Why You Don’t Need to Mimic Someone Else’s Fame

Written by Agent X - 41 Comments

Today’s guest post comes to us from Josh Hanagarne, World’s Strongest Librarian, and a guy I really like as a person. He came online, got whacked by the glittery fame stick in just a few posts and has sat there slightly amazed by it all ever since. Which is pretty cool, if you ask me.
The [...]

Three Ways to Start a Revolution

Written by James - 37 Comments

I recently put forth the subject of whether bloggers should charge for their content (click here to read the post), and the debate was a great one.
I also asked readers what we should do about this situation. Should bloggers start charging for content? Should we start a revolution? Should we do this, or that, [...]

Have You Been Betrayed by Your Blogger?

Written by Taylor - 39 Comments

This discussion we’ve been having about whether bloggers should get paid for their work is fascinating, and I think it’s pretty great that the whole MwP community here has been so level-headed and thoughtful about it.
There are lots of other people out there getting seriously up in arms about it, though. They’re saying bloggers [...]

Are Bloggers Creating Their Own Sweatshop?

Written by James - 100 Comments

“I’ve been blogging for five years. Time to think about the retirement fund.”
I was having a conversation with Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Gigs on Twitter, and I smirked at her comment.
“We get to retire? No one ever told me that…”
We both know there’s no retirement fund in what we do. We’re bloggers. [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Stick to Your Niche

Written by James - 58 Comments

When people out of the blue get in touch with me and offer a guest post, I usually approach the situation with skepticism. It’s like dating – don’t make a move for a home run when we haven’t even gotten to first base yet.
So I replied to FitJerk’s offer with the same skepticism, and [...]

How to Keep Your Blog From Losing Weight During the Holidays

Written by Taylor - 31 Comments

When the holidays roll around, we people worry about packing on the pounds. But your blog has a tendency to lose the ability to throw its weight around.
More distractions, parties, and yeah, good food means we’re more prone to neglect our blog writing during the holidays – and that means your blog looks mighty lean [...]

Are You a Silent Blogger?

Written by James - 79 Comments

In the past few weeks, I’ve been discussing the blogging community, how it’s being misused and abused, and how those who don’t abuse it have become my community.
Then I realized that a lot of people out there seem not to do this at all – form a community, that is. So here’s a primer on [...]

Five Things I’ve Learned Since Getting A Book Agent

Written by James - 32 Comments

This is a story about some guy – just a guy like anyone – who decided to start a blog. The next thing he knew…well. I’ll let him tell you about it. Please welcome Josh Hanagarne, the World’s Strongest Librarian.
At the time of this writing, my blog at the World’s Strongest Librarian is five months [...]

How to Decide the Best Community Contribution

Written by James - 34 Comments

Last week, I wrote about deadbeats in the community. I even swore. In English. It was great.
I didn’t really mean it.
Well, I did mean some of it, like the part where I say screw the deadbeats who use ‘community’ as their reason why I should contribute my time and effort into helping them build their [...]

Screw Community

Written by James - 80 Comments

Community is a word you’ll hear all over the internet. You’re part of a community on Twitter. Blog networks are a community. Your blog’s comment section is a community. The whole blogosphere is a community.
You’ll also hear that you should be part of these communities. You should be contributing. You should be giving others a [...]

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