Comments on: Game 21: #1 Seed John August Versus #5 Seed How to Start a Successful Freelance Writing Career

By: Yuwanda

Yuwanda — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:42:41 +0000

Oh, forgot to say thanks for the condolences Bob. That was very sweet. Better to lose than not to have been invited to the dance at all, no?

Thanks again John. Reading this series has been a nice way to wind down the evenings.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:10:11 +0000

Thank you for being so gracious Yuwanda. I enjoy your blog and look forward to reading it in the future.

By: Yuwanda

Yuwanda — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:58:52 +0000

Congrats to John on the convincing win. And thanks for even including me in this contest John . It was truly an honor. I look forward to the remainder of the series.

Yuwanda

By: Bob Younce at WJ

Bob Younce at WJ — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:12:44 +0000

I think you did it the right way John. I think my readership increased just from the first round victory.

You were also right to hit community so heavy in round 2. If you were doing the Madness in the food blog (or knitting blog, as I understand it) niche, it should probably have a smaller place. But the writing blogs seem, in general, to thrive on community. It was a good call.

By: John Hewitt

John Hewitt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:43:07 +0000

Bob,

One of the reasons I kept Community out of the first round is that I knew it would hurt the smaller blogs, and I wanted to give them a change to show their merits before having to answer for the size of their community. At some point though, I had to give community its due.

By: Bob Younce at WJ

Bob Younce at WJ — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:59:09 +0000

THAT may have been nearly as brutal as a Men With Pens Sunday Drive-By!

My condolences to Yuwanda, and Congrats to John A. Keep at it, though. Community isn’t everything. Look at the food blog community – most of their comments are things like “yummy!” or “Can I use powdered sugar instead of cane sugar here?”