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Blogging, Blogging Tips

3 Steps to Launch a Freelance Writing Career in 2016

I know it’s not even Christmas yet, but even amongst the hustle of the holiday season, many of us are already looking towards the New Year and new beginnings. Over a cup of coffee in the silence of the morning, we’ve already begun to think about our 2016 Goals. Or maybe it’s as we toss and turn ourselves to sleep at night, dreading another day is the same old rigmarole of a…

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Blogging, Income Report

August 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, Travel

That Day I Quit My Job to Become a Writer-Entrepreneur

For many bloggers, the “I quit my job” post is a rite of passage signifying to themselves and the world that they’ve made it in this new frontier of Internet business that nobody quite understands yet everyone wants a part of. The writer begins the post by regaling a similar tale read in other “I quit my job” posts. After spending years of working both a fulltime job and 40 additional hours…

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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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Travel

A Letter from a Young Traveller

I found this letter in a birthday card from my Grandparents last week.  I appreciate the frankness, honesty, and simplicity of  my early writing.  I strive to instill these qualities in my writing style today.

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