Sharon Hurley Hall

I’ve just started a new blogging gig on the Quips and Tips network of sites, owned by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen. One of the things I like about this gig is having the chance to cover some different areas. My first post on the Quips and Tips for Money and Love site went up on March 7th.  It’s called What Do I Do When Someone Dies? Funeral Planning in 4 Steps. It’s a topic I’m familiar with from the days when I created the content for an estate planning site in the UK. I’ve got a lot more post ideas in the bag, so if you want to keep track, bookmark this page.

This week, I’ve had a guest post published on Ms Ileane Speaks. It covers my favorite Chrome extensions. I love to blog about web topics and tools, so this was fun to write.

I’ve just completed a gig running a travel blog for Park Ride Fly USA. They were kind enough to say the following about my services:

“Sharon Hurley Hall helped our company create a winning social media strategy. Sharon’s expertise in blog management, content generation, and social media promotion was invaluable and she enabled our business to access these emerging sales channels.” – Peter Wertheim, Director, Business Development, Park Ride Fly USA.

It’s time for my quarterly (or thereabouts) update on what I’ve been doing online. As usual a lot of my work has been blogging for clients.  Here are the posts.

It’s time for my quarterly (or thereabouts) update on what I’ve been doing online. As usual a lot of my work has been blogging for clients.  Here are the posts.

Location Independent Parents

• Inspiration & Social Proof: An Interview With Suzanne James
• Social Media For Location Independent Parents – Which Networks Should I Use?
• Social Media For Location Independent Parents – Automation
• CBeebies – Educational Fun For Location Independent Children
• Preparing Your Kids To Become Location Independent

PiggyBankPie

• TwitHive Fails To Excite
• Three Key Places To Promote Your Blog
• My Essentials For Blogging On The Move
• TwitTangle Tries To Declutter Twitter
• Does Your Blog Pass The ‘So What’ Test?
• LifeIO, A Dashboard For Your Online Life

Taking Off Travel Blog

February 2010
• 25: Traveling The Blogosphere – February 2010
• 23: Safe Travel Tips
• 18: The Sea – Travel Photos
• 16: What Do You Really Need To Know In A Foreign Language?
• 11: Luggage Trends – Interview With John Ebb Of Suitcase.com
• 09: Hunting For Treasure
• 04: TOTB Welcomes Guest Posts
• 02: Five Cool Ways To Travel

January 2010

• 28: Money Saving Vacation Tips
• 26: My Travel Tuesday Twitter List
• 21: January 2010 Travel News
• 19: Try Something New; I Dare You
• 14: My 2010 Travel Plans
• 12: When To Book Travel Online
• 07: A Month In Venezuela
• 06: Taking Off Travel Blog Makes Site Of The Day
• 05: Five Ways To Get More From Travel In 2010

December 2009

• 31: Taking Off Travel Blog – Best Of 2009
• 29: Exploring Las Vegas (LAS) Airport
• 24: Traveling The Blogosphere December 2009
• 22: Duffel Makes Trip Planning Easy
• 17: Save On Off Airport Parking With Coupons
• 15: Going Home For Christmas? Here’s How To Save
• 10: Why I Always Buy Travel Insurance
• 08: Will There Be Airport Parking Problems In Space?
• 03: A Near Miss
• 01: Five Things To Do When Your Plane Is Delayed

BloggingTips

• Did The Frugal Theme Solve My Throttling Problem?
• Is Your Web Host Throttling Your Blog?
• Should You Really Unlink Your Feeds?
• How To Get Your Blogging Mojo Back
• Riding The Google Buzz Bandwagon
• Theme Frameworks – They’re Not That Simple
• You Can’t Kill Blog Spam With Aksimet Alone
• Cut Twitter Clutter With Feedera
• Analyze Your Blogging Business
• Broadcast Your Blog With Chum.ly
• Dragon Naturally Speaking — A Great Tool For Bloggers
• Get Paid To Blog By Guest Blogging
• Why I Went Back To Basics With WordPress Comments
• What Makes The Perfect Theme?
• In Search Of A Storytlr Replacement

Suite 101

• How to Get Clips for an Online Writing Portfolio: Markets for Freelance Writers
• Dragon Naturally Speaking Standard 10 Review
• Top Tools for Location Independent Professionals
• Put a Writing Portfolio Online With Google Docs
• Avoiding Toddler Tantrums When Eating Out
• How to Add Value to Your Writing Business
• Five Ways to Improve Your Writing Career
• Blog Carnivals – A Great Promotion Tool

