Overview

Time to talk about guest blogging, or rather, having someone else be a columnist on your own blog.

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Show Notes

0:28 – Guest Blogging

• Bill from The Blog Entrepreneur

1:03 – Results of Bill’s Posts

• Are You Blogging Naked?
• My Top 12 Biggest Blogging Mistakes

1:52 – Learning from Other Bloggers and Teaching

• Images in posts to draw attention

2:15 – Rant About Bloggers That Can’t Write

3:12 – Still Looking for Featured Columnists

3:20 – Why Add Columnists to Xfep?

• Need more time to build up other projects before baby is born in November
• Chris Garrett and Chris Garrett are both great bloggers with the first one definitely taking on paid writing positions here and there.
• Some bloggers in 45n5.com/top100 are great.

4:35 – Posting a Help Wanted Sign

• Ask friends to mention the open position

5:25 – Wrap-up

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

Originally posted on April 15, 2008 @ 11:06 am

Overview

Unlucky number thirteen today, as I knock over my mic, have issues with my laptop, get a phone call mid-stride, and many other wonderful things which continued to make my sleep deprived life, oh so fun.

Today I talk about conferences and events. I am really excited to network and meet new people, but I also want some good content, so what should I be attending?

The number of posts per day on here will go up again hopefully tomorrow, but today was all about getting Splashpress work done with the little energy I did have.

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Show Notes

0:28 – Conferences and Events

• Northern Voice / Moosecamp

0:50 – Are conferences worth people’s time?

• Some have slanted towards the basic user
• Some seem too corporate to me

2:25 – Signed up for Blog World Expo

• Didn’t go last year due to scheduling conflicts

2:45 – Which Conferences Should Bloggers, Podcasters and Videocasters Attend

• I am still looking for suggestions

3:05 – I live in Canada

• Effects the ease of being able to attend events
• Anyone else feel like location is an issue?

3:35 – Live Video Streaming?

• Where is Live Video Streaming for Conferences?
• Could be a good money maker for events

5:00 – Networking is the best

• Aproach people!

6:03 – Wrap-up

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

Originally posted on April 22, 2008 @ 7:49 pm

The title is only true for today. I was hoping to put up a new episode of the Xfep Podcast today, but we just got a new puppy. She is a black lab/husky mix and is only six weeks old. She is very afraid of everything, and as such, she is very dependent on me right now. It’s cute, but a bit tiring. I will be putting up a new episode on Monday, but hopefully I will have a chance to write up some new great content during the weekend, so keep checking back.

Thank you to all those that are checking out the podcast. I would love it if you would all leave some feedback on the length, quality, and content.

Originally posted on April 18, 2008 @ 10:22 pm

So I have decided that it is time to bring back the Xfep Podcast, and I am thinking of doing short daily (Monday through Friday) segments.

Overview

Today, I decided to talk about the change in format and advertising networks I have tried recently.

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Show Notes

0:25 – The change in the Xfep Podcast format

• Going to release shorter podcasts covering just a few items each weekday on a wider variety of subjects relating to blogging

1:32 – Advertising Programs I’ve Tried and Failed with Recently

• TTZ Media
• Pepperjam Network
• Show Your Ad Here

6:42 – Finding Advertisers

• Tips on finding advertisers for your blog

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

Originally posted on April 11, 2008 @ 2:02 pm

Chris Garrett and I came together to record the pilot of The FourFourNiner podcast. He’s a great designer, and I am a full time blogger, and together we answer questions related to design, coding, blogging, and making money online.

In this pilot episode we talked about applying for a blog job, our favourite CSS learning resources, connecting with your clients, and moving away from WordPress.com to your own WordPress.org blog.

It is around half an hour long, and we mention many great sites which Chris has linked to on the show notes for the show.

If you have a question for Chris and I, feel free to leave a comment or contact him on The449. Let me know what you thought of the episode. We had a lot of fun recording it.

Sidenote: Chris is going to get a better mic for the shows.

Originally posted on February 11, 2008 @ 12:39 pm