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Blog Metrics You Need to Track...

Although Facebook and Twitter may be the new big hitters of social media, blogs are still a vital piece of the puzzle. How do you know if your blog is doing a g...

Five Useful Features of Google Analytics ...

One of the best things about working online is that it’s easy to measure success. In just about every other business, decisions are based on assumptions o...

Blog Survival 101...

There are at least five million blogs for every subject. Or so it sometimes feels. So how do you make your blog stand out?...

How to Stop Bad Landing Pages Happening to Good People...

You may have the best email campaign ever, but if your landing page is ho-hum, your conversions will drop off pronto....

Blogging Targets: Accurately Forecasting Traffic & Income Growth...

For newbie bloggers, it’s good to have benchmarks to aim towards. The tricky part is figuring out what those targets should be....

Lessons from Writing an Unsuccessful eBook...

From freebies to best-sellers, eBooks have the potential to grow both your audience and bank balance....
Creative Thinking Show-Stoppers Creative thinking is an essential part of blogging, whether you’re producing a post or solving a broader business problem....

Weekly Dynamic Blog Goals...

Set yourself goals for the maintenance of your blog and the traffic will come to you....

The Personality Types to Write for...

Writing for personality types might sound like hokum, but it’s well worth a go....

Become a Writing Superstar...

Has your writing mojo deserted you? Don’t panic, it’s pretty easy to get it back. Just take a deep breath and read our handy hints to rediscover your inner ...

Six Easy Ways to Find Great Blog Topics...

Even the most seasoned bloggers get stuck for ideas now and then. Brain freeze can strike anyone at any time, so it’s best to be prepared....

7 Top Blog Writing Tips...

The World Wide Web is a veritable smorgasbord of well-written weblogs ready to engage you on every topic imaginable....

How to Write an Article in Just 30 Minutes...

A work of pure blogging genius needn’t take days or even hours to craft. Start your timer … now!...

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A Day in the Life of a Fulltime Writer (Part 2)...

When last we left our intrepid fulltime freelancer, it was high noon and he had just made his first major decision of the day....

A Day in the Life of a Fulltime Writer (Part 1)...

There is no such thing as an “average” day when you are freelancing. That’s part of the fun of it. Every day is different since I left my day ...

The Top 5 Books Every Writer Must Own (and Why)...

When we toured my home office in the last Diary entry, I mentioned that my “main organizer” contains all of my most important reference books....

Home Sweet Home Office...

Although I’ve had a couple of real day jobs over the past dozen years, I’ve always maintained an office at home. And since I’ve settled into f...

The Very Best Editorial Advice Ever...

Editors used to scare me. They always seemed like the “gods of publishing,” wielding the power of life or death over my babies, my words....

How 'Hot Meal' Helps Hungry Writers...

I am a professional writer, and I find it a bit embarrassing to admit, but I never learned to type....

Getting the Assignment Right...

It's easier for a good writer to produce an article on brain surgery than it is for a brain surgeon to do so. Most “experts” know their craft so...

You're Hired! You're Fired!...

I once wanted an assignment writing for a sports betting blog. I wrote up a couple of (fake) press releases as samples of my work....

Milking Every Minute of a 24-Hour Day...

I wrote previously about how I use a spreadsheet to organize my projects, schedule my work and track my income. I told you there was another way to manage every...

The One-Word Solution to Managing Everything...

Freelancing isn’t only about writing. Not by a long shot. It’s at least half about managing things, from clients and deadlines to schedules and the ...

The Secret to Money-Making Relationships...

I lied. I told you in my previous post that I bid two cents a word for every word I would write for AlfaBlue. That’s not true....
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