Today, as always, I picked up a copy of the Chicago Sun-Times. I am one of those people who still likes to read the morning paper. I also open up to page 11 to read Richard Roeper’s column. He had an interesting piece today in which he spoke about writers and how they are perceived. […]

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Funny thing happened to me on the way to the Twitter client today. I tried to follow my friends band, Treaty of Paris, and I got a nice message from Twitter. I follow too many people. I need to follow less before I can add more.
This makes NO sense to me what-so-ever.
Who cares how many […]

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It is easy when you are blogging to lose yourself a little creatively. It is natural to lose focus from time to time. Some bloggers are even writing outside their comfort zone in an attempt to make a little money.
Wow, that sounds exactly like a lot of musicians I have met over the years.
When I […]

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This is a guest post by Heather von Doehren, Assistant Editor at Relief: A Quarterly Christian Expression
Scott Sweeney’s previous article on How to Handle A Reputation Hit caused me to reflect on how we at Relief handle not only a hit to one’s blogging reputation, but how to handle negative feedback from loyal readers.
Most successful […]

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In life, your reputation is something you should hold dear. In the blogging realm, it could mean the difference between a well received blog and a clunker. Sometimes a bad reputation can breed success (usually in a niche market, see John Chow), but it can lead to death of your brand if not handled correctly.
How […]

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