Income Diary

APRIL 2, 2024

He co-founded StumbleUpon a web-discovery platform, while in graduate school at the University of Calgary in 2002 and co-founded Uber, an on-demand car service available via a mobile application in 2009. In 2009, Gebbia was listed in BusinessWeek’s Top 20 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs. 44 Joe Gebbia: Co-founder of Airbnb is worth $9.6

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ProBlogger

JUNE 19, 2017

I’ll suggest 6 income streams that I see bloggers often starting with and at the end nominate my favorite one that I think can be a good place to start for many bloggers. Links and Resources on 6 Recommended First Income Streams for Bloggers. My Tips for Making Money As a Blogger Through Affiliate Marketing.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why most traditionally published authors focus on marketing through PR, literary festivals, live events, relationships with book bloggers and media, as well as trying to build an email list and social media following. I started my website in 2008 and my podcast in 2009 and — apart from hosting fees — they cost time, rather than money.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 15, 2018

They made me a total of over $160,000 in 2009 alone and changed my business. In short – the dream of creating and selling an eBook of my own stayed in my head for two years until 2009. I’ll be giving examples for each one, so you can see how different bloggers are using these different types of product. #1: 4: Online Courses.

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ProBlogger

JULY 6, 2011

The job of managing research, affiliates, guest posts—all while learning new technologies—has already begun to overwhelm some small bloggers. The possibility exists to create an additional income not by starting your own blog, but by helping other bloggers build a loyal readership, increase blog traffic and monetize their blogs.

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ProBlogger

MAY 25, 2017

It’s a process I’ve used for blog posts since 2009. Group your thoughts together by ‘type’ Say you’re writing a post about how to make the transition from a day job to freelancing. The IKEA method will help bloggers who can’t get to grips with outlines. This blog post started out in that exact same way.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 12, 2011

Welcome to the 2011 list of bloggers to watch. It was where thousands of the world’s best bloggers met to network and learn. I recommend that bloggers of any niche attend conferences such as this to check out the rising stars. Jordan Cooper is a blogger that I highly respect. Discovered at BlogWorld. Jordan Cooper.

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Income Diary

DECEMBER 31, 2023

For freelance web designers and agencies, building trust is the cornerstone; a sales pitch should dissolve common apprehensions around website management. Demonstrate the tangible benefits of acquiring your website, addressing any improvements that could be made.

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The Write Life

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If you don’t mind paying a little money to enter, our friends over at Smart Blogger have rounded up some great writing contests that have small entry fees. Since 2009, this biennial literary award has honored mid-career writers who have recently published their third, fourth or fifth work of fiction.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

If you missed the first few posts, you can read them here: The intro to SMART freelancing The first key: Specific The second key: Measurable The third key: Agreed Upon The fourth key: Realistic Today is the last in the series of freelancing SMARTer, truly a bittersweet moment for me. In fact, I’d have to agree with you.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 20, 2009

That makes the client think that he doesn’t need to run out and hire another freelancer to take your place. The client will probably also be glad he has a freelancer who meets deadlines come hell or high flu season. Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) December 21, 2009 at 6:39 am Right now I’m being thankful for not being sick.

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ProBlogger

MAY 29, 2012

I’ve been excitedly sitting on this one for a while now and am relieved to finally announce a new ProBlogger event that is coming up for Melbourne Food and Wine Bloggers (and anyone else who wants to travel to Melbourne for an evening). We’ve chosen a Wine writer and Food writer and a blogger.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

King Sidharth ( @kingsidharth ) November 30, 2009 at 3:34 am Yeah well, this one was awesome (nothing unusual!) Meier November 30, 2009 at 6:00 am Beautiful point and there’s a lot to be said for confidence … it always shines through. Reply Henry ( @henrybing ) November 30, 2009 at 9:55 am Good post, James.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

When I found out I’d been chosen as one of the ten Queensland Blogger Correspondents, I was as excited to scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef as I was to get some hands-on blogger training from the ProBlogger himself, Darren Rowse. What small changes have made a big difference to your blog? Share them with us in the comments.

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ProBlogger

MAY 10, 2016

You’ll get comments like these: You will not succeed as a blogger if you do not study the masters and steal their blogging model. I loved that Samar’s headline mentioned freelancers were making those mistakes at the cost of clients, cash, and credibility. You’ll need tons of research, and sometimes it may feel like you can’t go on.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Kenji Crosland ( @KenjiCrosland ) November 27, 2009 at 2:40 am I like your idea of the six core competencies, that really brings it into focus. What Velcro Taught Me About Selling Ideas Reply Lost Wanderer November 27, 2009 at 3:25 am I am currently at 78K+ on my NaNo novel, and aim to finish the first draft completely by end of this weekend.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Written by James - 33 Comments Take a Number After a small pause to let you all settle into your SMART freelancing techniques, Elizabeth Fayle is here to give you the next key to rockin’ out your freelance biz. Being realistic made him think of you as the most sought-after freelancer around. And you know what?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

