The Totally Reckless Guide to Getting Things Done

By Brandon Cox, January 29, 2010 | 21 Comments

Productivity is probably one of the more popular topics for bloggers of every flavor. It’s a good thing. After all, the internet has a way of taking over your life.

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Eleven Books on Every Bloggers’ Wishlist

By Brandon Cox, November 20, 2009 | 12 Comments

I love books and have a personal library of hundreds of volumes. I’ve also started using the Amazon Wishlist feature to sort of bookmark resources I’d like to have. A few of the following are not on my list because I already have them. Others, I haven’t read but would like to own. The first eight are books on Amazon, the last three are ebooks I’ve read and have appreciated.

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Mediocre Will Do Just Fine, Won’t It?

By Brandon Cox, November 7, 2009 | 11 Comments

Mediocre makes money. You’ll get paid if you do mediocre stuff in life. Do your job, punch the clock, collect the check. In the world of blogging… get a decent domain, throw up a Wordpress site, aggregate some good content, integrate adsense, make some Christmas spending money. Do it one hundred times, all mediocre of course, and you’ll multiply the income possibilities of your mediocrity.

OR…

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Why the English Language Stinks for Blogging

By Brandon Cox, November 3, 2009 | 9 Comments

English is all I know. I tried Spanish 101 in college – crawled out with a “C”. I do know some Greek, but it’s Koine Greek, which nobody speaks anymore. So I’m stuck blogging in English, which is challenging. Why? Well…

I didn’t write any of what follows – came to me in one of those infinitely forwarded emails, credit to whomever spammed it out first – kudos…

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Are You Really Wired for This?

By Brandon Cox, October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

You’ve jumped in with both feed. You’re a blogger now… or a writer, designer, underwater basket-weaver, whatever… That’s great! Now what? Are you going to make it over the long haul? Can you stick it out? The answer depends on two factors…

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