The bad, good and very, very good of the 2011 blogathon
What can you get from blogging 31 days straight? Bloggers in the May 2011 blogathon shared lessons learned in a June 1 #blog2011 chat. Here are the highlights.
Bad beginnings: 10 newbie blogging mistakes & how to fix them
A lot can go wrong when you’re starting a blog. Here are 10 common mistakes beginning bloggers make – and how you can avoid them.
My ‘Ready…Set…Build Your Blog’ workshop at #ASJA2011
Want to start a blog or take your existing blog to the next level? Sign up for my blog intensive on Sunday, May 1, at the ASJA annual conference in New York.
ASBPE guest post: simple steps to starting a blog
Today there are more reasons than ever for writers to have a blog. With the media world going digital, freelancers need to keep up with new forms of writing in order to earn their daily bread, or just have a simple way for editors to check out their work. But getting started can be intimidating. [...]
Sex sells, and other blogging lessons learned
Made you look. In the blogging world, a catchy title will make people click through to read your post. That’s just one lesson I learned since starting this blog a year ago. I still consider myself an advanced beginner, but I’ve picked up enough over the past 12 months to want to share. Here’s what [...]
6 simple steps for starting your freelance writing blog
In the past week I heard from several writers who are thinking about starting a blog. Bravo! Now comes the hard part. There are all kinds of reasons for blogging: building a brand, practicing different types of writing, promoting a book, putting your resume and clips online, or just getting stuff out there that you [...]
How to be a blog star – take a class or teach yourself
Want to start a blog but aren’t sure how to get started? One way is to take a class. Another is to teach yourself. Mediabistro.com is offering three new, short classes on starting a writing-related blog as part of its Crash Course series of mini-seminars. Classes are online and on demand, so you sign up [...]
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