A lot of my readers have a real passion for blogging. They have at least one or two sites of their own, plus many of them contribute to group sites. The question I have for them is: If you love blogging so much, why not make a career out of it?
People who find careers that [...]

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Last year I did the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge, and I think I’ll do it again this year, too.
Created by Darren Rowse of ProBlogger, the 31DBBB workbook can help you make your existing blog better, more widely read and monetized to boot!
Right now Darren is offering bonuses on the book, but [...]

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Copyblogger Larry Brooks has a great article today about establishing a platform of readers with a blog before reaching for the brass ring of book publishing.
Before my own deal, I’d assumed I would need a subscriber base big enough to fill the Rose Bowl. Why else would a publisher be interested?
And sure, a massive Feedburner [...]

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Sometimes a writer is facing an empty bank account, and just has to bite the bullet and start word whoring.
I’m slowly coming back after a long hiatus, and I need to rebuild my client base. Currently I have a few clients who I do small jobs for from time to time, but I’ve lost my [...]

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