I call this my broken record post. A writer friend of mine is currently having trouble with her websites. It looks to be a malicious invasion where all of her data is GONE. It’s making me panic a bit. I have A LOT of content on this site and the other sites I run. So […]

My husband is now a student. That means he needs to write papers and do a lot of reading - his program is intensive with both of these things. Because I am a writer and an editor, I figured I’d help him out. But first, I needed to read the article.
And that’s where the problems […]

When I was in the process of moving cross-country, it became clear that I needed more ongoing assignments. Pretty much the only thing I managed to keep up with was my monthly obligations as the Herbal Medicine Expert at eHow.com. Those tasks were already part of my routine so taking care of it on the […]

I turned this blog into something other than what I envisioned. I wanted it to be a creative online place where I can share bits of my career and my life with all of you while sharing articles and advice on how to make a living doing what you love. This is my vision for […]

I promise you, this is the theme I am going to be sticking with for a while. I had another one loaded in for a while, but I didn’t like it as much as this one - so I reinstalled this one. Much to my delight, all my customizations from before loaded in, too.
So what […]

Monetizing their blogs is a desirable concept for most people. I know, I do the same. We put affiliate ads up, use Adsense and other Pay Per Click programs. There are also things like Text Link Ads, asking for donations, and finding advertisers to your blog directly. All of these are perfectly good ways to […]

Bum Marketing is a type of article marketing that is designed to help people get started in internet marketing. The premise is simple - write great articles, include a link to a website that has a link to an affiliate product or the link to the affiliate merchant and submit it to article directories. In […]

My schedule has been hectic and I’ve still been able to find some time to work. Granted, I prefer to spend 6-8 hours a day doing work related tasks. However, I’ve learned that’s not exactly possible the way things have been for me lately. But I can still get some things done. Here are some […]

I don’t know about you but I often ignore things like eating meals and going to the gym in favor of a deadline or a project I’m in the middle of. But, my chosen profession as a freelance writer demands that my mind is always sharp. When I don’t eat, my mind feels sluggish. When […]

I was out of town when Sharon Hurley-Hall’s Blogging Start Group began. The question she posed was - how did you begin your blogging journey?
I started in early 2005. I had just moved to Massachusetts from Germany and had the idea that I wanted to take my writing online. Prior to that, I had been […]