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Does a writer have to have a blog?

August 13, 2010

If you’re blogging because you think it’s a great way to market yourself and your book (published or otherwise), you’re doing it wrong. You’re no better than those companies who see the social network as a cheap means of getting some advertising for their product. They blog and tweet like they’re your friend but all the while they’re chanting “buy me, buy me, buy me” under their soulless corporate breath.

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Business blogging – Nobody likes a shill

July 23, 2009

I’m promoting my skills as a blogger for hire and, with some help from a friend we’ve got a few companies interested. We’ve done this by getting them to think of their online presence as a pincer attack. That is, by having both a main sales site – which we can also provide – and a separate blog.

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