We planned a trip and traveled to the Sturgis Rally in 2006, and when it came time to repeat the trip in 2009 I couldn’t remember where all the gas stops were that we made along the way. Many people, including here at Men with Pens, write about how freelancers should conduct business, what they should charge, etc.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I even heard from a blogger the other day that he would never guest post on a blog unrelated to his own because it wouldn’t get him any traffic and that it was a waste of effort. See, if you’re a writer, a blogger or an online business owner, you need to connect with the community. What a twit. Or someone else will.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 16, 2010

Favourite Posts From 2009 Reply Kelly January 17, 2010 at 8:34 am James, Thanks for having me in. Favourite Posts From 2009 Reply Go ahead. BTW, I’ve got a 14Km race planned for August and need to get my butt into gear or I won’t be doing it! Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. The Top 10.2 The Top 10.2 Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Written by James - 69 Comments Many freelancers have university degrees. Many freelancers don’t have to send their resumes to people anymore, so those degrees don’t see a lot of action, but they’re there, collecting dust on our walls. If you have a degree, you probably spent a couple of years getting it. Henri´s last blog.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 10, 2014

Having been a freelance blogger since 2009, I’m used to looking for ways to improve my pitches and blogging job applications. But we wanted to expand the blog from 3-4 posts a week to 7+, as well as start to work on some other cool content projects, and for that, we needed to bring another full-time blogger on staff.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Same reason you haven’t quite shoved off and decided yes, you’re going to be a freelancer now. jstainer ( @joel_stainer ) November 18, 2009 at 1:35 am An interesting perspective, but I’d be fine succeeding. Reply Kimmo November 18, 2009 at 3:00 am This article is so true. Four years ago. He’s afraid. Absolutely.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 2, 2018

They created community, and a place for others to come and interact around the ideas, stories and experience of the blogger. And I suspect that most bloggers back then started in a similar way. I still meet quite a few bloggers who start for similar reasons – wanting to express themselves, make connections and have fun.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 9, 2020

They created community, and a place for others to come and interact around the ideas, stories and experience of the blogger. And I suspect that most bloggers back then started in a similar way. I still meet quite a few bloggers who start for similar reasons – wanting to express themselves, make connections and have fun.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We did try to tell you there was nothing to this vicious rumor of a new, updated, expanded and generally awesome upgraded version of Write for the Web, your guide to becoming a freelance writer on the Internet. Roschelle ( @roschelle ) November 23, 2009 at 4:05 am You guys crack me up Roschelle´s last blog. Reply Mary E.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 27, 2012

To other bloggers, it might look like I’ve been successful. And I have definitely had my share of success … but, like every single blogger you can think of,I’ve also had my share of failures. Like most new bloggers, I had a day job when I started out. 1: Guest posting led to freelance blogging.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder ( @superwahm1 ) December 23, 2009 at 4:18 am And a wonderful Christmas to all at Men With Pens! Christmas Break Reply Heather Villa ( @IAC_Heather ) December 23, 2009 at 5:14 am And thank you! Reply Henri @ Wake Up Cloud December 23, 2009 at 5:18 am You guys rock. And that’s from the heart.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

Should bloggers start charging for content? So here are a few of the things we can do, as bloggers, to address this issue – and many more issues we all face together. Best of Sources of Insight 2009 Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) January 4, 2010 at 3:53 am There’s moving bits and moving atoms. And we should.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 30, 2012

One thing I can promise you is this: the blogger who makes his reader feel less alone and more understood wins this game—and wins the business. Because it’s that blogger who will create excitement, and it’s that blogger who will ultimately give the world a reason to actually care about his message.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

I was having a conversation with Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Gigs on Twitter , and I smirked at her comment. We’re bloggers. Support Sweatshop Labor I don’t think bloggers and writers realize the mixed messages they’re giving the world, and I don’t think bloggers realize what they’re doing to themselves.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 15, 2009

So my name is Taylor, and if I had chosen to pursue a salaried job instead of a freelance career, I could have avoided the embarrassing situation many women find themselves in today – discounted because of their name, before their education and skills are even checked. And women still weren’t as hirable as men, 25 years ago. Not nearly.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

When you start freelancing, you usually spend time online looking for the big names in your line of work. I just started freelancing last month and I can really use this article of yours. I was just recently researching various tactics and strategies – what worked in 2008 versus 2009 and today. It taught me a lot.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I could see the parallels and similarities between his life and my own – and that of writers, freelancers and bloggers everywhere. But for bloggers or singers or artists who have digital material, there’s no control. Bloggers and writers have some rigid schedules they have to follow. You feel… better after.

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