by Kristen King | Jan 29, 2007 | Business
It sounds counterintuitive. Giving away free content that just anyone can use? How could that possibly help anyone? Two words for you, my friend: viral marketing. In the article “Building Traffic with Article Marketing,” Brian Clark of Copyblogger...
by Kristen King | Nov 3, 2006 | Business
Get up earlier. Yes, that’s right, folks, getting up earlier gives you more waking hours to get more done. Breaking news, I know. It seems that despite my puppy’s genius IQ, she hasn’t grasped the concept of Daylight Saving Time. Thus, I am up every...
by Kristen King | May 8, 2006 | Business
This whole plagiarism thing has gone too far. I’ve been following the Opal Mehta fiasco pretty closely, and last week’s New York Times article “A Second Ripple in the Plagiarism Scandal” put me over the edge. The article, prompted by...
by Kristen King | Feb 13, 2006 | Business
Tonight someone described publishing to me as “an accidental profession.” This struck me as odd for two reasons: (1) that the statement was made in a room of people who are actively pursuing a graduate degree in publishing, and (2) that I was the only one...
by Kristen King | Feb 12, 2006 | Business
QUESTION: What’s a “Kill Fee”? ANSWER: The term “kill fee” refers to the amount of money a magazine pays to a writer when the publication of an accepted article is canceled. Kill fees are typically a percentage of the original price of...
