Comments on: I’m so ashamed http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/ The adventures of a new freelance copywriter Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Elance is the place to be | Life on Avenue Z http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/#comment-7888 Elance is the place to be | Life on Avenue Z Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:40:17 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=352#comment-7888 [...] Elance is a tremendous directory of freelance everything. I’ve hired people to migrate my blog ($150), create my main website ($180 — definitely an insanely good deal!), draw a cartoon picture (at right) for my marketing ($140 total for two types) and increase my SEO (this one I canceled because I felt oogie about paying for blog love). [...] [...] Elance is a tremendous directory of freelance everything. I’ve hired people to migrate my blog ($150), create my main website ($180 — definitely an insanely good deal!), draw a cartoon picture (at right) for my marketing ($140 total for two types) and increase my SEO (this one I canceled because I felt oogie about paying for blog love). [...]

]]> By: Beth http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/#comment-3488 Beth Fri, 16 May 2008 01:40:53 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=352#comment-3488 Holy smokes but I have a good life. What wonderful, kind words. Lurk away, Kimberly. Holy smokes but I have a good life. What wonderful, kind words. Lurk away, Kimberly.

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/#comment-3487 Kimberly Fri, 16 May 2008 01:18:42 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=352#comment-3487 Beth, I have been sort of lurking around your site and your blog for a couple of months now. I read your newsletters and have downloaded and watched your webinar on e-newsletters. Having taken an Excel class from you back in Colorado, I think you are an excellent teacher. I think the thing you really have to sell is your advice, your tips and your tools of the trade. And you do it with such a nice "voice" and personality. This is what is going to win people over and keeping them coming back. Plus, when you start blogging about hot topics and hot products while using those keywords in your posts, you are going to increase your SEO. I will be staying tuned. I have subscribed to your feed and look forward to reading more. Kimberly Beth,

I have been sort of lurking around your site and your blog for a couple of months now. I read your newsletters and have downloaded and watched your webinar on e-newsletters.

Having taken an Excel class from you back in Colorado, I think you are an excellent teacher. I think the thing you really have to sell is your advice, your tips and your tools of the trade. And you do it with such a nice “voice” and personality. This is what is going to win people over and keeping them coming back.

Plus, when you start blogging about hot topics and hot products while using those keywords in your posts, you are going to increase your SEO.

I will be staying tuned. I have subscribed to your feed and look forward to reading more.

Kimberly

]]> By: Scoats http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/#comment-2909 Scoats Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:23:33 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=352#comment-2909 I appreciate your honesty. I have a question and a comment. Question: Is chasing stats what you really want to do? It seems like the tail wagging the dog to me. You might be better off focusing on what you want to do and hopefully the punters will come. Some things business owners HAVE to do, but some things they spend time on they don't have to. Comment: You also might want to focus your blog more. "My ultimate goal with this blog is to use it for a springboard for a book about starting a copywriting business". I didn't get the impression your blog was really about that. I thought it was about Beth who happened to start a copywriting business. Now I do enjoy reading about your marathon training and results, but I'm a friend. The others don't/won't stay around for that; they came in for a posts about starting up a business. It's still early days for your business. You do get to live and learn and live some more. Also in today's wired world, you can easily self-publish and probably make just as little money. :-) I appreciate your honesty. I have a question and a comment.

Question: Is chasing stats what you really want to do? It seems like the tail wagging the dog to me. You might be better off focusing on what you want to do and hopefully the punters will come. Some things business owners HAVE to do, but some things they spend time on they don’t have to.

Comment: You also might want to focus your blog more. “My ultimate goal with this blog is to use it for a springboard for a book about starting a copywriting business”. I didn’t get the impression your blog was really about that. I thought it was about Beth who happened to start a copywriting business. Now I do enjoy reading about your marathon training and results, but I’m a friend. The others don’t/won’t stay around for that; they came in for a posts about starting up a business.

It’s still early days for your business. You do get to live and learn and live some more.

Also in today’s wired world, you can easily self-publish and probably make just as little money. :-)

]]> By: steph http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/#comment-2882 steph Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:09:55 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=352#comment-2882 Dear B, My turn! Hmmm, you've given me much to think about. Where's the shame if you generate traffic to a site you work hard on and on which you deliver useful info, not to mention which links to your work site thereby offering services, and also reflects your skills? If you're providing value, don't you deserve to be paid? Yet, I agree, there are some methods a little sketchier than others. I look forward to seeing where this goes, for both of us! PS. Thanks for turning me to Stumble, and for Stumbling me. If I can figure out how (I've installed it), I'll Stumble this! a fan, steph Dear B,

My turn! Hmmm, you’ve given me much to think about. Where’s the shame if you generate traffic to a site you work hard on and on which you deliver useful info, not to mention which links to your work site thereby offering services, and also reflects your skills? If you’re providing value, don’t you deserve to be paid? Yet, I agree, there are some methods a little sketchier than others. I look forward to seeing where this goes, for both of us!

PS. Thanks for turning me to Stumble, and for Stumbling me. If I can figure out how (I’ve installed it), I’ll Stumble this!

a fan,
steph

]]> By: Beth http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/#comment-2880 Beth Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:47:45 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=352#comment-2880 As always, great advice, Ms. Miss. I so appreciate your feedback and guidance. Onward and upward. Beth As always, great advice, Ms. Miss. I so appreciate your feedback and guidance.

Onward and upward.

Beth

]]> By: Claire (aka Little Miss) http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/2008/04/25/ashamed/#comment-2876 Claire (aka Little Miss) Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:43:05 +0000 http://www.lifeonavenuez.com/?p=352#comment-2876 Beth, have you read the book Naked Conversations? If you can, go pick that up at the library or somewhere. It's an excellent book, albeit a few years old, and will give you some good info about blogging basics as well as getting your stats up. Personally, I don't think it's just about stats. I think people can get swayed by that and it can be an artifical representation of value. I think it's more important to focus on content. Also, the more you link to other good blogs and back and forth the higher your "Google Juice" will rise. (Naked Conversations talks about Google Juice.) I'll email you offline some links to good copywriting blogs so this comment doesn't get sent to your spam folder. Hope this helps. PS - I changed my link here to include my new website where I don't blog enough. My last post is one month old! Ugh! Beth, have you read the book Naked Conversations? If you can, go pick that up at the library or somewhere. It’s an excellent book, albeit a few years old, and will give you some good info about blogging basics as well as getting your stats up.

Personally, I don’t think it’s just about stats. I think people can get swayed by that and it can be an artifical representation of value. I think it’s more important to focus on content.

Also, the more you link to other good blogs and back and forth the higher your “Google Juice” will rise. (Naked Conversations talks about Google Juice.) I’ll email you offline some links to good copywriting blogs so this comment doesn’t get sent to your spam folder.

Hope this helps.

PS - I changed my link here to include my new website where I don’t blog enough. My last post is one month old! Ugh!

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