49 Comments June 16, 2014

There but for the grace of pageviews go I: where blogging and my business are going

Last week, I sent an email to all the Offbeat Empire staffers with the subject line: Required reading. The email contained a link to this post: State of the blog union: how the blogging world has changed. This post was written six months ago, but whatever: it's a big fucking deal. It spawned this enormous post.

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32 Comments April 7, 2014

Does reading via RSS "rob" pageviews from a publisher?

I'm a religious follower via Feedly, but only click through if I want to comment. How does something like Feedly count in the Offbeat Empire's pageviews, etc.? Am I essentially robbing you of a pageview by reading the full article in my reader?

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28 Comments April 2, 2014

Offbeat Home's clever new ad blocking under-layer

A word of praise for Offbeat Home & Life's witty little sub-in adverts for when I have AdBlock turned on! It was a great reminder to whitelist Offbeat Home &…..

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16 Comments February 11, 2014

Things I wish I had known when starting out: finances & taxes

A reader said: "Would you consider doing an article about the financial and/or tax aspect of being self employed? Or maybe a 'Things I wish I had known when starting out' type article?" Here's my advice…

October 30, 2013

Mad cash: a beginner's primer on crowdfunding your dream project

Got an idea for a new business or a fun side project? Kickstarter and Indiegogo changed the game for a lot of hopeful inventors, filmmakers, artists, philanthropists, and businesss mavens, and made crowdfunding mainstream. Let's talk about some go-to sites for crowdfunding and weight them all out.