July 2009 Blog Posts (5)

Hi... if you're comfortable writing/blogging about personal finance and money/life issues in general then I might have some freelance work for you. I'm managing editor at MainStreet.com and we're always looking for interesting stories about the intersection of life and money... job stories, retirement stories, budget, banking... etc. Ideally these stories will have a solid news hook, very catchy headline and/or and really compelling human interest angle. Bottom line, they've got to be… Continue

We featured this story on MainStreet.com last week and I think it has some pretty good tips for generating some modest income with your blog.



5 Ways to Blog for Dollars

By Stacy Baker

Pet sitters. Dentists. Mother-in-laws. These days everyone writes a blog. And for those providing readers value, the hobby can make downtime profitable. The most-talked about industry survey, courtesy of Chitika and University… Continue

Don't know if any of you have heard about Dan Abrams new media site Mediaite.com (basically his take on Romenesko), but in addition to having some pretty good content, they partnered with Indeed.com to create an excellent journalism job board. It's basically an aggregator but it finds good stuff. Check it out.

A big shout out to Michael, the founding father of montclairMEDIA - thanks, Michael!

Nick

PS - if anyone out there works with stock footage, let me know - i'm with www.thoughtequity.com and can probably find just about any shot you might need.

Can someone please explain to me why Maplewood has been selected as the primary battleground in the experiment to create viable hyperlocal news sites? Montclair, with its abundance on media pros, seems like a no brainer, and I'm sure Baristanet has the traffic to prove it (maybe that's why the competition is staying away).



Maplewood, on the other hand, has:

- The… Continue