Tune in for the Blogathon kick off chat on April 25
How can I blog 31 days in a row? What happens if I run out of ideas? What if Blogger breaks down? What if I can’t find someone for the guest post exchange? We’ll answers all those and other questions...
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Guest post: 8 great reasons to do the Blogathon
Today’s post comes from Jackie Dishner, the author of Backroads & Byways of Arizona and a freelancer on design, lifestyle, travel and self-help for national magazines and online publications. Find...
View ArticleReminder: Blogathon chat today at 10 am Pacific time
Joins us for the 2012 WordCount Blogathon kick off chat today at 10 a.m. Pacific. Use #blog2012 to join the conversation. Still trying to decide whether you can blog 31 days straight? Tune in to get...
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The 2012 Blogathon blog roll – the who’s who of this year’s blogging challenge
Here’s the alphabetized list of everyone in the 2012 WordCount Blogathon – all 250 of them! Each entry includes the participant’s name, link to their blog and a short description. Entries are taken...
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Dear WordCount: Now that I joined the Blogathon, how do I…….?
Dear WordCount is an occasional advice column that answers your questions about freelance writing, blogging and working as a self-employed writer. During May, I’m answering questions posed by people in...
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Dear WordCount: how do I run guest posts on my blog?
Photo courtesy Tiger Girl Dear WordCount is an occasional advice column that answers your questions about freelance writing, blogging and working as a self-employed writer. During May, I’m answering...
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Blogathon haiku day: Ring of fire
Eclipse, May 20, 2012 It was cloudy here in Portland on Sunday evening during the annular eclipse, when the moon passed between earth and the sun to partially obscure the sun. We were out on the street...
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The top 30 must-read WordCount freelance writing posts of 2012
Here they are, the best of the best posts on writing and freelancing that ran on the WordCount blog during 2012. “Best” is a relative term. Some posts are the best because they attracted the most page...
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The 2013 WordCount Blogathon is moving to June
The 2013 WordCount Blogathon is moving to June! For the sixth year in a row, I will be hosting a month-long challenge for freelancers, writers, authors and anyone else who wants to start or build up a...
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Dear WordCount: How do I start a blog?
Dear WordCount: Can I enter the Blogathon if I don’t currently have a blog? For the last couple of years, I have wanted to start a blog, and I figured this would be the best way for me to get over...
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30 days worth of blog post ideas
You’ve signed up for the 2013 WordCount Blogathon, put the badge on your blog, tweeted about it — using the #blog2013 hashtag of course — and started hanging out on the WordCount Facebook page....
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Why you need to take blogging seriously, Oregonian layoffs, and more
Oregonian Editor Peter Bhatia addressing newsroom staff, June 20, 2013 [Twitter photo by Anna Griffin]To do good writing, read good writing. Here’s the good writing I’ve been reading this week: It’s...
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Blogathon Haiku Day: An Ode to Don Draper
Editor’s note: Today is Haiku Day, one of the most popular days of the WordCount Blogathon, where everyone in the month-long blogging challenge is encouraged to write a haiku. In case you’re not...
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Twitter chat for writers moves to July 1 for #blog2013 wrap party
The WordCount Last Wednesday Twitter chat for writers I normally host on the last Wednesday of the month — which would be today — is moving to Monday, July 1, for the 2013 WordCount Blogathon wrap...
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How do I fix blog post line spacing issues?
Dear WordCount is a weekly advice column answering your questions about writing, blogging and running a freelance business. During the 2013 WordCount Blogathon, Dear WordCount will be answering...
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What I learned running a daily blogging challenge for 6 years
Blogging is a lot like life. You get out of it as much as you put in. In 2008, I challenged myself to write a post on my blog every day for a month. When I started, I had no idea that over the years...
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The ultimate guide to blogging challenges
Some people love daily blog challenges so much that even before the WordCount Blogathon ends, they’re hunting to sign up for another one. Whether that’s inspired or just plain crazy I’ll let you...
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No 2014 WordCount Blogathon – here’s why
After much soul searching, I’ve decided not to host a WordCount Blogathon this year. Here’s why. After I filed my 2013 income taxes, I realized how much the Blogathon costs every year. My expenses...
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Update: Announcing a DIY Blogathon cohosted by Freelance Success, and me
[UPDATE - Registration for the 2014 event is now CLOSED.] It’s back, sort of. After I announced last week that I wasn’t going to hold a 2014 WordCount Blogathon because of too many other things going...
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25 ideas for daily blog posts
Blog without a plan and you could end up feeling like this guy. [Illustration from William Strang, in "The Ancient Mariner," Samuel Taylor Coleridge][EDITOR'S NOTE: Between now and June 1, I'm...
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