So after some really great pushes to get a lot of content out, I decided to reward myself with a longer than normal break from blogging on here, and it is understandable why, planning my holidays.

Soon, I am hoping to take a trip to visit my family and what that means is all will be quite in the blogosphere, and to me this is a good thing. People should be spending time with their families.

The hard part is always watching those traffic stats go down in December, but thankfully, I was on the Digg front page for twenty minutes before being buried, and it helped push my traffic beyond last month’s levels, and so I am fairly content how December played out, and I hope to rest, relax and revitalize before pushing out some great content in the new year.

That doesn’t mean you won’t see more posts from me to finish out the month, but understand that things are going to be slow from now until January 2nd.

And in case I forget to say it later, I hope all my readers have a happy and safe holiday season. I need you to all come back in the new year to continue making eXtra For Every Publisher a success.

Originally posted on December 19, 2007 @ 8:39 pm

So, someone recently asked me what it would take to buy this blog from me. They seemed interested not only in owning the site, but keeping me on part-time.

I am not actively looking for anyone to buy this blog, and I have had a few ridiculous offers over the last half a year. Lately, I have been receiving even more interest, including from some people that would like this blog to join their new or established networks.

To sell this blog, I wouldn’t currently consider any offers less than $15,000 US, and that doesn’t even include paying to keep me on here writing.

I have written almost 280 posts on this blog, and some of it has been what I consider to be my best work yet. If each post was worth on average $10, that is $2800 worth of content alone. Add to that, the short, easy to brand domain, thousands of inbound links, growing traffic, Google PageRank, and amazing following via the RSS feed which is just shy of 300 readers, I think this blog and what I could do with it over the long term is worth more than fifteen thousand dollars.

Sure, this might seem a little off to some, as they calculate valuations based on profit multiplied by twelve months or so, and despite having done that a few times myself, I see no reason for me not to continue working on this blog, sharing my knowledge, and communicating with a great audience for anything less.

So many bloggers have sold their self short in 2007, and I hope they won’t do the same in 2008. So now that I have answered your question, please no more e-mails offering me $1500 for this blog, as they will be ignored by me.

Originally posted on January 5, 2008 @ 2:09 pm

So yesterday I started consulting with what is honestly my first real client for this site. We talked one on one via instant messenger about her needs, goals, and how I write my articles each and every day.

Not only was it seemingly informative and helpful for her, but it was the most fun I have had so far this year. It reminded me how much I enjoy teaching, and how easy it can be to break down what I do into easy to digest pieces.

I always thought I would teach computers, or basic web development to people, but I am really enjoying teaching blogging.

If you are looking to blog, and want to make the most of your time, efforts, and money, contact me to schedule some consulting time. My rates are currently $60 for an hour or $35 for half an hour. I am not a stickler for time and won’t get rid of you, or charge you if the session runs a little long, but I really believe that I have knowledge that can help any blogger do better.

Check out my consulting page for more details. I am available via instant messenger, video via Ustream.tv, Skype or even over the phone.

Originally posted on January 10, 2008 @ 7:53 pm

A friend of mine, known here as WTL, mentioned that it is hard to keep track of everything I am publishing since I am blogging on a bunch of different sites, and so I have gone ahead and compiled a super feed, which includes all my blogging on all the sites I blog on, so you shouldn’t miss anything I am writing.

If you are interested in subscribing to this super feed, copy and paste the following address into your RSS reader, or just click on it:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/FollowMeFeed

This feed includes posts from Blogging Pro, Forever Geek, Blog Herald, DavidCubed, Xfep, and Devlounge.

Originally posted on January 11, 2008 @ 3:56 pm

So it seems someone has linked to this site from the secret forums for b5media’s bloggers. I don’t know if they are saying good things or bad things about me or this site, but it is interesting to see a small trickle of traffic coming from there.

I have always been a curious person, and I really dislike when there are walls blocking my way, either from being part of a community, or seeing what people are saying about me.

So if you are from the b5media forums, and saw the link to this site, can you let me know what is being said about this blog? Does someone think this is all drivel? I’d be interested to get feedback.

For those of you that don’t know, b5media is a blog network with hundreds of blogs, and hundreds of bloggers. They recently recruited a good friend of mine Tris Hussey.

Update: Looks like they are looking at my 15 Amazing Women in Blogging post. It has gotten a fair bit of attention both negative and positive. b5media has some amazing women in their team, both on and off my little, incomplete list.

I want to mention again that the list was supposed to be a positive thing. I am not sexist, nor do I think women are any less amazing than men at blogging. The point of the post was to highlight a few great women, in hopes of raising awareness for a friend of mine, who was annoyed that Mark’s 45n5.com Top 100 list was dominated by men.

Originally posted on December 23, 2007 @ 4:56 pm