Comments on: The big question: Does blogging really pay? http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/ The joys and challenges when you both work from home Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:13:45 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: rozandrews http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-113 rozandrews Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:37:55 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-113 Thank you very much for the website - it looks as if it's a very good resource and it's good that it's not a bidding site! Yes, personal contact is definitely the best way of gaining business. Once upon a time, all of my business was through personal contacts. Now, after 2 children and 2 moves abroad, I am only working part-time and so have had to change the type of work I do somewhat (from marketing/market research consultant to writer/editor/proof-reader, so it's still a challenge to find new clients! Best wishes, Roz http://lifeinaustralia.today.com Thank you very much for the website - it looks as if it’s a very good resource and it’s good that it’s not a bidding site! Yes, personal contact is definitely the best way of gaining business. Once upon a time, all of my business was through personal contacts. Now, after 2 children and 2 moves abroad, I am only working part-time and so have had to change the type of work I do somewhat (from marketing/market research consultant to writer/editor/proof-reader, so it’s still a challenge to find new clients!

Best wishes,
Roz
http://lifeinaustralia.today.com

]]> By: dwrite http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-105 dwrite Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:58:35 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-105 HI, Roz and Wolfspirit, and thanks for your comments. Roz: I've found people to ghost blog in two different ways. Two of my ghost blogging clients I found through job posts on www.freelancewritinggigs.com. (If you've never visited that site, I highly recommend it.) My third ghost blogger client -- and my most lucrative by far -- I found through my own contacts that I've built among real estate agents over the years. I knew this agent was extremely active on the Internet. I also knew he didn't have a lot of time for blogging. So I approached him with a plan that he accepted. I'm working on acquiring two or three other clients this way. It'd form the basis for a pretty nice writing business. Dan www.careersearch.contentquake.com http://community.enormo.com/blog/ HI, Roz and Wolfspirit, and thanks for your comments.

Roz: I’ve found people to ghost blog in two different ways. Two of my ghost blogging clients I found through job posts on www.freelancewritinggigs.com. (If you’ve never visited that site, I highly recommend it.)

My third ghost blogger client — and my most lucrative by far — I found through my own contacts that I’ve built among real estate agents over the years. I knew this agent was extremely active on the Internet. I also knew he didn’t have a lot of time for blogging. So I approached him with a plan that he accepted. I’m working on acquiring two or three other clients this way. It’d form the basis for a pretty nice writing business.

Dan
www.careersearch.contentquake.com
http://community.enormo.com/blog/

]]> By: wolfspirit http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-102 wolfspirit Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:47:28 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-102 More great advice, thanks for sharing with all of us! Happy Holidays! More great advice, thanks for sharing with all of us!

Happy Holidays!

]]> By: rozandrews http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-100 rozandrews Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:38:11 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-100 Great tips, thanks! Do you have any advice on how to find professionals who would like you to ghost blog for them? Perhaps through Craigslist??? Thanks, Roz http://lifeinaustralia.today.com Great tips, thanks! Do you have any advice on how to find professionals who would like you to ghost blog for them? Perhaps through Craigslist???
Thanks,

Roz
http://lifeinaustralia.today.com

]]> By: dreadpiraterose http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-93 dreadpiraterose Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:56:31 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-93 How are you able to have two blogs..? I thought you were limited to one? How are you able to have two blogs..? I thought you were limited to one?

]]> By: dwrite http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-92 dwrite Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:40:20 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-92 Thanks, Michelle: You're right when it comes to blogging. It certainly does take time to grow that income. On the other hand, I think you can be a pretty successful blogger without putting in as much time as you have to put into other forms of writing. I can rip off a blog post pretty quickly. I can't write a story for the Washington Post's real estate section without spending lots of time going over every sentence. Dan http://community.enormo.com/blog/ www.candyaddict.com www.careersearch.contentquake.com http://indycomics.today.com Thanks, Michelle:

You’re right when it comes to blogging. It certainly does take time to grow that income. On the other hand, I think you can be a pretty successful blogger without putting in as much time as you have to put into other forms of writing. I can rip off a blog post pretty quickly. I can’t write a story for the Washington Post’s real estate section without spending lots of time going over every sentence.

Dan
http://community.enormo.com/blog/
www.candyaddict.com
www.careersearch.contentquake.com
http://indycomics.today.com

]]> By: michellem http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-89 michellem Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:38:57 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-89 Very true. Blogging at Today is good for some money, but it's not a full-time job. I think in blogging the pay off is later when you have a lot of content and page hits. <a href="http://www.entersweepstakes.com" rel="nofollow">www.entersweepstakes.com</a> Very true. Blogging at Today is good for some money, but it’s not a full-time job. I think in blogging the pay off is later when you have a lot of content and page hits.

www.entersweepstakes.com

]]> By: dwrite http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-85 dwrite Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:56:35 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-85 Thanks for the comments. I think "wearmanyhats" is the perfect name for a writer these days. You have to wear many hats if you expect to make a solid living. Dan www.careersearch.contentquake.com www.dexter.contentquake.com www.indycomics.today.com Thanks for the comments. I think “wearmanyhats” is the perfect name for a writer these days. You have to wear many hats if you expect to make a solid living.

Dan
www.careersearch.contentquake.com
www.dexter.contentquake.com
www.indycomics.today.com

]]> By: wearmanyhats http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-84 wearmanyhats Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:20:06 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-84 Thanks for the idea of ghost blogging. As a writer, I find blogging just helps me build fluency. Take care! Thanks for the idea of ghost blogging. As a writer, I find blogging just helps me build fluency. Take care!

]]> By: carfor12 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-83 carfor12 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:37:42 +0000 http://workfromhomecouple.today.com/2008/12/05/the-big-question-does-blogging-really-pay/#comment-83 Great tips, thanks. www.wantingtowork.today.com Great tips, thanks.
www.wantingtowork.today.com

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