The annual month-long community blogging challenge returns in May. Not sure what it entails? Get all the details here. Registration opens in March.
Freelance link love, for Friday, May 30
Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: The Editor Unleashed The Editor Unleashed Guide to Good Blogging – Good advice from the former editor of Writer’s Digest. The Huffington Post 13 tips for actually getting some writing done The Urban Muse I Said, He Said, We Said – Picking a point of view for your […]
Penelope Trunk makes me crazy, but I have to read her blog
Penelope Trunk is a nut case, but she’s a smart nut case. Penelope Trunk has a blog, book and company called Brazen Careerist. I have never seen her in person or interviewed her on the phone.* I have no idea how she is as a CEO, mom, daughter or ex-wife. But this I do know. […]
5 ways to blog every day without freaking out
You signed up for a blogathon and realize you now have to blog about something every day for a month. Ack! There’s no getting around the fact daily blogging is work. But there are ways to minimize the extra effort. Writing short, planning ahead, mixing up the types of blog posts you write, creating standing features […]
Top 10 strategies to drive traffic to your blog
Traffic to this blog has grown steadily since I launched it in January 2008 but it’s really started picking up lately. It doubled last month and is on track to double again this month. I attribute it to several things: 1. Timeliness – Writing about timely subjects, such as the story of Roxana Saberi, the […]