The Smutlancers

Author: Kayla Lords

episode 38 of the Smutlancer podcast discusses feeling like you want to quit on all your goals 0

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When You Feel Like Quitting

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In episode 38, I discuss that moment when you’re so overwhelmed that you feel like quitting on all your smutlancing goals. It happened to me quite recently, and I think I figured out a good process to use to deal with it. If you’ve felt that way, you’re not alone, and I don’t think we have to be stuck in that feeling either. In this episode: This week’s episode is brought to you by QuickBooks Self Employed We’ve talked about quitting in the past and sometimes quitting is a really good option. Not all feelings of wanting to quit are...

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How Often Should You Publish Content?

If you’ve been here for any amount of time, you know I tend to harp on blogging (or creating any content) on a consistent basis. Basically, create a schedule that you can live with and do your best to stick with it. Sounds simple, but the next question at least a few people ask is how often should you publish? And is it better to publish consistently or all at once when you create a lot of content? As always, it depends, but yes, I have an opinion on this one. How Many Times Should You Publish Per Week? One...

episode 37 of the Smutlancer podcast discusses getting paid 0

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Getting Paid as a Smutlancer

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We spend a lot of time, as smutlancers, saying that we should be paid for our work, and that’s completely true. But once you’ve secured the agreement for payment, there’s still a lot of work to be done — and a lot of ways where things can go wrong. Deserving payment is one thing, but actually getting paid is another. In this episode, let’s talk about actually getting paid as a smutlancer. In this episode: This week’s episode is brought to you by QuickBooks Self Employed Different types of work and situations require different ways of handling payments You need...

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Income Report

Smutlancer Monthly Income Report: October 2018

October was a lot like September, as you’ll see in how close the numbers are from one month to the next. But this was also the month that I started extra projects for a long-term client which means that next month will look much different. It’s not always easy to work extra hard and have a payment delayed by 30 days or so, but that’s the nature of the way I bill. It also reminded me why I prefer to have a really structured work-life. By the end of October, I was working 16 hour days to finish up the...

episode 36 of the Smutlancer podcast discusses giving and receiving feedback, criticism, and unsolicited ideas 0

Episodes

Feedback, Advice, and Helping Each Other Out

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I’ve benefited greatly from the feedback of my audience, the advice of other bloggers, and simply being told about things I might not have seen otherwise. While a lot of “advice” has to be taken with a grain of salt, some feedback and offers to share thoughts and ideas really can help us all. The hard part is knowing when it’s given in good faith and figuring out what to do with feedback when we get it. In this episode: This week’s episode is brought to you by QuickBooks Self Employed In the past several weeks, I’ve been helped with...

That feeling that most sex bloggers get when it feels like no one is paying attention and why does it matter -- it definitely still matters 4

Smutlancer Life

When You Feel Like You’re Shouting Into the Void

Have you ever looked at your blog stats and felt like you were shouting into the void? Are those few views real or just bots? Why isn’t your blog/website/business growing? Does it even matter? Should you keep going or give up? Whether vanilla or sex content, I’ve never met someone with a website who didn’t ask themselves these questions at some point. For all the content out there that promises to tell you how to “Get 1 Million Views in 6 Months,” many of us know the cold reality. After a year, you might not even be breaking into triple...

episode 35 of the Smutlancer podcast discusses mental health as a smutlancer 0

Episodes

Smutlancers and Mental Health

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In this week’s episode, let’s start talking about a big and important topic — mental health, smutlancing, and trying to make the two work together. I’m not an expert, and I don’t know what you should do, but I feel like I’ve learned a few truths about my own mental health. And how to still go after my goals. Mostly, I want anyone listening to know they’re not alone and their mental health isn’t something to be ashamed of. Since this is such a big topic, no one should think this is the only conversation we’ll have about mental health...

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Blogging / Sex Bloggers/Sex Toy Reviewers

3 Ways to Get More Views on Your Sex Blog

Getting views to your sex blog — or any website — is essentially a numbers game. And while I advocate making content the focus of building an audience and increasing your views, there are other ways to do it. None of these are “hacks” designed to decrease creating damn good content on your sex blog. Your first and top priority should be the content you create — whether you’re writing or not. These methods (platforms, actually) are tools that many of us think belong to the “vanilla” (non-sex writing) world, when we can definitely use them, too. In order for...

episode 34 of the Smutlancer podcast discusses the importance of both patience and the hustle and grind 0

Episodes

Why Both Patience and the Hustle and Grind are Important

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Some people will tell you to be patient as you work towards your smutlancing goals. Others will say you need to hustle and grind. After much listening, learning, and thinking, I believe you need both. Let’s talk about it. In this episode: This week’s episode is brought to you by QuickBooks Self Employed Hustle and grind has a bad reputation, but to me it’s what we do each and every day to further our goals. It doesn’t mean we’re on 100 percent of the time — but that we’ve made a plan and we’re committed to it. Patience is knowing...

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e[lust] 111

Photo courtesy of A Leap of Faith Welcome to Elust 111– The only place where the smartest and hottest sex bloggers are featured under one roof every month. Whether you’re looking for sex journalism, erotic writing, relationship advice or kinky discussions it’ll be here at Elust. Want to be included in Elust #112? Start with the rules, come back November 1st to submit something and subscribe to the RSS feed for updates!   ~ This Month’s Top Three Posts ~ The Promotion Getting Lost in a Good Book Hatefuck ~ Featured Post (Molly’s Picks) ~ Demonised 9 Things New Sex...