(Editor’s Note: This post was originally published back in February. I thought I’d toss it out to you all again now, since my readership has grown exponentially since that time. Enjoy!)

Let’s face it, you get writer’s block just like every other writer. The fact that you write on the Internet is almost inconsequential to that fact. However, the fact that you are an Internet writer raises some interesting challenges, as well as some opportunities to overcome that writer’s block. Here are some of the techniques that I have used in the past to beat Internet writer’s block:
Get …

There are plenty of tips and tricks I could give you about how to get more traffic to your blog.

And there are a lot of folks who can do that a heck of a lot better than I can.

The fact is, however, that getting traffic to your blog is only half of the challenge. Once a reader is on your blog, you’ve got to give them a reason to stay.

There are plenty of things you can do to increase your readership. You can hold a contest, for example, that asks readers to subscribe in order …

Why do you write?

This is a question I ask myself on a regular basis. Any activity you spend eight to ten hours a day doing is worth a little bit of reflection, now and again. After all, if I were able to go to a job every day and do tedious and unfulfilling tasks until quitting time, I’d be doing it instead of writing. I left the IT field precisely because I couldn’t find any purpose or joy in what …

Freelance writing is like any other small business.

(Have I said that before? Have you heard me talk about treating your writing like a business? I know it must have come up, once or twice.)

Like any other small business, the Freelance writing business is susceptible to good times and bad times. There are times your business will grow, and times when it won’t. …

***UPDATE FOR AUGUST 2, 2008: I HAVE JUST TWO COACHING SPOTS LEFT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST. SIGN UP NOW TO START OR REJUVINATE YOUR FREELANCE WRITING CAREER!***

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It’s no secret that I plan to open a writer mentoring program in the future. I spend at least a little bit of time, each day, working on the program. I’m exploring many options, too. I’m looking into what kinds …