Comments on: Writing FAQ: Networking & Blogging http://electrolicious.com/2007/10/writing-faq-networking-blogging Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:43:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2007/10/writing-faq-networking-blogging#comment-8617 Ariel Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:43:32 +0000 http://electrolicious.com/archives/2007/10/writing-faq-networking-blogging#comment-8617 Sean, I don't know that I can really answer that question. Totally depends on what your goals are, ie establishing yourself as an authority on a certain subject? Making money off of AdSense ads? Generating lots of traffic? Building a portfolio to show the breadth of your work? Workshopping your child abuse memoir material? Different goals will call for markedly different content. I also don't want to mis-represent myself here as a "blogging for dollars!" expert. Certainly Electrolicious has helped my career, but I've never monetized the blog. Nor do I make a living off of Offbeat Bride. Sean, I don’t know that I can really answer that question. Totally depends on what your goals are, ie establishing yourself as an authority on a certain subject? Making money off of AdSense ads? Generating lots of traffic? Building a portfolio to show the breadth of your work? Workshopping your child abuse memoir material? Different goals will call for markedly different content.

I also don’t want to mis-represent myself here as a “blogging for dollars!” expert. Certainly Electrolicious has helped my career, but I’ve never monetized the blog. Nor do I make a living off of Offbeat Bride.

]]> By: Sean Shannon http://electrolicious.com/2007/10/writing-faq-networking-blogging#comment-8596 Sean Shannon Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:36:06 +0000 http://electrolicious.com/archives/2007/10/writing-faq-networking-blogging#comment-8596 Like the redesign a lot, Ariel, and it's spurred me to get off my lazy behind and make some tweaks to my own site. That brings me to my question: What would you advise potential freelance writers to blog about? After I graduated, I made an effort to stop writing about whiny personal stuff and to focus more on topics of subtance, but recently I find it hard to blog about anything other than the crappy Toledo weather and techie-type stuff. (Some of my political blogs got picked up by BuzzFeed, but not lately.) Oh, and in case I forgot to do earlier, thank you for your advice when I asked you for help earlier. (I haven't found any writing gigs yet, but I am teaching part-time at a community college in Michigan now, so I have enough money coming in to pay off the student loans.) Like the redesign a lot, Ariel, and it’s spurred me to get off my lazy behind and make some tweaks to my own site.

That brings me to my question: What would you advise potential freelance writers to blog about? After I graduated, I made an effort to stop writing about whiny personal stuff and to focus more on topics of subtance, but recently I find it hard to blog about anything other than the crappy Toledo weather and techie-type stuff. (Some of my political blogs got picked up by BuzzFeed, but not lately.)

Oh, and in case I forgot to do earlier, thank you for your advice when I asked you for help earlier. (I haven’t found any writing gigs yet, but I am teaching part-time at a community college in Michigan now, so I have enough money coming in to pay off the student loans.)

]]> By: Rachel http://electrolicious.com/2007/10/writing-faq-networking-blogging#comment-8593 Rachel Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:20:42 +0000 http://electrolicious.com/archives/2007/10/writing-faq-networking-blogging#comment-8593 Your blog is so enjoyable and entertaining! Thank you for putting yourself out there. Your creativity and enthusiasm are inspiring. Your blog is so enjoyable and entertaining! Thank you for putting yourself out there. Your creativity and enthusiasm are inspiring.

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