Stay At Home Babe- Beginning Blogger, Things I Learned the Hard Way—Part 3

Please note: I wrote this post last night in response to recent happenings here. I was going to wait until Monday to post it, I can’t wait. Ella was so brave that she inspires that passion in everyone around her. This is my two cents… There’s going to come a time when I will run out of things I’ve learned the hard way while getting my blog up and running, but it’s not today. The laundry list of things that I’ve already learned through... Read More

Let’s make this happen

Many readers will already be aware of my long standing friendship with Jo Beaufoix. Jo is a great blogger and a great mum to 2 great little girls who also have a great father, the drummer in my band, Enormous. Jo is involved in a project that should be very close to everyone who has a heart, especially if they are a parent. The Joseph Salmon Trust. The following is taken from the trust website thejosephsalmontrust.org.uk. Joseph was a happy, healthy... Read More

The ink isn’t dry yet…

…but a deal has been done. And I think, and hope, that it is a deal that will satisfy everyone involved. New direction, new beginning, new start. All existing, pending and hopeful contributors will be contacted directly with the details in the next 48 hours. To everyone who has supported Upstart Blogger for the last 26 months, thank you.  Read More →

Upstart Blogger is for sale

After a reasonably long period of contemplation I have decided to sell Upstart Blogger. Upstart Blogger currently receives an average daily unique visitor count of 10,576 generating a total daily average page view count of 36,231 and has a Google Page Rank of 7. Income is generated by a combination of hosting advertisements and sponsored text links. Approximately 97% of income is generated by hosting advertisements. Serious prospective purchasers... Read More

Another Ashley joins the table

Another Ashley has made his way to the Upstart Blogger team; me. So, who am I? My name’s Ashley Cooper, I’m a keen blogger and have been a loyal reader of Upstart Blogger throughout 2009, and continue to be. However, Ashley Morgan has given me the opportunity to become more than just a reader. With some exchange of e-mail and a phone call later from Ashley, I was set to join the team for the new multi-author platform that Upstart Blogger... Read More

Final resolution

2010 is the year when Upstart Blogger ascends to a higher online plane as it morphs into its new role as a multi author blogazine. Furthermore, 2010 is the year when I move away from Upstart Blogger to focus on my music career. Both of these decisions have left many people surprised and, furthermore, resulted in many questions being asked. This post, my last of 2009, will attempt to answer some of those questions whilst laying out my plans in more... Read More

If you understood everything I said you’d be me

Miles Davis said a lot of things. A lot of very memorable and very true things. But 1 quote resonates with me more than any other. If you understood everything I said, you’d be me. I don’t want anyone else to understand everything I say or do, nor do I want to understand everything that anyone else says or does. I want to be me. And in order for me to be me I have to be true to myself and my beliefs, acting with integrity at all times... Read More

Revealing my new project

2 days ago I left you with this graphic, a slightly cryptic hint of things to come. Yes, as many of you deduced, I have decided to write my autobiography. I realize that 39 may be considered young for such a project but I do have very good reasons for wanting to get everything down on paper. A lot has happened in the last few years. Typing that makes me laugh since it is such a huge understatement. In the last 3 years alone my life has been turned... Read More

The Way of the Samurai blogger

When one has made a decision to blog, even if it will be very difficult to succeed by advancing straight ahead, it will not do to think about doing it in a long, roundabout way. One’s heart may slacken, he may miss his chance, and by and large there will be no success. The Way of the Samurai blogger is one of immediacy, and it is best to dash in headlong. A paraphrasing of one of the many perfectly quotable lines from Ghost Dog The Way of the... Read More

You can’t please all the people all the time

The last week or so has been difficult for me, personally and professionally. Health issues destroyed the back end of last week and, despite a few signs that everything is ok, continue to linger. Playing, blogging and anything creative has, as a direct result, suffered a direct hit. Perhaps I should have listened to the Doctor when he told me to take it easy for a week or two. Maybe my recent back twinges were some kind of early warning. I’ll... Read More