Archive for the 'Better Blogging Tips' Category

Perhaps one of the best decisions I've made in my blogging career was to start the M-Network. I was lucky enough to hook up with 9 other great bloggers. Although we are not always like-minded, it makes us a stronger bunch as we bring our own unique perspective to the network. Due to the success of the network, I am occasionally asked by other bloggers about how to start a blog network. In this ...

The King of professional blogging is probably the Australian blogger Darren Rowse. He's one of the first people to write about professional blogging, as well as running his digital photography school blog, and being seriously involved in b5 media. When he asks a question, people take him seriously. Recently, in response to Seth Godin, Darren wrote a post about whether there is a new breed of bloggers who are blogging primarily for the money, and whether ...

A couple of weeks ago, I was approached by a blogger whom I greatly respect about a freelance writing position for a software company's blog. I checked out the company and felt that I could do a good job writing for them, so we started our negotiation process. One of the first question that came up was how much do I want (the gig is paid per accepted post). Since I haven't consulted for ...

Each month, I will be doing a short review to say thank you to all the readers, contributors, and referrers. Contributors Thank you to the following individuals for contributing content to Blogthority: Paidtwice of I've Paid For This Twice Already... Plonkee of Plonkee Money Top Referrers I am thankful for every visitor sent. Although I can't list all referrers, I'd like to list the top 10 here: My Two Dollars Moolanomy Inside AdSense Quest For Four Pillars The Financial Blogger ProBlogger Being Frugal Gather Little By Little uberdose 2.0 Small ...

In my "12 Essential Companion Accounts for a Successful Blog" article, Lisa from Greener Pastures asked: "I am on the free Blogspot Software, but I notice everyone keeps mentioning Wordpress. Could you talk more about this? I'm thinking I should convert, but wanted to keep my budget on this project as minimal as possible." Instead of answering by saying why Wordpress is good, or why Blogspot (Blogger) is bad, I have asked a few of my friends ...

Each month, I will be doing a short review to say thank you to all the readers, contributors, and referrers. Contributors Thank you to the following individuals for contributing content to Blogthority: Paidtwice of I've Paid For This Twice Already... Plonkee of Plonkee Money My Two Dollars of My Two Dollars Four Pillars of Quest For Four Pillars Top Referrers I am thankful for every visitor sent. Although I can't list all referrers, I'd like to list the top 10 here: Moolanomy My Two ...

Finding a good web site name is not as easy as it used to be. Actually, it hasn't been easy for a long time now because a lot of good domain names have been taken. However, it is still possible to find the perfect domain name for your blog. In this post, I will share with you how I ended up with names like Moolanomy for my personal finance blog and Blogthority for my meta-blog. Seven ...

If you hit publish, have every expectation that your work will never die - especially if you'd rather that it did. Wisebread - A Case in Point Just the other day, a group blog that I subscribe to, Wisebread, posted an article about a photographer's business model. Essentially, one of the writers had paid for professional photography and then - despite the terms of the agreement - made copies of the prints. Like copying and sharing music ...

If you are planning to start a blog to make money on the web, you need to read this. I am not referring to people that have some tangible products or services to sell and want to start a web site as the digital storefront. I am talking about entrepreneurial people who felt that they can make money online by putting together some blog posts along with affiliate links, Google AdSense and ...