What is the name of your Blog?Bookie Mom
What is your name?
Chris Brown
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
Manhattan Beach, CA
What is your current age or age range?
40
Please describe your blog
A satiric look at the world of sports through the eyes of a sports-loving bookie who also happens to be the best "mom" ever!
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
Create an environment where a very odd juxtaposition of character traits (stay-at-home mom meets a bookie) works.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
Don't know. A friend set me up and gave me just enough information to not screw it up.
What do you blog the most about?
How current sports stories relate to, and impact, an average American family.
What kind of blogs make you angry?
None really make me angry, though some make me bored.
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Read everything. Keep a schedule. Type before you think. Write,write, write. Turn off your e-mail "clicker".
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
Consumer electronics. Medical breakthroughs. Wicca. Areodynamics. Porn.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
Yes. No.
How long have you been blogging?
Three months.
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
Two on computer, another two on "taping".
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
No.
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No. Don't know how.
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
No. Because I don't know what it is.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Friends. And some family.
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
Bookie Mom, 'cause it addresses everything I could possibly say.
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Hit save often. And don't try to write to a "market", write what you want. The playground is vast, so hopefully some one (with many eyeballs) will find your blog interesting.
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
VivaElBirdos -- I'm a huge St. Louis Cardinal fan. Defamer -- I have worked in television. Ken Levine's Blog -- see above. Deadspin -- Sports fan. Bob Mould Blog -- I'm a HUGE Bob Mould fan.
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
A number of people in my town. I have video content on my blog and have played a small role in a couple of them. I think my mustache gives me away.
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Are there noticeably different approaches between writers trying to make a business and business folks trying to write?
What is the url of your blog?
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