Oops! Pay Per Post Sent me that Blog Disqualification Notice

Whenever I came back from my summer mountain escape of one month, I knew that I would have to do finger aerobics and type really fast so I could write a lot more posts. Well, that intuition was correct because this evening I received that fated email from IZEA's Pay Per Post informing me that my blog doesn't qualify. In the list of reasons, the obvious one is that I don't have the minimum 20 posts in 90 days. That's really not a lot of blog posts and ideally I want to have way more than that.

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Posted in: professional blogging

The Midnight Writers Cafe Receives Reviews

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My cafe blog has received reviews thanks to the blog review exchange program on Smorty. If you haven't visited The Midnight Writer's Cafe then take a minute to drop in now. I'm anxious for your feedback. Stay tuned because I'll be posting lots of news and updates on coffee shops we encounter around the country.

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Posted in: Coffee Blog

Update for my Blogs: Posting and other News

After a month long sabbatical in the high mountains of New Mexico, I 'm striving to update my blogs and get my weekly postings up to a decent level. It's a lot of work because I have 33 blogs just on blogspot and about ten others in their own domains that are hosted either privately or on other services. So here's the skinny on my latest activity.

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Posted in: blogging,freelance writing

Advertise on Blogs and Watch your Business Explode with New Interest

Believe me, this is a very effective way to advertise! I write reviews about any thing that captures my interest and I can tell you that people pay attention to blogs. Whenever I use certain keywords, I notice that people find a post on one of my blogs by using a related search. This is how I make new friends because often they comment on my post. Of course, I reciprocate. A conversation continues after such a common ground beginning.

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Posted in: Blog social networks

Web Directories Interface with the Booming Internet Business World

A web directory is an internet tool that is fast becoming the necessary cog in the wheel that turns this fast technological machine. If you think about it, how could you find anything online without a directory to compliment the multiple search engines that have sprung up by the dozens?

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Posted in: blog advertising

Blogging is an Open Conversation that Requires Participation

Blogging and its many aspects has become one of my favorite topics to explore and to blog about these days. I am investigating all the techniques of blogging, how to build blogs, ways to promote them and especially looking at their unique aspect as a communication tool. Blogs are conversations. In my research, I look for outlets on which to share my insights and to gather other information from other writers who talk about blogging. It is a quest.

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Posted in: blogging

Memorial Fund for Gabriel

It is with a heavy heart that I write this today because I miss a little boy named Gabriel. Watching his brother Raven and his father Woodstock, a/k/a Loren David O'Connor, suffer through the pain of their loss while trying to make arrangements for his burial, memorial and wake is really hard.

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Posted in: review events

What's New in The Midnight Writer's World?

Travel is a big part of this past two months and in a way it feels very good after being stuck and broken down in Alexandria, Virginia. I feel that we did not give this city or the entire Washington DC region a fair chance because of our circumstances with the van needing such a big repair job. It is definitely a place to return under different circumstances so we can visit all the sites.

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Posted in: freelance writing,travel blogs,Writer

Help us Choose a Domain Name for one of our Blogs

This is one of my favorite blogs in The Midnight Writer's Network, though lately I have been neglecting it. That is rapidly changing. The Spotlight Feature will be highlighting weekly within the next month or two. Affiliate programs will receive reviews here and I will continue to share my stories about Cephas and I traveling the nation.

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Posted in: hosted blog domains

Mountain Spirit Productions has a Company Blog

If you haven't seen it yet, please go over there for a visit. We have social network links in the sidebar, guest writers, an Entrecard widget, a technorati button, facebook and twitter. Mountain Spirit Productionsblog is hooked up! All we need now is you!

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Posted in: Mountain Spirit Productions

The Midnight Writer Has a New Hosted Blog

Two days ago, we at Mountain Spirit Productions decided to take the plunge and purchase our second domain blog that is hosted. You will see the announcement on many of our blogs in our network about this exciting new venture.

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Posted in: blogging,blogs,Mountain Spirit Productions

The Next Phase in Freelance Writing: Private Clients

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It has been a long time in coming for me bit in the past month I have been building a relationship with private clients who sought me out. I was surprised when the offers starting coming into my email inbox. Naturally, I accepted the offers each time they came because they were good offers to write reviews on my blogs.

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Posted in: Blog,Writer,Writing