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How To Promote Your Freelance Writing Blog Using Social Media

By on June 13th, 2010

Last week I mentioned that I was moving away from more traditional construction DIY projects and focusing on those that could have an actual impact upon your freelance writing business. Starting with how to install a WordPress theme on your freelance writing blog last week, this week we’re going to take an introductory look into how to promote your freelance writing blog using 5 different social media tools. N.B. – this post is meant to act as an introduction into social media and its uses, aimed primarily at those freelance writers who have just set up their own blog.  It …

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Five Signs You Might Be a Blogwhore

By on October 28th, 2009

Dear reader, I’ve called you here today for an intervention. Oh sure. It started out innocently enough. You started out at Blogspot (maybe even Livejournal!) and put your ideas out there. It was pretty nice catching up on your infrequent and irregular posts. Once in awhile you would put up several posts in a week, other times you wouldn’t update for months on end. It was harmless. Oh but then you couldn’t get enough, could you? It turns out that Xanga was just a gateway blog for you. You started thinking about increasing your SEO. You started updating your meta …

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Five Alternatives to Digg for Marketing Your Web Content

By on May 19th, 2008

by Heather Johnson There was a time when a good Web content article had a fighting chance to make the front page of Digg. These days, the site seems to be heavily influenced by a small percentage of “power users.” This is the nature of the beast and, rather than complain or waste superfluous energy, it is time to find some new social bookmarking sites for content marketing. Below are five sites that still provide some decent traffic for the little guy. StumbleUpon – Although StumbleUpon has been a popular alternative for a while, it still provides a long tail …

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