Pick me! Buy my product! Read my blog post! Click my affiliate link! Follow my ad!
These are the types of messages internet users are bombarded with everyday. And, understandably, small business owners often do not want to add their voice to the cacophony hawking seemingly disparate products, services or information. After all, I’m a woman, [...]
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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, November 18, 2009
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Freelancing can be lonely work, especially when you need help. Whether you're trying to figure out how to learn new skill, deal with a difficult client, or put a contract together, there are lots of times when you could use a little help from someone who's been there. Being a freelancer, though, means it's all [...]
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Posted by: Dustin Wax, November 2, 2009
Blogging = Big bucks!
(Well, not exactly, but here are some considerations)
Chances are, blogging isn’t your primary business. A more appropriate statement might be that your blog promotes your “real” business, and that’s exactly what a well-utilized blog will do. However, if you’re considering turning your blog into its own business, you’re not alone. After [...]
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Posted by: Akilah Richards, October 13, 2009
To get a business going you have to have two things. One is an idea, service, or product. The other is the skill and ability to communicate with particular people about your idea. In the good ole’ days, the only way to communicate with potential customers was to spend money bombarding them [...]
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Posted by: sonnyb, August 3, 2009
We’ve all heard of Mommybloggers, but what about Daddybloggers? That’s the phenomenon detailed in the recent Toronto Globe and Mail article “Daddy’s lost his job – now he’s got a blog.” They story made the point that more men than women have suffered job losses during the recent recession, which fed into the trend [...]
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Posted by: Jennifer Escalona, June 19, 2009
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Called, "America's New Profession," with nearly 1% of Americans blogging for income, it is quickly becoming a large segment of home based businesses and self employed professionals seeking to supplement or even replace a primary source of income.
Featured in the Wall Street Journal Online yesterday, as this sweeps the nation, it is being called a [...]
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Posted by: Paul O'Brien, May 1, 2009
The following guest post comes from David Weliver, who publishes MoneyUnder30.com, a personal finance blog for “the young and ambitious."
We asked David for his thoughts on what it's like to have a blogging business. Given how many people are earning a living or just augmenting their income through blogging, we thought it would be helpful [...]
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Posted by: Kevin Reeth, February 24, 2009