Weird Al Yankovic is a blogging muse. Yes, I realize “Weird Al” and “blogging” are words you usually don’t see together very often. In fact, add the words “peanut butter,” “Canada” and “porcupine,” and you would have quite the game of Mad Libs. This shouldn’t be so. In fact, it’s my belief Weird Al Yankovic […]
Archives for July 2014
There is no magic formula for achieving blogging success
In a scenario I made up just now for the purpose of this blog post, people often ask me about the magic formula for?blogging success. “What’s your secret,” they will ask me. “What is the one trick I need to know,” they will continue. “Is it your hair? Follow-up question: Can I have a lock […]
Is Your Shirtless Man in a Cape Costing You Blog Readers?
Were my eyes deceiving me? “Surely I can’t be seeing what I think I’m seeing,” I told myself. “You are seeing it,” I responded. “And stop calling yourself Shirley.” “It’s a beautiful house,” I had told the Realtor ten minutes earlier. And it was. It was built in 1868. Eight rooms in the house had […]
Writing Sponsored Posts: Where to Draw the Line When Blogging for Passion and Money
This post is written by Irwin Lagman of i-writes.com. In it Irwin talks about a topic of which I lack experience: writing sponsored posts. Specifically, how you can use them to monetize your blog without alienating your readership.