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03 Apr, 2011

Blog monetization – part deux

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: The business of blogging

Comment overflow! This is the second part of a post about blog monetization – making money blogging, selling ads, protecting your brand. A few useful things to keep in mind. Written with Canadian personal / mom / parenting bloggers in mind.

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A bit about my journey into the business of blogging. Some adviced about selling ads and setting rates on a personal blog…. among other things. I would love to hear your thoughts!

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01 Apr, 2011

Friday bullets

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life

The inside of my brain looks and feels like the tornado in Wizard of Oz; a gale of swirling air carrying bits of debris, the odd cow, and a witch on a bicycle. From the hodgepodge, this emerges: RENO. OMGosh. The architect dropped prelim sketches off to us this week and the three of us spent a […]


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  • alex: For a classic Canadian treat for valentine day , try a BeaverTail (a fried dough pastry) there its yummy
  • Juliet Luiz: I was at this park today and saw the foundation and historical sign which got me curious and let me to your blog post! Great information:) too bad t
  • Rowyn Tape: Hello, I was sitting at Easter dinner with my grandmother and she was telling me this story. She is Herbert Lytles daughter who eventually bought the
  • Bernie: I freeze ball sizes of bread dough for beavertails each winter season.Easy to thaw, roll out and fry. Best winter treat!
  • Jen_nifer: I feel very much the same about my SUP. Floating with snacks is fantastic! When I go on water with some current, I make sure that I paddle into the cu

The Obligatory Blurb

My name is Andrea and I live in Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Sunny who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. During the day I work as a freelance writer. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.

If you're so inclined, you can read more about me here.

I've deactivated the commenting function as well as my contact form so if you want to get in touch, please drop me a line at quietfish@gmail.com. Thank you!

 


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