http://productivepen.com/blog1 a freelance writing blog and so much more! Fri, 09 May 2008 01:30:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Trying to balance a moonlighting writing gig alongside a regular 9-5, raising three children alone and trying to squeeze in a social life has been kicking my butt lately. I have a distinct vision of the kind of lifestyle I would like to have, but the present moment is so ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2008/05/09/seeking-balance/ I found Qassia and I'm trying it out and seeing how effective it is. It's basically another directory which is free to join where you can create backlinks for your blog and generate Adsense income. Qassia gives you credit for adding 'intel,' which is basically short snippets of info that ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2008/03/09/qassia-come-to-mamma/ I've been struggling with finding a balance between getting writing projects completed and keeping this blog fresh. I enjoy blogging, but until it begins to generate some revenue for me, it's challenging to put a lot of time into it. Then, I guess if I put more time into it ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2008/02/18/could-speed-blogging-help-boost-your-blogging-productivity/ Happy New Year greetings to all of my readers. Today while in the process of doing some research I came across a wonderful freelance writing blog that caught my eye, so I'm sharing it here. I found her site because it wa featured on the Women on Writing web site. Yuwanda ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2008/01/04/freelance-writing-blog-highlight/ I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology.  For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog. It covers: The best blogging techniques. How to get traffic to your blog. How to turn your blog into money. I'll let you know what ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2007/12/21/simpleology-offers-free-blogging-training/ Personal development has been a part of my life for the better part of my adulthood. I have noticed, however that sometimes I will buy a book with the greatest intentions of reading it and assimilating all of the good ideas that it contains, but after a few chapters I ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2007/12/17/the-morning-coach-for-daily-personal-development-mojo/ First, as I write this I will say that I am not a Catholic. I was raised in a Protestant, Christian home and my family attended an A.M.E. church. I did attend Catholic school as a young girl until the time when my parents took my siblings and me out ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2007/11/28/postumous-inspiration-from-mother-teresa/ I have been writing and submitting articles to Associated Content for about a month or so, and I wanted to share my experiences with you. First let me tell you that if you are looking for a way to make some quick money with your writing online, then you should ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2007/08/30/associated-content-my-experience-so-far/ Today is the final day of the Thirty Day Challenge. It was so much fun and I learned so much. I did not, however, meet the goal of the challenge which was to earn $10 in 30 days online using free Internet Marketing tactics. I do feel like I have ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2007/08/30/thirty-day-challenge-comes-to-an-end/ Today is Day 7 in the world of the 30 Day Challenge. Today is the day when we will be analyzing the seven niche keywords that we chose earlier in the challenge. Today's assignment is to take those keywords and use http://freekeyword.wordtracker.com and Google to check and see how many ... http://productivepen.com/blog1/2007/08/08/where-my-niches-at/