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Make Money Blogging: 20 Blog Revenue Streams

By on March 27th, 2013

The post below was originally published on my small business blog after a friend asked me some basic questions about how he could begin to make money blogging. I’ve since shared it here as a way to help freelance writers build an additional revenue stream (originally on October 16, 2008). And I’ve now updated it for All Freelance Writing readers with even more blog revenue streams you can choose from. – Blogging has been a hot business concept for quite a few years now, but many people blogging for income are still baffled about how to make serious money. “Is it …

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Why Google Chrome is my Favorite Multi-Blog Management Tool

By on October 24th, 2012

It’s no secret that I manage multiple blogs. Currently I have 50 active WordPress installations — large blogs, small blogs, author sites, business sites, and several in various pre-launch phases. Every work day I have to manage these blogs, including the ones that haven’t launched yet. What does this include? Approving comments that are in moderation queues Deleting spam comments Upgrading any out of date plugins I’ve installed Updating themes when new versions are released or old code becomes outdated Upgrading WordPress installations when new versions are released This could be a royal headache every morning. But it’s not. That’s …

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Bloggers Beware: WriterBay.com Uses Guest Posts as Link Spam

By on September 26th, 2012

Update: I received an email from David from Writerbay.com this morning. While we still disagree as to the spam nature of these kinds of contests, I do want to update you about a positive development. The primary concern with the contest was the target list of bloggers that was published for participants. I was informed (and then verified) that the list has been removed. Writers can still contribute a list of blogs  they think would be appropriate, but those submitted blogs will be visible only to the writers who submit them. For that, a big thank you to Writer Bay for …

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Need WordPress Design Help?

By on June 22nd, 2011

Update: I’m happy to say that KeriLynn and I finally sorted out the mess of that other designer’s theme! She was able to create a new template file and I set it as a home.php file to override the designer’s functions which were already overriding WordPress settings for what should display on the homepage. Whew! It takes a lot of patience to sort out and fix bad coding in some cases, and most designers won’t help you do this for a third party’s theme (and I can’t blame them!). I couldn’t recommend KeriLynn highly enough, whether you need help sorting …

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3 Places to Get Great WordPress Themes

By on June 8th, 2011

There’s no question about it. Blogging can be great for your freelance writing business. Your blog can attract clients. You can use it to create a “living” portfolio of your writing. Your blog can highlight your niche expertise. And blogging can connect you to colleagues and prospects you want in your professional network. It can also bring in direct income and be a lot of fun. One of the earliest things you’ll do when you launch a new blog is choose its design, or theme. Generally I recommend WordPress as a blog platform for writers (and anyone else really), so …

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When it Makes Sense to Have Multiple Blogs

By on May 10th, 2011

In addition to being a freelance writer for clients I’m also a professional blogger and Web developer in my own right, running several different types of websites over the years including dozens of different blogs. That experience lets me appreciate the value having multiple blogs can bring through exposure, new contract work if you’re looking for it, and product sales. But running multiple blogs isn’t easy, and it isn’t for everyone. Might it be a good option for you? Here are a few situations where it might make sense for you to launch more than a single blog. Multiple Blogs …

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How Your RSS Feed Can Save Your Blog

By on April 19th, 2011

You may remember that we recently lost several weeks’ worth of content here at All Freelance Writing. There was apparently a problem with database backups that began after our recent server move that caused the database backups to be incomplete and impossible to restore. While this wasn’t an ideal way to discover that issue, fortunately we had another way to retrieve the last few weeks’ content. It was our RSS feed that saved the day. Let’s take a look at the two RSS-related tools that allowed me to access the deleted content for a manual restoration — tools that might …

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5 Tips for Managing Your Blog When You Go Away

By on October 15th, 2010

Whether you need a long weekend to unwind or you’re planning an extended vacation or business trip, sometimes life calls for a little blog vacation. This is when either you walk away from blog management completely for a while or when you alter / decrease the time you spend on your blog while you’re away. But when you need time off, how can you keep your blog updated, keep visitors coming back, and keep income flowing in? Here are five things you can do to make sure your blog keeps functioning as usual (or as close to usual as possible) …

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New Personal Hub and Blog Just Launched at JennMattern.com

By on October 12th, 2010

I know I just launched SocialRealist.com, but I decided to launch yet another site this week. This new one — JennMattern.com — will serve as a personal hub and blog. Unlike my niche blogs this one will cross all of those niches I publicly cover, and will provide news and commentary on projects in each. For example, while you might get All Freelance Writing news here, you would also get announcements about other unrelated sites and projects I launch (giving you a more comprehensive view of how I run my business). I’ll also talk about things like the mystery novel …

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Merging or Moving Your Website or Blog: When is it Worth It?

By on October 5th, 2010

Should you merge two of your blogs into one? How about combining your professional site and niche blog that are currently on different domains? Is it time to simply change the domain of your site for branding reasons? I’ve gone through a lot of site mergers and re-branding efforts over the years, and I’m going through another one right now (my retired PR blog at NakedPR.com is now strictly a social media blog, re-launching this week at SocialRealist.com). Today let’s talk about making the decision to merge two sites or move one of them to a new domain, what’s involved …

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