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Feb 25  09

As the pro blogging dinosaurs struggle to find something to write about, scraping the bottom of their barrels of old and tired ideas, some of the less scrupulous ones spew out advice that can only be described as dumb. But the piece of typing, since it’s definitely not writing, that I’m going to share with [...]

The stupidest piece of pro blogging advice I have ever read

Feb 24  09

There are three groups of people who use, or try to use, Getting Things Done, David Allen’s cult like time management system. The first group are those who follow every single step of the book religiously. The second group are those who start to read the book, get a little scared by the all or [...]

GTD for bloggers

Feb 20  09

Despite what many people would have you believe it is absolutely possible to run a successful, and in many cases highly profitable, blog in less than sixty minutes each week. There’s no magic and no tricks. The system depends on simple tried and tested absolutes that underpin the blogosphere. And, because I already have proof [...]

How to run a successful and profitable blog in under one hour a week

Feb 18  09

Regular readers will know that I have a dislike and distrust of list posts. My inner cynic tells me that list posts with titles like 101 influential female bloggers are at best search engine bait and at worst sycophantic traffic begging with the writers linking to other blogs purely because they want a more powerful [...]

Who are the most influential female bloggers?

Feb 17  09

As a father with a business firmly rooted in blogging my mind often turns to the future. More specifically to what the future holds for professional bloggers. Since most professional bloggers are, by their very nature, self employed, we all must keep one eye on the years ahead to make sure that our income streams [...]

The future of professional blogging