Blog Minx

This is my second attempt at a video post and my first round of ‘Dear Rich Minx’ where I answer money-blogging questions submitted by you, the readers! Well, three of you If you have a question for me (ideally about money/blogging/web stuff), leave it in the comments below. You get my wisdom AND a link.

You may have noticed that I’m a much better writer than speaker; that’s because I’m a bit of an introvert (an introverted blogger, no way!). But I’m enjoying getting out of my comfort zone and learning about video blogging in the process.

What I cover in this video post:

• Resident Alien asked me which websites send me the most traffic when I do a money post. Mostly it’s organic Google searches because the keywords are popular, but I also used to submit to several blog carnivals when I was more organized. Carnivals can be great for targeted traffic.
• Ryan Shamus asked me what I thought about posting frequency. Should we post every day? I don’t think so, unless we have something useful to say and feel like blogging. As an RSS subscriber, I quite enjoy having a break from reading blogs every day. But I think it’s important that there’s some pattern so people know what to expect.
• Richard (no url) asked if someone with a weird tic (eg. chronic swearing) should do a video post. I say, go for it! Edit the swear words out or just leave them in for color and effect. I’d love to see more bloggers doing video posts! Who’s next?

Self-assessment for the post below

• Improvements since my first post: Hair out of face, slightly more level camera angle, better lighting (I figured out blogging in the evening was much better), thrilling intro music added, my url added.
• To be worked on: I’m still too serious, a Giant Floating Head, and the editing needs tweaking. I also need a better background (law books to look learned?), but that will have to wait until my stuff’s unpacked.