Blogging

Using a Blog as a Portfolio

Recently, I’ve begun a relationship with a new client.  I am writing some web content for his site and a few other things.  We made our connection through Elance (I’m beginning to think that Elance is a must for a freelance writer), and our conversation revealed an important idea to me, “Be careful what you write!”
As with all […]


Recommended Sites

There are several blogs that I commonly frequent in relation to freelance work.  These blogs have huge followings and RSS subscriber lists, but they also have great content. 

Entrepreneur’s Journey first introduced to me to the idea of blogging as a business model.  Yaro Starak, the friendly Aussie administrator of the site, fills his content with useful […]


Recession Benefits the Blogosphere?

Here in the United States, the economy stands on very shaky ground.  Because of the partial collapse of the housing market, the American economic growth rate has slowed to a crawl, and many foresee the economy of America taking a substantial step backward.
Many economists are predicting a significant recession in the global economy, brought on […]


Blog Design for Effect

I knew when I launched jeremyscottkillian.com in its new blog format, that I wanted to design the blog myself.  Thanks fo the excellent tutorial at WPDesigner.com, I learned how to manage the WordPress system that powers this blog, and through the arduous design process, I think I’ve gained some insight into what elements contribute to […]


Web 2.0 and Freelance Writing

In the past year or so, blogging has really transformed the business model of most online businesses.  Web 2.0, which is the fancy name many have attributed to this new era of user interactivity, is sweeping the internet, and it seems that nearly every major web business presence has invested time and energy into maintaining […]