The Money Hungry Blogger

Sun, Aug 23, 2009, by Guy Hogan

Blogging

If a writer saves the best content for Triond, what does that leave for a personal blog?

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Recently, I’ve found myself in a dilemma that other writers on Triond may also have.  I’ve found myself publishing my best articles on Triond and ending up with scraps for my personal blog.  It’s my belief that a writer comes up with only so many good writing ideas a week and all of my good writing ideas end up on Triond.

The purpose of my personal blog is to send hits to my Triond articles and flash fiction stories.  The blog was set up months before I discovered Triond so that the blog has over 900 postings, mainly the best articles and flash fiction I could write at the time they were posted; but when I opened my Triond Account my best stuff went to Triond.

Now, the blog is nothing more than a way station for potential hits for Triond.  Lately, my blog posts are something like: Welcome to the Gazette.  Here you will find some of the best flash fiction stories and articles about writing on the Internet.  Just go to the sidebar on the right and click on (the hyper links to my Triond content) what you like.

Sometimes inspiration will strike and I’ll include the weather or make some comment on a national or local event or throw in an observation about sex.

Sadly, my blog has become the Marketing Department for my Triond content.

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  1. Iggy Sapalo Says:

    Just wondering if you are going to keep it that way, or will you rethink your strategy? I know most of us write on Triond not for profit, but I think you have a difficult choice to make on where to publish your best work. Good luck!

  2. Guy Hogan Says:

    Iggy, it is a difficult choice to make. I guess it’s a matter of setting up which has priority. The way things look, I’ve already made the decsion. The worst thing to do would be to change back and forth.

  3. BeatsMe Says:

    Good luck on your blog. Maybe you’re posting your best to Triond because you’re earning more here.

  4. Guy Hogan Says:

    Thank you, BeatsMe: Yes I am earning more here. As a matter of fact I don’t have any ads on my personal blog. So, I direct traffic here. And, no, I really don’t want ads on my blog so I guess Triond will continoe to get my best work.

  5. Buma Says:

    Well then, you’ll have to work your best on both, and both should feel like top priority, as both help each other on gaining money. Great perspective Guy!

  6. Guy Hogan Says:

    Buma, that’s the problem. I know I can’t produce enough quality content for both. The only solution seems to be to publish on the Gazette maybe once or twice a week. For a long time I was puting up several posts on the Gazette every day. I can no longer keep up that pace.

  7. Daisy Peasblossom Says:

    We all have times when we have to let something go for a bit. I’d say make your blog a little more personal, and your Triond posts a little more business like.

  8. rexaniel Says:

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  9. JoshuaD Says:

    I have five blogs that I run and two sites that I write for “professionally.” It takes a lot of energy to keep them all moving. Sometimes I think that the best way to do it is to construct an editorial calendar.

  10. Guy Hogan Says:

    Daisy, yes I’m going to have to find some solution because I’ve put too much work into it just to let it fade away.

  11. Guy Hogan Says:

    rexaniel, thanks for the information. I really don’t know if I want to post my Triond content any where else. I don’t want to duplicate the content because of the search engines.

  12. Guy Hogan Says:

    JoushuaD, I’ll give about %95 of my time to Triond and the rest to the Gazette. After all, I make money on Triond.

  13. Redburn Says:

    Yes and good for you. It means Triond is working fine for you. Next time you start a new blog, always add your RSS to get your triond content automatically to it!

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    Redburn

  14. Guy Hogan Says:

    Redburn, Triond is working for me. Triond is a good fit for me. I like the simplicity. And my WordPress blog is also very user friendly. Right now I’m in a good place.

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