A long time ago, I used to work for some blog networks, and in doing so, I realized the power of bringing many content producers under a single brand. Over the last year, I’ve been hearing how the blog network is dead, or how blog networks never worked and I feel compelled to comment on…
So I had a stunning realization today: I lack online clout. Back when I was a full time blogger, part of my job, other than writing, was to network and interact with other people online. I built some amazing friendships, but since then, I haven’t put the effort into them that they deserve. When I…
A question I get asked quite often is about how much money I made as a professional blogger. I used to like to avoid the answer because I was making enough to pay the bills, but not enough to be able to buy luxury items on a whim. Simply put, blogging was my full time…
While I’ll admit that I’ve become a bit strict when it comes to my younger cousins and their ability to spell, I still believe that there is too much focus and attention directed towards proper spelling and grammar online. Yes, it would be ideal if everything was perfect and correct, but it is increasingly rare…
Recently, I put up a post entitled, My Time Line – Rise and Fall of a Problogger, where I discussed year by year how my career progressed. What I didn’t really remark on was why I wasn’t more successful? Focused on Money When I first started blogging as a career, I was young and I…
There are countless articles online that discuss payment for writing, and most of them focus on how low paying the writing positions seem to be, but having been a full time blogger for five years, I have some insight into the content market. Writing vs. Blogging First, I want to make clear that there is…
