When you start your own WAHM business, you’ll likely start up a website. In fact, you need a website in today’s world, and a website means a blog. For some, their business is just their blog. For others, the blog is a side part of marketing their business. There’s no wrong or right answer here. […]
What to expect from Lifestyle with Alexandria in 2020
One thing you’ll notice from me is that I’m upfront when things don’t go to plan. I don’t try to hide behind things. It’s best to just hold my hands up and say my plan was too ambitious or I didn’t quite have a plan and just arbitrary goals with no idea how to reach […]
An Update on Become a Freelance Writer
Hey everyone! It’s been a while, right? I’m sorry for that, but there is a big reason for it. A change is happening to Become a Freelance Writer, one that will affect every one of you here. When it comes to blogging, I advocate for being passionate and focused about what your blog is going to be […]
10 tips to spring clean your blog
Every year, we spring clean our house, right? Well, okay, we think about doing it. Your blog is another place you want to think about spring cleaning. Like your home, your blog ends up with some unnecessary and unwanted cobwebs. You’ll have old posts that are no longer relevant, links that don’t work, and even […]
Harlow McGaw Media sites closing: Is there any hope for revenue share sites?
Writedge, Daily Two Cents, and other Harlow McGaw Media sites are closing down. They’ll shut their doors at the end of this month and the big question now is what’s next? Unfortunately, these sites are a string of other revenue share sites that have closed their doors. Over the last five years or so, we’ve […]
Revenue Share Site Tips: What You Can Learn from the Recent Pinterest & Facebook Changes
If you haven’t heard yet, both Facebook and Pinterest have made some changes that will affect you making money with your writing. Twitter made some changes too, although I haven’t seen them affect as many people as the other two. There are some revenue share site tips that you can take from the changes; things […]
Are there any Blasting News alternatives?
If you’ve found me here, you’re looking for Blasting News alternatives because you don’t like the site. You love the writing but it’s not paying enough or you don’t trust the site owners. Quite honestly I understand it. I quit Blasting News a while ago, and I don’t regret it. I get a lot of […]
9 reasons a self-hosted website is important for freelance writers
I’ve got to be honest and say that now a self-hosted website may not be as important as it once was. At one time, self-hosting was a way to put you above the spammers. It was harder to create a website and make it look professional. Please note that while this post was originally written […]
What I Wish I Knew About Writing Over the Holidays
When I first started freelance writing, I worked all the time. I know I’ve shared this with you in the past. I never took a day off work and would barely look after myself. Part of me started working from home because I was fed up of relying on an employer to decide he wanted […]
5 Things I Wish I Knew About Planning as a Freelance Writer
At the end of every year, I look back over the year that I had and see how it went. Then I move forward and set my goals. With my writing goals intact, planning as a freelance writer is the next step. Over the years, I’ve learnt a lot about planning. I really wish that […]