writing)
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How Did I Get Here Anyway?
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I didn’t start out thinking I’d become a problogger. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever consider having that title pinned onto me. Neither did James. We both sort of fell into the business. Our blog began as nothing more than a means of attracting clients and sharing our expertise. Looking back through older [...]
7 Deadly Fears Explored: Exposing Yourself
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Several months ago, I wrote about courage in writing. One of our writers revealed a painful moment of past in an article. She didn’t do this for sympathy; she did it because her history and experience was relevant to the topic. She believed it might serve to help other people looking for answers.As writers, we [...]
Google Getting into Article Directories
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A Google web clip from the company’s blog caught my eye this morning: Encouraging people to contribute knowledge. I’m all for that. But after reading the blog post, I feel like I need to have a shower. Google starts off by stating that, “The web contains an enormous amount of information.” Oh yeah, I hear [...]
Always Keep an Eye on the Little Guy
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Your competition is important to your business. It’s not enough to know what you’re doing – you have to know what everyone else is doing, too. That’s why keeping your eye on the little guy is important. I sat down one morning to check out my blog stats, and I noticed something interesting. Our blog [...]
7 Deadly Fears Explored: Success
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Writing this series on the 7 Deadly Fears of Writing is forcing me to take a hard look at myself. It’s a little uncomfortable at times. I wonder if I’m really as difficult to work with as I think. (No comments from you, Mr. Chartrand, thank you very much.) I understood the first two fears [...]
11 Tricks Brian Gardner Can Teach You to Attract New Clients
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We recently sealed a deal with Brian Gardner to help us with our new blog design. Brian’s whole approach struck me. He used some really simple, easy ways to attract me as a client. I’m not even sure he realized he was using them, but the tips are worth sharing. Here are 11 ways to [...]
Top Ten Blogs for Writers Announced!
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We’re proud to have made the Top Ten list for Michael Stelzner’s Writing White Papers contest for the the Best Blogs for Writers of 2007/2008. Our blog came in at position 4 out of 10. This is a great honor for us. Harry and I are pleased and proud of the recognition. We share the [...]
7 Deadly Fears Explored: Inadequacy
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I’m waxing philosophical tonight. Maybe it’s because of the rain that has been coming down all day; rainy days in the desert have that effect on me. I’ve been thinking for a few days on inadequacy. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s an illusion, much like many other restrictions we place on ourselves. Inadequacy [...]
Elance Takes It All In Stride
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The Elance membership plan saga goes on, one week into the new changes that had writers outraged. After tripling fees, pay-per-bids and extra charges for gold stars, I don’t blame them. Many freelance writers face fees of $1,500 a year. They also pay an 8.75% commission fee on all projects they win. That’s a [...]
