http://thelanguageartist.com The Language Artist is a weblog consulting, writing, editing, and document preparation service owned and operated by La Shawn Barber. Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:24:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you e-mailed within the past month and haven't heard back, it's because I'm having problems with the "artist" e-mail account. Please e-mail again at barbersview [at] yahoo [dot] com. Update (3:01 p.m.): The account is working again. Thanks for your patience! http://thelanguageartist.com/2007/04/17/e-mail-issues/ My business model has shifted in the last few months. As I focus more on providing web site content, I’ve shifted away from creating web sites and doing online marketing. As of February 22, 2007, I’m no longer accepting new blog creation and online marketing clients, at least for the ... http://thelanguageartist.com/2007/02/22/tla-updates/ One of my pet peeves is bloggers who write long posts explaining why they haven't been blogging, so I'll keep this short and sweet. The Language Artist has slowly shifted from creating and marketing blogs to providing content. While I like helping clients create blogs and market their businesses, I really ... http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/07/26/tla-changes/ Greetings, TLA readers. Just a quick note to let you know I'm still here. I'm working on several projects, and I'll update you next month. Thanks for reading. :) http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/07/19/still-alive-and-kicking/ It's the irony of ironies: A business blog consultant who doesn't have time to blog! This blog will be on hiatus until the beginning of June. I'm working on several political blog-related and freelance writing projects, and updating the business blog has to be put on hold for a few weeks. ... http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/05/08/tla-blog-on-hiatus/ B.L. Ochman says bloggers need a code of ethics. I've always resisted this idea because blogging seems so...free. But I've always known that I'm subject to a "code laws" and would be liable for libeling someone. I'm not sure I'd trust other bloggers to craft a code of ethics, though. Ethics ... http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/04/24/do-bloggers-need-a-code-of-ethics/ Are you doing what you love? Are you passionate about your vocation? I have a confession. My passion is writing. While I enjoy helping others set up blogs, writing for a living is all I really want to do. I want to write from home, on my own schedule, and ... http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/04/06/passion-and-profit/ ...and confessions. Et tu, Steve? http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/04/01/secrets/ Update (3/30): Yeah, right. :? I try to avoid blog feuds like Black Death, but I became so intrigued, I decided to blog about it. Someone calling "herself" Amanda Chapel started a blog called Strumpette. This person started off on the wrong stiletto by going after, in a very trite manner, Steve ... http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/03/28/your-strumpet/ We've all heard that search engines love blogs. With frequent updates and relevant keywords, a blog - any type of blog - can be optimized for most search engines. How? Writes Search Engine Optimization expert Lee Odden: * Consider keywords when writing your blog post titles. Some blog software allows plugins ... http://thelanguageartist.com/2006/03/27/optimize-your-blog/