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DOWNLOAD – income tracking spreadsheet for freelance writers and niche bloggers

mrshannigan — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:14:38 +0000

Hey guys, if you’ve been with me for a while then you’re already familiar with my income tracking spreadsheet. It’s really fun to use and easy to get started. Here are a few of the most popular features:

Enter your daily earnings ONCE

Automatically generated reports for

monthly profit and loss statements income per source [...]

Lazy Blogger’s Guide to Creating Backlinks

mrshannigan — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:59:00 +0000

When I was actively writing for Suite101, I felt that creating backlinks was a waste of time. Like Felicia, I felt that SEO was enough, and my higher-than-average earnings and traffic was a testament. I wrote about the philosophy in the post How Much Time Should You Spend Promoting Your Articles

Since then, Google [...]

Somebody hid the wonder wheel

mrshannigan — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:07:10 +0000

My story has been repeated a hundred times this week, by other niche bloggers- but if you’re not reading them, you might not have known. It starts like this-

I’m building a niche site (first new one in 2010)

I need to choose my categories. I want them related. I want google to see me [...]

Complete loss of credibility

mrshannigan — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:46:31 +0000

I’m weird, I know it. I’m not a consumer. I don’t spend my weekends at the mall. In fact, the only time I go to the mall is when my teenagers are there hanging out with their friends. Sometimes we trick-or-treat there, but not every year. I hate it. I hate the smell of plastic. [...]

Why you should never go to Amazon.com

mrshannigan — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:35:17 +0000

A boycott of Amazon- she must be kidding, right? Relax- I wasn’t calling for a boycott, I was just asking you to never simply type Amazon.com into your browser, that’s all. Whether you’re spending $5 or $500- somewhere there’s a work-at-home mom who could conceivably make a few pennies from the sale. My Amazon.com earnings [...]

Speaking in Public: getting started as a public speaker

mrshannigan — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:11:32 +0000

The title of Speak and Grow Rich always made me think that there must be an easier way to make money selling words. With public speaking, you don’t even have to write them down, right?

I think I’m pretty funny in my head while I’m washing dishes; thinking compelling thoughts in a mental narrative that [...]

note to self: never publish this

mrshannigan — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:27:18 +0000

I keep a page with this title on each one of my sites, saved as a draft or password protected. I use it as a general “things to do next” and a place to document the invisible work I’ve done on the site. It’s amazing that I can remember what each of my six kids [...]

Expert Advice for Digital Photography Business

mrshannigan — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:11:45 +0000

Elizabeth Halford, of Digital Photography School, did an excellent job of sharing some of the ways she makes money as a freelance photographer. She said people are often surprised to discover she’s working 40 hours a week, since she has her days free to spend however she wishes. Simply put, she works in the evening. [...]

Easy free solution to a writer’s emergency

mrshannigan — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:32:48 +0000

How to Access Clipboard History

It’s my own fault: I should be writing in a word processing program, instead of directly into the edit box at Suite101. In my defense, I was out of the habit for a while because their interface didn’t support the Chrome browser. So instead of using Internet Explorer or Firefox, [...]

Writing Process for webwriters

mrshannigan — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:04:24 +0000

On writer’s message boards, occasionally someone new will ask seasoned writers about our process. What steps do we go through in the writing process, to write fast web copy that (hopefully) doesn’t suck?

The process that works for me is so different from what I’m being asked to do in school (did I mention I’m [...]