December 2007

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I don’t know about you, but I’ve scaled back on work during the last week so I could spend some much needed time with family and friends. However, I can’t stay away from the computer for long and I’ve been paying attention to these posts, which give a guide to ...

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Someone asked me the other day about ghost blogging. She wanted to know about what it was and how to get started in it. Here are my answers. Ghost blogging is like ghostwriting. While ghostwriting is writing where you get no credit or byline, ghost blogging is blogging where you ...

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It’s difficult to say how much is too much when it comes to blogging. When I started blogging, I had just one blog on what was then my main domain. However, I quickly became addicted to blogging, and soon started two or three others on community blogging sites. Over the ...

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Technorati Tags: christmas

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Yesterday, I posted the best posts of the year, as picked by a handy dandy WordPress plugin, which checks the number of visits and comments to come up with a top ten list. However, I couldn’t help feeling that some of my own personal favourites were missing. That’s why I’ve ...

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The end of the year brings a host of roundup posts, and this blog is no exception. This is the first of two such posts. This one focuses on the posts that have attracted the most readers or comments, as selected by the Popularity Contest WordPress plugin. How to Pick ...

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The other day I noticed that there was a new link to my blog from a site I didn’t recognise. I followed it and discovered a new writing blog. Even more surprising was that the author had been reading my writing advice for the last couple of years. I’m betting ...

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If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to finish things. As the end of the year approaches, there’s always a flurry of action, as if loose ends will cause major problems if they’re not tied up before Christmas. For me, it’s about being able ...

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I don’t think anyone can have missed the ugly grey widget in the sidebar. In fact, a couple of months ago, I spoke about a new traffic builder I’d found, called Blogrush. It looked promising, as I said at the time, and in fact, I’ve had a trickle of new ...

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Is Writing an Art or a Craft? That’s a question that I’ve wrestled with before, and have had some great discussions with other writers about how they see their profession. As well as my own piece, there’s a fine debate by the writers of the JCM Enterprises blog, titled Is ...

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As you know, I think all writers should blog. That’s because blogging is a great way to sharpen your writing skills in a relaxing way. Having a blog is also a wonderful way to connect with potential clients, with other writers and online friends. And of course, it’s a fantastic ...

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I’ve been writing about copyright for a long time. In fact, two of my early articles on this blog’s predecessor were titled Copyright: rent, don’t sell and Copyrights and copy wrongs. You could call it a recurring obsession. Now, I’ve been talking about copyright again, but this time it’s to ...

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Performancing have announced The 2007 Performancing Blog Awards. There are lots of great categories. Obviously I would love it if you nominated Get Paid To Write Online in one of the suitable categories, such as: The Best New Blog (we’ve only been going in our new home since the end ...

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I’m not sure quite when Caroline Middlebrook’s blog caught my notice. It couldn’t have been that long ago, as it’s only been running since August. However, since that time Caroline a software developer turned online entrepreneur, has created an enormous amount of buzz about her blog. That interests me, as ...

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I know I’m doing a lot of these links posts, but it’s just part of my effort to keep on top of it and highlight all the excellent posts I find as I surf and Stumble. This week, my focus is on blogging. No matter how much I’ve learned about ...

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This year has certainly been a busy one and I’ve made some progress towards achieving my career goals for this year. Not only have I increased my writing income, but I’ve been able to spend more time with my family, helping me to achieve a good work-life balance. One of ...

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Yay, it’s another new gig – this time at PureBlogging – and I kick it off with a review of a new place to promote your posts. In Do You Zoom? – BloggingZoom Review, I talk you through how it works and my experience with it so far. I’d be ...

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A few months ago, I set myself the task of increasing my income from blogging. When I was in school, my teachers used to criticize my writing for being too concise. So although I have since learned to write in a variety of styles and to a variety of lengths, ...

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