This week saw the most significant change in the Entrecard community to date. They altered the ad rate formula from counting drops as part of the equation to only counting demand for your ad space. The new systems seems to have kicked up a lot of dust.  Once all that settles, it appears to be a [...]

Blog contests seem to run in the vein of money giveaways, Entrecard freebies, or something over the top. It’s all a ploy, right? Blog owners holding contests simply want backlinks and new subscribers. Exactly, but why not? John Cow worked with his sponsors to create a unique contest where he’s giving away an Xbox 360 Elite [...]

It’s a question that this blog cannot answer. I’m not going to comment on the great beyond. There’s a twist though — what happens to your blog if you die? I thought of this topic a while ago, but held off posting. I didn’t want to cause anyone grief. Bloggers are typically young, vibrant beings. [...]

Before I jump into the statistics and the beaucoup dollars I made during March, I would like to address the frequency with which I post. As many of you know, I have a full time job, but I also have my own business that I run in the evenings from my home. I’m a freelance [...]

We’re back again with another $100 contest for April. The rules are simple, so be sure to enter. It’s a quick way to make a buck (or 100 of them). For those who entered the March contest, the results will be online soon. Keep your fingers crossed… To gain entries into the contest, just do any of [...]

In the wild, bloggers tend to group together inside networks to survive. These instincts have been honed over several years of dangerous online activity. For instance, they survived the Blogger buyout, the various Wordpress hacks, and the influx of comment spam. They’re strong creatures. But there’s always one that stands apart from the rest. When you [...]

In my few months at Jason Boom dot com, I’ve seen more and more sites put on the auction block. One in particular this week, Blogging Experiment, went on the market and quickly sold. I understand people’s lives change, but should we sell our blogs? I don’t think it’s a moral dilemma. It’s really not. It’s [...]

It’s taken a little time to understand, but I’ve finally started to use Twitter effectively. Well, as effectively as being myself can be. Twitter can be terribly time consuming and just a little bit overwhelming at first blush. So why do so many A list bloggers, regular old bloggers, and industry leaders use the service? [...]

With the rain coming down all around you, have you ever paused between your car and the door of your house to feel the cool water? Moments can be universal. We can share a specific instance with our readers and invite them to relate on an entirely new level. We may relate to our readers through any [...]

In the last installment, I researched a few sites and made claims to the areas that stopped traffic. I think this type of discussion contains value for any blogger. I almost considered adding green lights and nailing a few sites, but I’ll keep to the current motif and only add stop signs to my case [...]