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Blogging, Income Report

June Blog Income Report (And Traffic, Too)

Each month I publish an Income and Traffic Report. My desire is to inspire others to dream big and plan their own exit strategy from the cubicle hamster race. I also want to set the proper expectations that this is tough work. You’ll work harder than when you were working for the man with (a lot) less income at first and more fear than ever. But you know what? You’ll love it…

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Blogging, Income Report

May Blog Income Report (And Traffic, Too)

Each month I publish an Income and Traffic Report. My desire is to inspire others to dream big and plan their own exit strategy from the cubicle hamster race. I also want to set the proper expectations that this is tough work. You’ll work harder than when you were working for the man with (a lot) less income at first and more fear than ever. But you know what? You’ll love it…

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Blogging, Income Report

April Blog Income Report (And Traffic, Too)

I receive the same response from nearly everyone I tell that I quit my full-time job to become a writer-entrepreneur. First, they pause and give me a quizzical stare. “You do what?” That moment of awkwardness, which I purposely let linger longer than I should, is then followed by the same question every time, “How do you make money?” Sometimes the intent behind the question is sheer curiosity. Sometimes it’s judgement, “Have…

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Food, Travel

Food for Thought with The Wandering Gourmand

An excerpt from my interview with Turtles Travel: Food connects us to our past, to those places we consider “home,” and to new destinations we discover through travel. Food can break down barriers we sometimes encounter while traveling, including language! Sharing a meal is a wonderful way to make new friends. Through our Food for Thought series, we continue to learn about other travelers’ journeys and the role food plays. This week’s interview…

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Blogging, Eating, Food, Travel

What’s In Your 2014?

So, I ate pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day.  That means my 2014 is going to be amaze-balls, right?  Or am I screwed because Keith didn’t bring the black-eyed peas? Last year, I posted a rather entertaining blog to ring in 2013 sharing my 2012 blog year in review.  As 2013 wound to an end, I anticipated my yearly WordPress results.  I put much dedication into The Wandering Gourmand over the past…

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Blogging, Travel

A Refresh for 2013

My blog sucks.  WordPress made me well aware of this fact when they sent out the Your 2012 in Blogging email.  Like a dog getting spanked with a newspaper after shitting on the floor only to then have his nose rubbed in the shit like he didn’t know why his ass just got beat (he knew), I was reminded how abysmal my readership is. I had 7,700 hits in the past year…

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Blogging, Charlotte, Eating, Food, Travel

My First Blog Date and Midwood Smokehouse

My blogging neighbors over at Dee’s Adventures and Looks Like LuLu have both been on blog dates, but to be honest, I thought that was weird.  A little background information here – my wife and I met and dated before online dating became as popular as it is now.  It is existed back then, but most of the people who used it reeked of desperation (I know I pissed off some friends…

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