Well, that was an interesting weekend. There’s nothing like sitting over a glass of wine with fellow creatives to focus your attention on the important things in life. Nothing. So… As of today – Saturday, August 11/2018, I’m officially retiring as a full-time garden writer. What About The Premium Members? The Premium members at DougGreensGarden […]
Rebuilding A Website: Step One
Over the next few posts in this series, I’ll describe my plans for rebuilding a website (SimpleGiftsFarm.com) and I’ll report on the outcomes of what I’m doing. The website started as my nursery site back in the dark ages (1997) of the Internet. Over the years, it has morphed to reflect whatever I was doing […]
Just Because You Can Do Something, Doesn’t Mean You Should
Every morning I begin my day by writing notes to myself and trying to sort out my head towards the creative process. It’s like cleaning out the cobwebs and every morning, coffee pot in hand (most of you use mugs, I skip that step.) I spend time sorting out my world. The graphics below are […]
The Three Kinds Of Non-Fiction Books That Make Money
There are three kinds of non-fiction books that are currently making money How to get laid get paid lose weight Write one of those if you want to make money. Otherwise, don’t bother unless you’re really famous or have a massive audience.
Adding Questions To A Gardening Website
Over the years, I have experimented with different question and answer systems on my various gardening websites. The one that is working the best is the premium site at DougGreensGarden.com. At that site, gardeners pay a small monthly subscription fee for full access to the over 1000 how-to articles as well as a question and […]
Why How-To Books Are An Endangered Species
I was browsing the Net in response to a query from a friend and ran across some of the goals for members of the Garden Writers Association. One of those goals was how to make money from their blogs and I suppressed a chuckle. In order to shorten their search, here’s what’s happening in the […]
Fart In A Windstorm Indeed
I had a reader email the other day to describe me as a “fart in a windstorm”. (free dictionary definition) or of no consequence. I thought about that for a second or three. Went through a range of emotions and then decided what she thought wasn’t my problem. My problems are my own. Check out this […]
You Can Download My Free To Do List Master Here
Over the years, I’ve tried different productivity or to-do list systems and have settled on this personalized version. I created the first version using Evernote and then have made changes in that master file as my needs and objectives changed. The Basic Sections I’ve settled on five different sections for my day and I describe them […]
Can You Think Of A Good Reason To Use Facebook?
First off, I’m likely a heretic and an outlier on my take on social media. But I now use Facebook for two reasons. The first is it’s another distribution system – much like an email list. The second is it’s an advertising medium. Note: Let me say that I’m not the most social of creatures. […]
Do You Know What Happens When You Comment On Facebook?
As a followup to yesterday’s post about why I no longer answer gardening questions on Facebook, let me add a small caveat. If you want to make a comment about an author’s blog post, make it on the site where you read it. Not on Facebook. (Note this applies to any author you follow.) Comments on […]