How Hard Do Bloggers Work?

I had an interesting (and frustrating) conversation (aka argument) with my wife last night. To anybody with kids, this will probably sound all too familiar.
My wife is a stay-at-home mom and that means she is pretty much with our 4 month old daughter all the time. This is a necessary and downright invaluable job. The [...]

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Blogger Gold Rush - Is It A False Hope?

There are certainly a LOT of blogs out there. Many of those bloggers want to make money with their sites. Some actually start the blog with the express purpose of making money with it (usually a mistake). But, do they deserve it?
Louis Gray, a new Silicon Valley blogger that pretty much came from nowhere and [...]

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Why I Do It

That’s why.
And quite frankly, the fact that I can make enough money to provide a good living for this little lady - all by blogging - is just the best.
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WebbyOnline Now DavidRisley.com

It took only a few hours of time (thank you Wordpress), but I have gotten this blog set up from scratch to where it is now. This is a brand new blog, but you’ll notice I have a boatload of material here already. Well, the reason for that is that I have imported all of [...]

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The Power of Blogging

There is a lot of cool factor about running a popular blog. PCMech gets quite a bit of traffic and, yes, this gives me a soapbox. Every now and then it is nice to vent on that soapbox.
This morning I posted a story over at PCMech about an asshole contractor from Bright House who managed [...]

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How To Explain Blogging To Granny

Most people who run a blog have probably had the experience of trying to explain the whole idea of blogging to somebody who simply doesn’t understand. I have been there. MANY times.
I tried to explain not too long ago about converting PC Mechanic over to the blog format. It was understood what I was doing [...]

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Is The Media Bad For Mankind? Why Blogs Matter

There I was. Watching the news one morning while having some breakfast. Fox News, to be exact. Does it matter what network? No, because they’re all the same. Constant bad news. A barrage. I’m left thinking: Why the hell do I watch this crap? It’s all about terrorism, how Iran might cause the next war, [...]

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Corporate World Versus Blogging

I was in Orlando on Friday attending BlogOrlando. It was an interesting event and I actually like the “unconference” format. Rather than the one way dribble of a potentially boring lecture, there was a constant back and forth. Very welcome change.
But, one of the things that came up constantly while I was there was how [...]

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Bloggers, Don’t Do What I Just Did

It’s time for me to practice what I preach. Namely, if you’re going to blog, you need to post at least once per day. Otherwise, people start to take off and don’t really care.
So, bloggers, don’t do what I just did. I haven’t posted here since last week. My posting frequency has decreased the last [...]

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Heading to BlogOrlando Today

This afternoon I am leaving for Orlando where I will be attending BlogOrlando tomorrow. This event is certainly a LOT easier to get to than Gnomedex. Instead of getting on a plane and flying 3,000 miles, I can get in my car and drive 80 miles. So, tonight I will be staying in a room [...]

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