I started a new blogging gig at BloggingTips in September. Here are the posts I’ve published so far:

• Confessions Of A Theme-A-Holic, 03 Dec 2009
• Four More Twitter Account Cleaners, 26 Nov 2009
• 4 Twitter Account Cleaners, 19 Nov 2009
• Is Tweetvisor A Brizzly Beater?, 12 Nov 2009
• Blogging For Revenue Share – Pros And Cons, 05 Nov 2009
• The Case Of The Disappearing Blog, 29 Oct 2009
• Five More Great Sites For Writers, 22 Oct 2009
• Four Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started Blogging, 15 Oct 2009
• Three Challenges When Managing A Twitter Alter Ego, 08 Oct 2009
• Why IntenseDebate Beats Echo, 01 Oct 2009
• 3 Easy Ways To Deal With RSS Overload, 24 Sep 2009
• Rebadge Your Blog Content With Zinepal, 17 Sep 2009
• Two Weeks With Echo, 10 Sep 2009

I’m still posting on travel on the Taking Off Travel Blog. Here are more of my recent posts:

November 2009

• 26: Traveling The Blogosphere – November 2009
• 25: PRF Mentioned In CBS Thanksgiving Travel Spot
• 24: The View From The Wing – Photo Post
• 19: Reflections On A Year Of Travel Blogging
• 17: Sharing Travel Experiences – A Review
• 12: Easy Ways To Guard Against Airport Luggage Theft
• 10: More Airport Security On The Horizon
• 05: Three Travel Trends That Tick Me Off
• 03: The Best Free Blackberry Apps For Travelers

October 2009

• 29: Seven More Travel Bloggers You Should Follow On Twitter
• 27: Inside Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Airport
• 22: New Jersey Images
• 20: Top Tools For Staying Connected
• 15: PRF Offers Savings As New AARP Travel Provider
• 13: My Favorite Florida Eatery
• 08: Boo! Spooky Halloween Vacations 2009
• 06: Save Time And Money With Offsite Airport Parking
• 01: New Jersey In Pictures

September 2009

• 29: Traveling The Blogosphere – September 2009
• 24: One More Time, With Feeling
• 22: Ovi Maps – A Great Tool For Business Travel
• 17: Location Independent – Run Your Business From Anywhere
• 15: Coasting And Karting In Florida
• 10: On The Water In Florida
• 08: A Vacation In Hollywood
• 03: Working On The Road
• 01: Facebook For Travelers – Part 2

August 2009

• 27: What Kind Of Packer Are You?
• 25: Time Lapse Travel Moments
• 20: Travel Planning With GoPlanit
• 18: Traveling To The Hurricane Belt?
• 13: Traveling The Blogosphere – August 2009
• 11: Exploring Anchorage, Alaska Airport (ANC)
• 06: Couchsurfing Revisited
• 04: Carnival Celebrations Around The World

July 2009

• 30: How To Choose Offsite Airport Parking
• 28: Build Travel Packs With Planet Eye
• 23: Taking The Guesswork Out Of Trip Planning
• 21: Business Travel – Do You Dare To Unplug?
• 16: July Business Travel Gadget Roundup
• 14: Taking Off Travel Blog – Six Of The Best
• 09: Seven Long Haul Travel Tips
• 07: Best Job In The World – Where Would You Choose?
• 02: Exploring Birmingham, Alabama

These are my latest website and tool reviews on PiggyBankPie.

One of the projects I’ve been working on behind the scenes is a new site called Location Independent Parents. Lea Woodward, Amy Palko and I share our experience of being location independent parents. We’re all very different, so the site has something for everyone.  Here are my first three posts (but be sure to check out the rest):

I’m now writing for Blogging Tips.  I’ll be posting once a week and my first post has just gone live. It’s called: Two Weeks With Echo.

Simple Social Media Strategies For Location Independent Professionals is my first guest post on the Location Independent blog. A few weeks ago, Cath Duncan suggested that writing about how location independent professionals can manage social media without getting overwhelmed might be a good idea. This guest post is the result. (Thanks, Cath.) Here’s an excerpt:

I belong to dozens of networks but of late my interaction has been limited to just three. Here’s what I’ve chosen, why I’ve chosen them and what I get out of each

Hope you enjoy it.