My first eBook is finally coming together. It will be released to the world on October 6th. The book will be entirely free, and you will be able to read it either online or in a printable PDF format.
Before I finish the book, I want to collect some original contributions from thoughtful people. I already have contributions in the book from great people like Gary Vaynerchuk, Chris Brogan, Chris Guillebeau and others and I’m looking for a few more.
Editor’s note: this post was written by Robb Sutton of robbsutton.com. You may have noticed that I’ve posted quite a few articles here recently about blogging. That’s because more than half of you write blogs yourself, and because blogging is an important part of success in most online business these days. Tell me what you think about blogging as a topic in the comments.
During my beginning blogging days, I heard it time and time again.
“Great hobby…maybe it will pay for a couple of bike parts one day.”
“Looks like a lot of work for nothing.”
“Shouldn’t you be spending your time on something else?”
Blogging is an interesting avenue for revenue generation in that most of bloggers fail before they succeed. The low cost of entry coupled with the amount of work that is required to build a successful blog makes for an easy exit as you start to believe what others are beating into your head and abandon the long road to success.
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I’m fortunate to have many fabulous readers and fellow bloggers who comment frequently and with great insight here at Free Pursuits. I love the conversations that break out in the comments. There have been some real gems, both funny and insightful that you (my dear readers) have left over the months. Thanks everyone who has joined the conversations already.
For those who haven’t left a comment before, now is a great chance to join the conversation.
Have you ever seen that show My Super Sweet 16 on MTV? It’s about a bunch of bratty rich kids who talk their parents into throwing a six-figure 16th birthday. The standard episode usually involves months of lead up to the party in which the 15 year old star of the show devises the perfect popularity statement involving a precise invitation list, music celebrities, non-alcoholic cocktails and the ultimate embodiment of teen superiority, the gift of a new luxury car from their parents.
The entire show is a real eye-opener into what’s important to certain teenagers these days. The stars of the show are all so obsessed with what everyone thinks of them that it wreaks of desperation. They care nothing about substance and everything about appearances.
Editor’s note: this post was written by David Turnbull. Find out more about David at his blog Adventures of a Barefoot Geek.
Writing killer blog posts is more than just correct grammar and perfect spelling. Fixing mistakes in your use of English (or whatever language you write in) may add polish to your work, but polish isn’t enough to save a blog post with poor foundations.
Now, I’m not saying everything I write is “killer” – that very word is subjective in itself – but after being an avid blog reader for quite a few years and blogger myself for nearly the same amount of time, I feel I’ve identified a few keys to what makes an article well received.
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